---
title: "Before the Dawn"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/before-the-dawn"
genre: "Melodic Death Metal"
country: "Finland"
formed: 1999
---

# Before the Dawn

**Before the Dawn** is a melodic death metal band, from Finland, active 1999 to present.

Before the Dawn is a Finnish melodic death metal band formed in 1999 by Tuomas Saukkonen.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_the_Dawn_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Before the Dawn |
| Genre | Melodic Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Nastola, Finland |
| Formed | 1999 |
| Releases in catalog | 13 |

## Genres

[Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pyry Hanski](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pyry-hanski) | Electric bass guitar | 2011 to present | Current |
| [Tuomas Saukkonen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tuomas-saukkonen) |  |  | Current |
| [Paavo Laapotti](https://themetalnet.com/musician/paavo-laapotti) | Lead vocals | 2022 to present | Current |
| [Atte Palokangas](https://themetalnet.com/musician/atte-palokangas) |  | 2009 to present | Current |
| [Juho Räihä](https://themetalnet.com/musician/juho-raiha) | Electric guitar | 2006 to present | Current |
| [Matti Auerkallio](https://themetalnet.com/musician/matti-auerkallio) | Drums (drum set) | 2008 to 2009 | Former |
| [Lars Eikind](https://themetalnet.com/musician/lars-eikind) |  | 2006 to 2011 | Former |
| [Panu Willman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/panu-willman) |  |  | Former |
| [Dani Miettinen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/dani-miettinen) |  | 2001 to 2008 | Former |
| [Toni Broman](https://themetalnet.com/musician/toni-broman) |  | 2000 to 2004 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | [Gehenna](https://themetalnet.com/album/0c67446b-a819-36ee-be7a-79e918546574) | EP |
| 2002 | [My Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/add4a044-499c-45be-83bd-cbc1f40b0d10) | EP |
| 2003 | [My Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/5c177205-4c99-3bc4-b8f6-d21afe53acba) | Album |
| 2004 | [4:17 am](https://themetalnet.com/album/bc0bcf38-99bc-3169-a768-c720ee51ede0) | Album |
| 2006 | [The Ghost](https://themetalnet.com/album/008dfd98-0dc7-36f7-8a34-cf000975238a) | Album |
| 2007 | [Deadlight](https://themetalnet.com/album/511d3a16-a162-3316-a8f3-d13a9939e807) | Album |
| 2008 | [Soundscape of Silence](https://themetalnet.com/album/4ebd58ac-2020-37dc-bc54-e67de7f21572) | Album |
| 2010 | [Decade of Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/69c43fb5-038a-4a0b-bbfd-d5283887390b) | EP |
| 2011 | [Deathstar Rising](https://themetalnet.com/album/80e9a228-506f-4035-ac6f-b88a714ebce4) | Album |
| 2012 | [Rise of the Phoenix](https://themetalnet.com/album/ef92f1a1-b4ae-4983-8300-f633995ec0f3) | Album |
| 2023 | [Stormbringers](https://themetalnet.com/album/10a5992d-8f64-4c6c-a188-3e264a55180d) | Album |
| 2024 | [Archaic Flame](https://themetalnet.com/album/0ade31fb-0fd7-4d77-9b4a-d63542271352) | EP |
| 2025 | [Cold Flare Eternal](https://themetalnet.com/album/8eac1f9c-78a2-4af8-b221-da20a64942e4) | Album |

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- [Amon Amarth](https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth) (listened together)
- [Soilwork](https://themetalnet.com/band/soilwork) (listened together)
- [Kalmah](https://themetalnet.com/band/kalmah) (listened together)
- [Mors Principium Est](https://themetalnet.com/band/mors-principium-est) (listened together)
- [Norther](https://themetalnet.com/band/norther) (listened together)
- [Eternal Tears of Sorrow](https://themetalnet.com/band/eternal-tears-of-sorrow) (listened together)
- [Scar Symmetry](https://themetalnet.com/band/scar-symmetry) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Before_the_Dawn/8508
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beforethedawn
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/15630
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6L77qXFnXb7Tac7xzPa0Y7
- bandcamp: https://beforethedawn.bandcamp.com/
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/fi/artist/48888081

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/before-the-dawn](https://themetalnet.com/band/before-the-dawn). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt