BEFORE THE DAWN - Destroyer (Official Video) | Napalm Records

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Video Credits:
Camera: Valtteri Hirvonen
Lights: Otto Kalliola
Location: Sibeliustalo, Lahti
Production and editing: Winter Notes Production

[@donSparda]

Give this new singer an album or two to get housewarm, im waiting for his vocal chops to evolve. i think we got something nice coming.

[@747jono]

Toumas never employs anything but awesome musicians and vocalists the man is a musical genius ❤

[@innate7260]

ye i hope you're right, listening to their previous clean vocalist Lars, this guy has alot of improving to do, at the moment im finding his voice a nagging frequency, sorry i know that sounds harsh

[@waazie5668]

Napalm, you saved Finnish cultural heritage by signing them finally!

[@elgrande88]

Mut suomalainen kulttuuriperintö tulee tänne englannin kielen muodossa.

[@amokstudio]

Bravo

[@piotrekpoznanski8422]

Lyrics, enjoy Devoid of air Serene Sound doesn't travel in the void Absence of fear Buried Into the abyss, fragilities destroyed In a blink of an eye The chaos is restored In a beat of a heart The gale returns and wind begins to roar Strength of a hurricane unleashed Wrath of the Mother Earth released Grandeur of the storm Air moves unbounded with power Grandeur of the form How the air transforms Dead still Into the destroyer The sky is growing darker The clouds begin to swarm Earth is bracing to reform The rain begins to pour As the thunder charges towards The waves are rising on the shore As the winds continue to reinforce Grandeur of the storm Air moves unbounded with power Grandeur of the form How the air transforms Dead still Into the destroyer

[@kev1734]

MANY people hate even the slightest change. Keep playing the way YOU want to play. I'll still be here fist raised and banging my head 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@NordiCDreaMs]

Idd, I'm glad Tuomas keep experimenting with his sound trying new things keeping it fresh. If he hadn't done this we wouldn't have all bangers from his other projects/ bands like 'Black Sun Aeon- Darkness Walks Beside Me', 'Before The Dawn- Rise of the Phoenix' leading up/paving the way to 'Wolfheart- Winterborn' and every release that followed. So yea, a resounding YES to change.

[@TheGersonHenrique]

So happy to see Before The Dawn back in action! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻 Cheers from Brazil! 🇧🇷

[@amokstudio]

Goosebumps every time since i was 14 years old with all tuomas projects. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and thanks also to Napalm, the whole band and the new entry singer. Maybe thanks to them Tuomas bring BTD back again! who know. ❤👏

[@nikolagrgic4782]

Amen. Feel the same way. Just beautifull :D

[@markles55]

The more I listen the better this song gets. Brilliant.

[@Asrahn]

Honestly the more I listen to it, the more it grows on me. Looking forward to seeing what you guys have in store!

[@helderlouro]

Totally unexpected. But I like it! Tuomas is an one man army, with incredible musical reinforcements. Looking forward for the album.

[@themetalalmanach]

I am a fan for 20 years now and got more than a little bit excited when “The Final Storm” dropped almost to the day 2 years ago on the occasion of announcing the 2 decades of darkness anniversary vinyl of Deadlight. “They’re back” I thought and was anxiously awaiting news on a new album. As disappointing as it is for me that Lars does not seem to be part of the band any longer, he did deliver the vocals to two of my all time favourite songs ever “Sanctuary” and “Deadsong” , Paavo is so much more than just a replacement and from what I understand he landed this gig with a cover of Deadsong on The Voice Of Finland ? I am very , very excited for the new album 10 years after Before The Dawn were put on ice. Now all I need is the back catalogue released on Vinyl ;-)

[@activelifeinfinland]

Good points! In fact now when I listened the Sanctuary, that is also great song. The Deadsong is my top 1 song in entire world. I am a really sad, that Lars hasn't anymore on the lead vocals. I really like the tone of Lars. It would be nice to know the facts behind this move. Hopefully it's something practical, not in the relationships or something like that. I would love to hear Lars's vocals in metal genre, but now it does not look good. Maybe some good metal musicians could pick this really mature fruit and blow him to back to life!

[@psyborg06]

nah

[@innate7260]

amen to that bruthr, Deadsong is also one of my all time faves

[@kev1734]

Final storm is one of my favourite songs. I listen to it every week

[@satchmosanzabar9023]

random observation: Before The Dawn has simply excellent Bass mixing

[@undeadcommunist]

So glad that Toumas brought us back one of my favorite bands as teenager, really appreciate the more rooted song vibes for the early BTD's era

[@bollwerk94]

Love the new songs and the new lineup! Tuomas Saukkonen never dissapoints 🤘

[@manuelaturbanisch1996]

Ich habe sie schon live gesehen in Leipzig im hellraiser und ich wünsche ihnen noch sehr viel Spaß Freude mit ihrer Musik und vor allem viel Gesundheit in ihrem Leben

[@manuelaturbanisch1996]

Sie sind alle zusammen super und er ist so natürlich in seiner Art es gefällt mir sehr gut Dankeschön er kann so gut singen und seine Musik gefällt mir sehr gut

[@emersonribeiro6664]

I loved the sound of this band Napalm Records , you are to be congratulated ! 😍🤩💋🤘👊🎼🎧🎵

[@jonkipling2605]

A lot of gate keepers in the comments. If Tuomas wants to call this Before the Dawn, and play drums in the video (he is playing drum and rhythm guitars on the album) that is his call. He has earned that.

