|
|
|
|
The Finnish band Before The Dawn was originally formed back
in 1999 as a solo project of guitarist / vocalist Tuomas Saukkonen. After
having recorded two demos Tuomas and their former drummer decided to form
their own record label called Hellbound Records. They released their debut EP
"Gehenna" through Hellbound in 2001 and this release in turn led to a real
record deal with the Spanish label Locomotive Music. The full-length debut
"My Darkness" starts off with a heavy song called "Unbreakable" which is
driven by a simple but powerful and efficient rhythm. This is by far the
highlight of the entire album and unfortunately none of the following tracks
manage to live up to the expectations set this early. Before The Dawn play
some kind of mix between gothic, death and power metal. The songs are
generally built on a few heavy guitar riffs backed up with some keyboards,
standard drumming and melancholic melodies that make other Finnish bands like
Amorphis, Sentenced and Insomnium come to mind. The music is generally more
atmospheric than aggressive even though there are growling vocals side by side
with the clean ones. This young band consists of skilled musicians, the
production is more or less perfect but they still need to work a little on
their song writing if they want to make a real lasting impression on
me.
| Tracklist |
1. Intro |
|
/>
2. Unbreakable 3. Seraphim 4. My Darkness 5. Take My |
|
Pain 6. Father And Son 7. Alone 8. Angel 9. |
|
Undone 10. Human Hatred 11. 4.16 AM |
: 39.40
| Buy other Before The Dawn albums |
