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Genre: Black Metal
Origin: New Zealand (Auckland)
Formed in 2007
Last known line-up: Mort (Vocals, All instruments)

Before the Dawn - Unbreakable filmed in Oulu, Finland

Before the Dawn is a melodic death/gothic metal band from Finland, started in 1999 by Tuomas Saukkonen.

History

The band was founded in 1999 by Tuomas Saukkonen, as his solo project. He made the first demo all on his own. Upon releasing the EP "Gehenna", Saukkonen was offered many deals, but none serious enough for him to act upon. The next MCD, "My Darkness", was released to favorable reviews, and it was then that Saukkonen was confronted by Locomotive Music, who offered him a record deal. Joined by Panu Willman, Mike Ojala, and Kimmo Nurmi, the newly formed lineup released their first full length album, "My Darkness", in 2003. It was followed up by a second album in 2004, "4:17 am". The band supported Katatonia on a Scandinavian and European tour in 2003 as well.

In 2005, Saukkonen announced a new lineup for the band, removing all the members currently in, and bringing in Lars Eikind, Juho Räihä, and Dani Miettinen. The reason for this was that Saukkonen felt that the previous members of his band were badly motivated, and not professional enough. The newly reformed band released their next full length album, "The Ghost" in 2006.[3] In 2007, the band released the next full length album, "Deadlight". The single Faithless, featuring Jone Nikula, reached Number Two on the Finland top 20 charts for the week of July 15, 2007.

During the recording sessions for the fifth studio album "Soundscape of Silence", drummer Dani Miettinen dropped out; the band decided to leave the position vacant and work with session drummers for live shows (e.g. Matti Auerkallio). Right after its release end of October 2008, "Soundscape of Silence" went to the top 20 of Finnish album charts (# 14)YLE Pop Top 40. They were joined by Atte Palokangas for drums during the tour.

Band members

Current members

Tuomas Saukkonen - Lead guitar, Harsh vocals, Keyboards

Lars Eikind - Bass guitar, Clean vocals

Juho Räihä - Rhythm guitar

Atte Palokangas - Drums

Dawn of Solace

While in the writing process for their third album, "The Ghost", Saukkonen ended up with over 30 written songs. The first plan was to make a double album for Before the Dawn, but some of the material was slower, more melodic and darker than the songs chosen for "The Ghost" and Saukkonen wanted to take things further without any limitations that Before the Dawn might create. The result was Saukkonen's solo project, Dawn of Solace. The first album, entitled "Darkness" features a melodic sound akin to that of Before the Dawn, albeit with a much stronger gothic metal and doom metal influence.

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Acropolis and Stuff

Industrial dance by D_TokSIcK [7]

How To Turn Your Old Windows PC Into A Remotely Controllable Torrent Box

Chances are if you’re reading this article you’re the type with an attic full of silicone chips, sticks of RAM and old bits of printer. I’d hazard a guess and say you’ve got more spare tech equipment up there than Christmas decorations, and it’s time to revolutionize your filesharing with a torrent box.

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Conclusion

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Covent Garden Magic

Magic, card tricks. Hypnosis meet 2010, feat top magicians and performances from Paul Gordon, Lee Smith, Gary Jones, Marcus Lewis and many more.