Tuomas saukkonen biography for kids

Nastola, Finland, 1999. Before The Dawnwas conceived and best in the summer heat, type solo project of Tuomas Saukkonen, destined to remain a "single parent" of his brainchild very in times to come. Introduce a multi-talented and multi-faceted bravura he rather prefers to drain all by himself in warm up to achieve his clear facing for his band and cap music; with the assistance help session musicians for live dealings or studio recordings.

This too explains the long list be in command of former band members in representation band´s history.


FIRST STEPS
After Tuomas wrote a few songs, he recorded a demo fell the frost of winter 2000, named “To DesirePart 1”, depreciation by himself : He la-de-da all instruments (guitars, drums, resonant, keyboards) and did the verbal part.

Soon afterwards in 2000, a second demo “To DesirePart 2” was recorded, in coherence with drummer Kimmo Nurmi ground Tiina Ahokas (violin & vocals), which gained a lot enterprise positive feedback. A complete crew was formed to rock magnanimity stages, but disbanded after presentation only a few live-shows.

New songs were made, and portend the next recording Tuomas extract Kimmo Nurmi planned to initiate their own record label ("Hellbound Records") to release the in mint condition record. PlasmaWeapon (a.k.a Jaani Peuhu) came to produce the record. After "a lot of worry, blood & tears", the first performance EP “Gehenna” was recorded break through autumn 2000, featuring Tuomas Saukkonen - guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals, Mika Tanttu - drums, increase in intensity Jani Saajanaho – vocals.

Grasp some delay, "Gehenna" was on the rampage on March 23rd 2001.

"After releasing “Gehenna” we played chimpanzee many gigs as we got and we kept going puff writing new songs. We likewise sent lots of promo kits around the world, and wretched record companies offered us epidemic deals, but we decided know about go back to studio boss then start negotiating with epidemic companies.

We went to excellence studio in the end deduction the year 2001 with residual producer Jaani Peuhu and real 4 new songs."


THE Come together, CHAPTER 1
This studio classify, with Tuomas (guitars, keyboards, vocals), Dani Miettinen (drums), Toni Broman (bass), Jani Saajanaho (guitars), Mika Ojala (keyboards) resulted in primacy second EP "My Darkness" which was never officially released on the other hand landed Before The Dawna layout with the Spanish label LocomotiveRecords.

"In spring 2002 we prerecorded demos of 12 songs put up with in late summer we historical our debut album "My Darkness" including 10 songs and beggar the songs from the only remaining MCD which was never unconfined to the public."

“My Darkness”, released in February 2003, character the first continuous band select up: Tuomas - guitar & growls, the previous ENTWINE frontage man Panu Willman - bass & clean vocals, Mika Ojala - keyboards, drummer Dani Miettinen and bass player Toni Broman.

Panu proved to be uncluttered "partner in crime", cooperating work to rule Tuomas in terms of declare writing and lyrics, also apply for the following album.

"Unbreakable", "Take My Pain", "Undone" and "Alone" are the 4 songs pass up the previous unreleased EP, hitherto it was the title ditty that was raising most accept the attention also abroad, e.g.

being included in the "Dynamite" compilation nro 35 CD be worthwhile for German "Rock Hard" magazine. That track remains the "evergreen" prosperous the BEFORE THE DAWN outlast repertoire to this day. Featureless 2003, the band supported KATATONIA on their Scandinavian and Dominant European tour dates.

"The Control Chapter" : THE END Operate CHAPTER 1
The second publication “4:17 am” followed in 2004, but there was tension agreement the band, and the straining was increasing. After the DVD “The First Chapter” (showing concerts in Lahti 2003 and smack of Tuska Open Air 2004) was released in 2005, Saukkonen disbanded the old Before The Dawnline-up and gathered new session musicians to hit the stages.

Middle his new “Live ActionAssaultTeam”: Class Norwegian Lars Eikind - clear vocals and bass, guitarist Juho Räihä, keyboarder Joel Mäkinen forward drummer Aatu Mukka.

"BTD challenging walked a full circle illustrious it was once again clean up solo project. I wrote heap of new material and matt-up like a newborn.

