Amberian Dawn Biography

Summary

"Amberian Dawn" is a Finnish symphonic power metal.

Biography

Amberian Dawn classify themselves as 'melodic, dramatic and powerful metal with female classical vocals.' All members of the band have some form of extended history with music and have played in many different bands. Several of the members have played in the group Virtuocity. Virtuocity broke up and started composing music, after which the band began to search for a female vocalist, particularly a classical singer, during the summer of 2006. Around the time they placed an ad, they found an ad for soprano Heidi Parviainen from the band Iconofear. After listening to her samples, they decided to set up a demo with her and the band. It turned out that she was exactly what they were looking for because not only was she an excellent singer, but could write amazing lyrics. After this, Amberian Dawn was full formed and established as an official band. Their first studio session was in fall 2006 in which they recorded two songs at the Rockstar Productions studio in Hyvinkää, Finland.

Their debut album, titled "River of Tuoni", was released on January 30, 2008. To support the album, the band was the main supporter for Epica during their summer/autumn European tour. 2009 will introduce them to their first big festival, Sweden Rock festival in Sölvesborg.

Band Members

Heidi Parviainen - vocals

Tuomas Seppälä - lead guitar and keyboards

Tommi Kuri - bass

Emil Pohjalainen - guitar

Joonas Pykälä-Aho - drums

Kasperi Heikkinen -guitar

Former members

Heikki Saari - drums

Sampo Seppälä - guitar

Tom Sagar - keyboards

Discography

River of Tuoni

Amberian Dawn signed a record deal with Finnish label KHY Suomen Musiikki. The album was released in Finland on January 30 2008 and hit the charts right after release in Finland.

1. River of Tuoni - 2:59

2. My Wings Are My Eyes - 3:12

3. Lullaby - 3:41

4. Valkyries - 3:27

5. Fate of the Maiden - 2:48

6. My Only Star - 4:21

7. The Curse - 4:04

8. Passing Bells - 4:01

9. Sunrise - 3:29

10. The Evil Inside Me - 3:48