---
title: "Longing for Dawn"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/longing-for-dawn"
genre: "Funeral Doom Metal"
country: "Canada"
formed: 2002
---

# Longing for Dawn

**Longing for Dawn** is a funeral doom metal band, from Canada, active 2002 to present.

Longing for Dawn is a Canadian funeral doom metal band based in Montreal signed to Grau Records. The band has released three albums, the most recent of which is Between Elation and Despair, which was released in March 2009.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longing_for_Dawn

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Longing for Dawn |
| Genre | Funeral Doom Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Montréal, Canada |
| Formed | 2002 |
| Releases in catalog | 3 |

## Genres

[Funeral Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/funeral-doom) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [François Fortin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/francois-fortin) | Membranophone |  | Current |
| [Étienne Lepage](https://themetalnet.com/musician/etienne-lepage) | Bass guitar |  | Current |
| [Frédéric Arbour](https://themetalnet.com/musician/frederic-arbour) | Guitar family |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2005 | [One Lonely Path](https://themetalnet.com/album/56b1e842-f260-3fc4-9c15-e24fb211b789) | Album |
| 2007 | [A Treacherous Ascension](https://themetalnet.com/album/626ca0c4-4d24-316c-a3a9-d5e54622b4c2) | Album |
| 2009 | [Between Elation and Despair](https://themetalnet.com/album/51a623fe-8b8f-3c22-8534-abf20a5e6417) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Evoken](https://themetalnet.com/band/evoken) (listened together)
- [Mournful Congregation](https://themetalnet.com/band/mournful-congregation) (listened together)
- [Shape of Despair](https://themetalnet.com/band/shape-of-despair) (listened together)
- [Ahab](https://themetalnet.com/band/ahab) (listened together)
- [Remembrance](https://themetalnet.com/band/remembrance) (listened together)
- [The Howling Void](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-howling-void) (listened together)
- [Skepticism](https://themetalnet.com/band/skepticism) (listened together)
- [Officium Triste](https://themetalnet.com/band/officium-triste) (listened together)
- [Thergothon](https://themetalnet.com/band/thergothon) (listened together)
- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
- [Pantheist](https://themetalnet.com/band/pantheist) (listened together)
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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Longing_for_Dawn/33471

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