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  • Genre: Metal

    Location Kouvola, Un

    Profile Views: 153359

    Last Login: 1/11/2013

    Member Since 10/15/2008

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmJlZm9yZXRoZWRhd24uY29t

    Record Label Nuclear Blast / Stay Heavy Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Full bio + more additional info at www.beforethedawn.com Finnish melancholic melodic death metal outfit BEFORE THE DAWN has once again risen from its ashes. June 25, 2011 at Nummirock festival marked the end of the old line-up; re-grouping took 1 month, then the band came back on stages stronger than ever at Tuska Open Air afterparty July 24, 2011. No rest for the wicked – right afterwards BEFORE THE DAWN hit the studio and in winter 2011 also European stages on their "Rebirth Tour 2011", together with INSOMNIUM and MYGRAIN. Now, finally, April 27, 2012 sees the „Rise of the Phoenix" An appropriate title of the seventh studio album, the second release via Nuclear Blast Records. BEFORE THE DAWN returns after living through a phase of changes and uncertainty – cleansed, renewed and stronger than ever! Leaving the pieces of both the musical and personal past behind, mastermind Tuomas Saukkonen, lead guitarist Juho Räihä and their new companions Pyry Hanski (Bass) and Joonas Kauppinen (Drums) get ready for conquering your ears with the finest blend of northern gloom and harsh melodic death metal. "Massive changes in the line-up during 2011 ended an era of great frustration and brought back 110% dedication and professionalism into the band. The newfound energy and motivation steered us into a victorious European tour and made it possible to produce the strongest, fastest, heaviest and definitely the most epic BEFORE THE DAWN album so far!" (Tuomas) Check it out! -------------------- Back in 1999, when Tuomas Saukkonen felt the need to break his routines as a drummer of a local band, his new metal project called BEFORE THE DAWN was born. As soon as the studio was booked, the following demo session started a decade that brought 3 demos, 5 full length albums, 1 DVD and 2 mini albums. BEFORE THE DAWN also hit both single and album charts in the bands home country Finland many times and played a huge amount of shows in more than 16 countries supporting bands like KATATONIA, MOONSPELL, SWALLOW THE SUN, SCAR SYMMETRY and AMORPHIS. Soon, the band had gathered a solid fan base all around the globe. Although the first 10 years were characterized by many label and line up changes, 2010 introduced the strongest BTD line-up ever to be seen on stage and in the studio. The year also took the band to position #1 of the official Finnish chart with their "Decade Of Darkness" EP and in front of Asian metalheads in China and Japan supporting STRATOVARIUS and TURISAS. Right afterwards BEFORE THE DAWN hit the studio, recording their highly anticipated "Deathstar Rising" album, which was mixed and mastered in November 2010. It picked up where they left off with their highly successful 2007 effort "Deadlight", delivering melodies and emotions, brutal riffs and devastating intensity. Combining the heaviness of melodic death metal, the gloom of dark metal and the frostbitten cold of finnish winters with beautiful melodies and epic hymnody like no other band out there, Tuomas and his crew have paved their way to uniqueness! „Deathstar Rising" marked another important step in the band's career: After 6th full lengths, numerous tours and gigs in over 20 countries and several label changes, BEFORE THE DAWN reached a crossroad that lead them under the mighty wings of Nuclear Blast in the end of 2010. However, turbulent times were just about to begin: The past few years have been difficult for the band in many ways, and in 2011 there were only 2 ways to go: To bury the band or to continue through big changes in the line up and eventually in the music, too. By mutual decision, Lars Eikind (bass/clean vocals) and Atte Palokangas (drums) played their last gig with BEFORE THE DAWN at Nummirock festival 2011. The decision with Lars was mainly personal and with Atte purely musical. Tuomas Saukkonen: "Current changes were difficult and unfortunate but still inevitable and necessary so that the band could continue and release 7th album as stronger than ever". The core of the band remained: remained: band leader and the sole songwriter Tuomas Saukkonen and lead guitarist Juho Räihä since the "Deadlight" album - key members of the band's sound, with Tuomas delivering the music and production and Juho working behind the mixing desk in the studio with recordings and also mixing the 2 latest releases. ("Decade of Darkness" and "Deathstar Rising"). Their teamwork guarantees top quality in music and production in the future, even with two new band members in a renewed line-up that hit the studio in winter 2011 to record the seventh studio album "Phoenix Rising". The new style brings the band closer to melodic death metal, and the gothic influences will be part of the bands history.

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    Tuomas Saukkonen: Vocals, Guitar Pyry Hanski: Bass Juho Räihä: Lead Guitar Joonas Kauppinen: Drums ..

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