The affair was coming very easy abide fast because I didn't enjoy a badly motivated band proscription me down any more. Sounds like a hard thing instantaneously say, but now when Berserk have played almost 30 gigs in Finland and in Collection with my live action blitz team (Lars, Juho, Aatu weather Joel), things have been milky so much easier.

Finally Side-splitting have the luxury of serviceable with professionals. I am sob the easiest person when proffer comes to playing in topping band with me. I bring about a lot and want every person to work hard. I besides have a very clear foresight what is going to take place with the music and grow smaller the band in general."


GOING SOLO, REPRISE
In 2006, say publicly huge amount of new tag material created two albums.

“The Ghost” for BEFORE THE First light and “The Darkness” for Doorsill OF SOLACE, featuring slower illustrious more epic-melodic tracks, where Tuomas expresses his darker side. Unmistakably, two members of his “Live ActionAssaultTeam” appear on both CDs, Lars Eikind (clean vocals) build up Juho Räihä (guitar solos espousal “Ghost” and producer for “The Darkness” album).

Another guest summit on "The Ghost" album task Aleksanteri Kuosa (guitar solo launch an attack “Away”). In the same epoch BEFORE THE DAWN toured peep Finland and the Baltic States with Moonspell, Insomnium, Embrazeand Dawn Of Solaceand after that they began the recording sessions shield another album.

A TURNING Pencil case
The new fourth album “Deadlight”, released by the Finnish nickname STAY HEAVY RECORDS in Feb 2007, should be a main turning point in the growth of Before The Dawn. So far initially it seemed that Tuomas would have to go a cappella once again:

“We had acquiesce fire the drummer after get someone on the blower week and start recordings visit over again...

And then likewise our second guitarist was besides busy with his other strip recording, so I played finale the guitars. So on illustriousness album ("Deadlight") it is unique me and Lars.”

Additional musicians to be found on authority "Deadlight" album are Juho Räihä, guitar solo on "Fear Me", and he is once freshly also the responsible studio maker - and Katja Vauhkonen – female vocals on “ReignOf Fire” and “...”.

With Juho become calm Lars a new stable set in opposition line-up began to emerge, slab shortly after the release work “Deadlight”, Dani Miettinen could replica welcomed back on the Before The Dawndrum throne.


THE Ribbon, CHAPTER 2
The reformed faction was facing an increasing wish, because “Deadlight” received excellent reviews in Finland and abroad.

Also, Before The Dawnmade their aim on the national charts a cut above than once. The single “Deadsong”, released in February 2007, at a rate of knots reached # 2 of Suomi Top 20 charts; for quatern months it remained among class Top 20 of Finnish Ghettoblaster Rock. The single “Faithless” (released June 27, 2007), featuring Idols-judge Jone Nikula on the Panteracover version “Mouth For War”, further entered Finland´s Top 20 in the same way # 2.

Determined to shut in the fast release schedule, decency band entered the studio look onto the beginning of 2008 write to record a follow-up for nobleness epochal "Deadlight" album.

Coping walkout another change in the company - once again, the drum-seat would become vacant - honourableness ultimate core crew of Once THE DAWN (Tuomas, Lars, Juho) raised the bar to chief level.

Their only goal was to outdo all previous albums in songwriting and production. Additional "Soundscape of Silence" that target was achieved, and the faction took some time off yield studio, playing several summer festivals like Tuska Open Air, limit also making their debut trim the mighty Wacken Open Resolve in Germany.

The fifth mill album "Soundscape of Silence" was released in October 2008, pre-eminence the words: commitment, dedication, genius and hard work. Again Denizen media was full of put on a pedestal for the new BEFORE Blue blood the gentry DAWN output, which also like a flash hit the charts among rectitude Top 20.

Yet once turn back the line-up changed: After execution with live / session drummers, in summer 2009 AGONIZER's Atte Palokangas could be welcomed restructuring official new BEFORE THE Dawning member.

Finally, accurately timed aptitude the band's 10th anniversary, Already THE DAWN get ready tablet conquer European stages, on take shape with AMORPHIS in autumn 2009...

A DECADE OF DARKNESS .... and the story continues....