[@artofstormdancing3319]

It is LITERALLY his fucking band. People are so weird.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

They're entitled to their opinion.

[@jobroskiking6063]

love the finnish metal sound, in the chorus i get some amorphis vibes, great stuff !!

[@eliisaac]

This is my favorite thing ever, so happy Before the Dawn is back!

[@patrickdanis6888]

This song is a blast...great work...love the vocal so strong...

[@Higgzii]

This was awesome! Love to see more Before the Dawn!

[@markusylitalo8376]

Is this the same guy who sang "Deadsong" in voice of Finlands semis or something like that in -22?! One of my most memorable performings for one it came out of the blue in that context an for second it's an absolute masterpiece of a song and my favorite song.

[@sebastienblouin6673]

Oh shit wow🎉 amazing song riff 🎸 yess. Awsome vocal great job guys❤

[@sanches860]

like more'n'more with every listening

[@irismiacci8495]

🖤🔥🤟🤟 Great performance !!! Cheers from Brazil!🤟😊

[@starscreamthecruel8026]

It's been eleven years since Rise Of The Phoenix. Welcome back!

[@DyslexicSolMusic]

Amazing song!

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

This song is growing on me.

[@jessenelson8011]

I love this song

[@cargo4067]

Beautiful song, one of my favorites from your history.

[@ricardodosreisschmitt400]

Before The Dawn os back,and i happy 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🙏🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@johnxipo77]

Can't wait for the album!!!!!!!!

[@chuax77]

Excellent,cheers from Argentina.

[@Metalforlife007]

Goodness gracious!!! This brings back so many good memories as well as few tears in my eyes!I loved the pitch black universe and I still consider to be amongst my personal top 10 melodic metal albums of all time 100%..hoping this will live up to it as well and I love the new vocals as well..well done guys ..keep up the good work Thomas and the crew

[@andrewonto682]

great band love this sound YES !!

[@kat66meow]

I don’t know why but this is one of those songs where you grab a Beer Stein and sing along!! 🖤😻🖤🤘🏼🖤

[@vasilissyrros4776]

This is great stuff!Great new lineup!💪💪💪💙🇬🇷

[@ariipatti2965]

I just say that now BTD has a rough diamond 🤘, keep rocking Paavo! His voice has very wide range.

[@RiicharAgiz]

that's the way it hits the fucking box 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@tsilarij-p3726]

Best song to describe typical August in Florida

[@IngenieriaFigata]

Such a Awesome song !!!!!

[@robertriefer9312]

Sounds awesome

[@VasTurchyn]

Overall is really good, I like the music and it's feels like real BTD. I still cannot get used to the new cleen vocal, it's feels like Lars had more deepness in voice. The new guy sounds like 12 years old boy singing And I misss Tuomass singing on stage, he was a true darkness impersonation

[@alexhatfield7233]

I'm so excited about Before The Dawn's new single! It's been a while since they released an album, but they haven't lost their style, and the quality of their music has only gotten better. The vocals are amazing, the guitar work is mind-blowing, and the whole song just flows so well. I can't wait to hear more from them. This is definitely a comeback worth waiting for! Before The Dawn is back and better than ever!

[@reiheractual]

Been a fan for many years, not just of BTD but Wolfheart, Dawn of Solace, and Black Sun Aeon. In my opinion, Tuomas is one of the best musicians on the planet right now. A master of lyrical and musical composition in this niche genre. I’m still very torn on Paavo, while i’m over the moon ecstatic that BTD is coming back, I do feel that something is missing. Not necessarily Lars but just something in general, maybe it’s just me. I’m still going to listen to this album 100%, buy the music, and support them no matter what. You can’t expect a band to basically be dormant for over a decade and come back and be the exact same.

[@RobboElRobbo]

well said. the vocals aren't very good just compared to the last single which was fantastic. it seems like maybe the mastering needs to be revisited. it's like there is some weird reverb over the vocals

[@toxik_bucket]

I am having the same feeling. It's like meeting your old friend whom you haven't seen in a long time but he just ain't the same he used to be. I miss the old BTD with Lars (Soundscape of Silence and Deathstar Rising are my fav albums). I am enjoying the new 2 singles but something keeps me bringing back to the old BTD.

[@mumelb5424]

👌👌👌

[@triggernaz3048]

Paavo, you are awesome. Tuomas knows to choose. Yeah!!! \,,/

[@tarmotyyri6733]

🇫🇮❤ will definitely check out the upcoming album.

[@Samppa96]

Voi vitu on kyl kova!!! 👍🤘🤘🍻

[@BaldyMacbeard]

Bring Lars Eikind back :(

[@andypaulsibakoff9816]

Nothing lasts forever - I was too pretty appalled when I first heard Paavo but I'm starting to like his voice a bit more every time I listen to this. BtD was on their heyday with Lars undoubtedly, but with Tuomas' songwriting I'm not condemning the new album yet.

