Background
Sevänen grew up on the coast of Finland, in the town of Turku before moving to Joensuu, where he was raised.
Sevänen grew up on the coast of Finland, in the town of Turku before moving to Joensuu, where he was raised.
He is best known as the current vocalist/bassist for the melodic death metal band, Insomnium. In 1994, he began learning the bass and formed his first band: punk rock act called Paise. The following year, the band changed its name to Stonecrow and began to shift its musical style.
Sevänen left the band two years later due to musical differences.
However, following his departure, he quickly collaborated with musicians whose interests aligned themselves with Sevänen and formed the melodic death metal band, Insomnium. Sevänen grew up listening to a variety of hard rock, glam metal, grunge and heavy metal bands, among them Queen, Aerosmith, Sepultura and Metallica.
Niilo Sevänen is, outside Insomnium, the director of culture in Kotka, Finland. He organizes, amongst others, the Kotka Maritime Festival.
He also majored in history of culture and literature.