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SOLAR DAWN BAND PAGE
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CURRENT NAME
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Solar Dawn | |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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Skövde, Västra Götalands Län, Sweden | |
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STATUS
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Disbanded (since 2005) | |
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FORMED IN
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1997 | |
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GENRE
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Death metal | |
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STYLE
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Melodic | |
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LYRICAL THEME
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| BAND ADDED | 2005-02-16, 00:00 | |
| LAST UPDATE | 2009-10-01, 13:22 | |
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New songs were made and a promo-CD, entitled "Desideratum", was recorded in early 2000. A promo containing three songs of pounding, yet melodic death metal, showing a more determined and mature side of the band. "Desideratum" was used for promotional matters only and it was not long before the Danish label Mighty Music took an interest in the band. A deal was made and on the 16:th of February 2001, "Desideratum" was officially released through Mighty Music, re-mastered and now going under the name of "Frost-Work". Mainly in order to avoid any mix-up, but also to make a fresh start.
Having trouble finding a suitable drummer for their next recording, they turned to Jocke Pettersson (of Thy Primordial amongst others), for help. Since Christian had worked with him before with Unmoored, partly as being the co-producer of their debut album "Cimmerian", partly as the session-drummer on their follow-up (Kingdoms Of Greed), Christian knew Jocke was the right man for the job with his skill and experience. The recording of "Equinoctium", as the fullength album was to be called, took place at the respected Abyss studios with Tommy Tägtgren as the producer, in February 2001 (in fact, the very same week "Frost-Work" was released). Musically, you could say "Equinoctium" is a continuation of the sound established on "Frost-Work", seasoned with a somewhat more varied assortment. In the summer that same year, Henrik Schönström joined up on drums, completing the line-up.
To be continued...
On February 15th, 2005, the following message was posted at the band's official website:
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have decided to bury Solar Dawn, once and for all! 8 years have passed since the day we gave birth to this melodic monster and time has taken its toll, to an ever increasing extent. Somewhere along the line we somehow began losing our hearts to Solar Dawn and without genuine commitment, there's really no point in continuing. We'd like to thank everyone who has contributed, in any way, to the history of Solar Dawn, as well as we'd like to take off our hats to all of you who have bought our albums, showed up at the gigs, visited this site and so on! You will not be forgotten! This is where it all ends...
...Christian, Anders, Henrik, Roberth/Solar Dawn"
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