Taneli Jarva is a Finnish musician born in Oulu, Northern Finland. He was the vocalist and bass player of the heavy metal band Sentenced from 1991 until leaving the group in 1995, citing creative differences.

Taneli Jarva
Born4 January 1975 (1975-01-04) (age 49)
Oulu, Finland
GenresGothic metal, death metal, thrash metal, black metal, heavy metal
Occupation(s)Musician, tattoo artist
Instrument(s)Vocals, bass
LabelsCentury Media

In 1998, Jarva formed The Black League, which he considers his "brainchild and life's work". The Black League published five studio albums. The band was active until October 2014, when Jarva decided to call it quits due to "loss of personal inspiration".[1][non-primary source needed]

Jarva was also the bass player for the extreme metal band Impaled Nazarene (1992–1996) and vocalist in the death metal band Chaosbreed (2003–2005).

He currently works as a tattoo artist at Tatuata[2] in Helsinki and plays bass in Then Came Bronson, a Helsinki-based rock group.

References edit

  1. ^ "Jarva". Facebook. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Tatuata". Retrieved 6 October 2014.