Throes of Dawn
| Throes of Dawn | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | Black metal, progressive metal |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Auto-Production (1994–95) Woodcut Records (1995–98) Wounded Love (2000–04) Avantgarde Music (2004–10) Firebox Records (2010–12) |
| Associated acts | Rotten Sound, Cartilage, Vomiturition, …And Oceans, Black Dawn and Enochian Crescent, Radical M Project, Veristi, Vuohivasara, Enochian Crescent, The True Black Dawn, Nocturnal Feast |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | Henri "Kaamos" Koivula Jani "Zeus" Heinola Harri Huhtala Juha Ylikoski Henri Andersson Juuson Backman |
| Past members | Matti Suomela Toni Jokinen Teemu Jokinen Mikko Mathias Pharmacist Jani "Martex" Martikkala |
Throes of Dawn is a dark metal band from Finland, formed in 1994 by Henri Koivula (vocals) and Jani Heinola (synth). Throes Of Dawn's Music and lyrics has been known as emotional and progressive dark metal. The band's sound is built on the combination of synths and guitars, laced with clean vocals and additional growling and screaming vocals. The lyrical concept of Throes of Dawn is often poetic, reflecting the deeper and darker aspects of the human psyche; solitude, feelings of loss, and the fears and pains of existence.
The band's sound mixes synthesizer and guitars with a blend of clean vocals along with additional growling and screaming vocals. The band's lyrics are often known as poetic, expressing the darker aspects of solitude, feelings of loss and the fears and pains of life. Their debut album Pakkasherra was released in 1997, and the band has since released six albums. On April 30, 2010 the band played their album The Great Fleet of Echoes from start to finish for a special live performance at the Graveyard Party 2010 in Gloria, Helsinki.
After getting their full line-up together, the band started making their first demo tape. After the demo tape was released the band signed with Woodcut Records in 1995, making it the first deal of the band's history. This led to the release of their promo tape Pakkasherra in 1996, which preceded the album Pakkasherra in 1997. Later that year the band supported the Norwegian black Metal band Satyricon in Helsinki.
The band's second full-length album Dreams of the Black Earth was recorded in the legendary Tico-Tico studio in late 1997. This album showcased a unique sound as well as a maturation and progression from Pakkasherra. Only one song from the album, "Dreams of the Black Earth", was issued as a promotional track in 1998 on The Blackened Rainbow MCD. In 1999 Dreams of the Black Earth was released worldwide.
The recording of the band's third album Binding of the Spirit took place at Tico-Tico studios in Autumn 1999. The album had a better sound quality than their previous albums as well as more refined production than they had previously added to the dark metal genre. The album was released through the avant-garde music sub-label Wounded Love in Spring 2000. It received positive reviews from the press and listeners worldwide.
After the release of Binding of the Spirit, the founders of the band, Henri Koivula and Jani Heinola, moved from their hometown Vaasa to Turku and Helsinki. During this time the band did not perform together for several months, and Jani and Henri considered splitting up the band altogether. However, they later decided to regroup with the band with a new line-up, with all members but Henri residing in Helsinki.
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