[@BaldyMacbeard]

@@andypaulsibakoff9816 his voice is great. But his intonation or whatever you want to call it of English is pretty horrible. As voice line not particularly great. If the song is written around clean vocals, they melody needs to be more interesting than this.

[@EliottRaveau]

You guys never disappoint ! Congrats on the great work ! I listen to each and every new song that comes out through your different projects !

[@harishv7245]

🤘🤘🤘

[@barbaracarroll9908]

Rain Is Tears Of Heaven

[@NiRvAnA6890]

Yo it's that guy from the voice

[@gamingadda6791]

Yeah 😅

[@IllustriousCrocoduck]

Was hoping for a Gorgoroth cover, but I wasn't disappointed

[@wintermute5486]

Some great riffs in there

[@pantelissfakian.6837]

awesome!

[@samireunanen5295]

Hyvä Paavo,terkut Loimaalta!

[@bassamqarib488]

YESSSSS 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🏼💀🤘🏼

[@Alexander-jz3cy]

🤘🖤ENAMORADO DE ESTA BANDA ¡AGUANTE BEFORE THE DAWN !🤘🖤 🇦🇷saludos desde ARGENTINA 🇦🇷

[@JarOfMayo931]

Let's gooooo!

[@itsmefrifri_]

Totally forgot about this band. Awesome!

[@abdozayady5702]

Amazing

[@hellobaby1971]

Jee, tätä on odotettu... This is what we've all been waiting for too long.

[@xtrimus5594]

Fuck yeah this is cool

[@user-zx6vs1di8x]

Дуже Потужно!

[@ktay7382]

Great 👍 🇬🇧

[@dethnite]

Here we go again, on repeat!

[@pirunenkeli]

💯💯💯🖤🖤

[@gonzalocontreras1611]

Brutal!!! the staging is great! Greetings from Venezuela.

[@DiVeLstring]

Amazing. 🤘😎♥️ Long waiting masterpiece.

[@RetroSerj]

Думав вже гурту нема а тут нова пісня вийшла, з поверненям,дужа крута пісня ,я так зрозумів і вокаліст новий,все сподобалось,успіхів вам!

[@Fufux0rs]

This new vocalist was on Voice Of Finland if i remember correct?

[@misteraustralian3335]

Excellent brother

[@Minmataro718]

Fuck yeah!! Awesome song! \m/

[@gutozaquifresco3980]

Nice brother

[@mikecrepps5211]

This is really good. Different than the average stuff coming out these days. Stands out

[@AnimalSquad_1]

Oh my god! Really very good job!

[@barbaracarroll9908]

Coats Of Arms

[@BlackHermit]

I love destroying!

[@olafknappe231263]

Wow. Great Sound!

[@Luis-eh1cf]

GREAT !

[@HansOlo-qe4pf]

Of course a lot of people miss Lars but Paavo is awesome! I absolutely love this new song, it even tops Downhearted which I am listening to regularely because I love it so much. Keep up the good work guys and I can't wait for STORMBRINGERS! Sadly I will miss your gig in Switzerland in June because I am on vacation. :(

[@hlemmyzd3769]

🤘🤘👍👍Yeah

[@barbaracarroll9908]

My Bloodline

[@wolfgangfaupel7842]

Welcome back 🤟

[@HellraiserAvila6]

Hermoso y bello todo papá!!!

[@asisgalicia8903]

Extraño a Lars, pero Pavo es muy poderoso. Necesito la voz de Tuomas.

[@gonzbellator]

ulalá! great song! 🤘😎

[@rolandkurth8535]

🖤🤘🍺

[@svenniedenhoff2591]

🤟

[@xXMrJingleXx]

Heard the song. Pre-ordered the album. 🤘

[@barbaracarroll9908]

Brantley My Brother and Stepfather

[@barbaracarroll9908]

By God The Generational Crurse Breaker

[@mshiker]

🔥🔥🔥Hyvin menee mutta menkööt! 🎉 Paavo! 😈🤘💜

[@kevinworrick773]

Who is doing the distorted voice, He is good....

[@Onikage665]

Same singer pavo

[@alexyanishevskiy2420]

🤘🎸🤘

[@sanches860]

бодренько звучат лайк и ждем альбом

[@alco-nyaan4311]

Ого! Дядя Тома теперь на ударных? Спасибо за детство, легенды!

[@kiasmorogundono8218]

🤘 🇮🇩 Indonesia Hadir Om

[@piusaditya5206]

Disturbed om

[@kiasmorogundono8218]

@@piusaditya5206 David Draiman Tha ?

[@piusaditya5206]

@@kiasmorogundono8218 udu om,neng musike koyo disturbed

[@josemanuelmondragonmorfin9378]

Why are people arguing about Tuomas not singing. Am I the only one that hears that the growls are his? I mean he's on the drums in the video but definitely the growls are made by him

[@waazie5668]

Sounds similar, but Tuomas has said that he won't do singing for BTD nor in studio or live.

[@hellobaby1971]

I believe Paavo makes also the growling parts here.