Shade Empire with Before the Dawn and Scars of Solitude

Before the Dawn is a Finnish melodic death metal band, formed in 1999 by Tuomas Saukkonen. Known for melancholic melodies and crushing riffs, they gained recognition with albums like "Deadlight" and "Soundscape of Silence". Paavo Laapotti joined as vocalist. Their album "Stormbringers" and song "Deadsong" achieved chart success. Tuomas Saukkonen earned Finnish Metal Awards for "Best Instrumentalist".

Finnish band Shade Empire is known for their unique sound in the symphonic black metal genre. Signed to Avantgarde Records, their breakthrough came with "Sinthetic" (2004). They achieved chart success with albums like "Intoxicate O.S" (2006) and "Zero Nexus" (2008). Touring with bands like Unleashed and Krisiun, they are celebrated for their dark thematic explorations, especially in works like "Sunholy" (2023), inspired by the Jonestown tragedy.