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- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -

  Artist:      Tracedawn
  Album:       Tracedawn
  Label:       Red House
  Playtime:    41:35 min
  Genre:       Melodic Death Metal
  URL:         http://www.tracedawn.com/
  Rip date:    2008-03-18
  Street date: 2008-03-19
  Size:        73.18 MB
  Type:        Normal
  Quality:     233 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo

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   The story of TRACEDAWN began in Christmas 2005, when Tuomas Yli-Jaskari came
   up with and idea that later would be named as Moravia. Already having played
   at numerous projects, Tuomas knew that the only way for him to play the music
   he wanted was to start a band of his own. He started out by composing a song,
   (later be called Without Walls), and after recording an instrumental version
   of the song, he knew he needed a capable crew in brining his ideas to life.
   The lone musician began searching for the perfect line-up via internet at the
   summer of 2006.

   The first member to join was Valtteri Turunen, who had heard about the band
   and spoke to Tuomas about him joining the band as the lead vocalist. Not
   having any members at the time, Tuomas accepted Valtteri’s offer.

   Next to join was the guitarist Jeremy Qvick, who contacted Tuomas at a
   Finnish internet photo gallery, called IRC-Galleria. The two of them got
   together at a band rehearsal, where Jeremy showed great skill as guitar
   player. He was welcomed to the band with open arms.

   The third member to join the Moravia crew was the bassist Henri Vahtere.
   Already sharing a project with Jeremy (Dreality), Moravia popped up at a
   conversation between the two. Henri decided to throw his spoon to the soup
   and arrived to the rehearsals with Jeremy in hopes of becoming the new bass
   player for Moravia. Needless to say, he got the job straight away.

   Still lacking the right man for the pots and pans, the band recorded a second
   version of Without Walls, with Tuomas on the drums. Already sounding a lot
   better than the early version, the song was put in the Internet to see if it
   would pass the ultimate test: Public criticism. It received good feedback,
   but Tuomas wasn’t satisfied. He knew Moravia needed a real drummer.

   The internet proving useless at the hunt, Tuomas contacted Perttu Kurttila
   with a text message. (He still doesn’t know how Tuomas got his number). After
   listening the demo track for a couple of times, Perttu promised to come to
   the rehearsals, although he was a bit sceptic about the croup and the guys
   playing in it. Already a seasoned drummer with a lot of musical experience
   and performing with his own band (Lithuria), the band managed to convince him
   with their musical skills and with their good attitude. After a few quick
   words, Perttu completed the line-up, and Moravia was ready for action.

   The first setback for the band was their first line-up change in late 2006,
   when Valtteri Turunen left the band for various reasons. Now a one vocalist
   short, the guys began searching for a replacement. After having held a couple
   auditions, Tuomas contacted Antti Lappalainen, a friend he knew from school.
   Despite being relatively inexperienced, he promised to come to the auditions
   and give it a go. After a couple of rehearsals with Antti doing the
   vocalwork, the rest of the band decided to make him the new singer of
   Moravia.

   Now with a functional line-up, the band locked itself in studio Redhouse and
   recorded a two-track demo called Path of Reality, which ended up the
   internet. It was well received by the public, and it also caught the
   interests of various record labels.

   Unaware of this at the time, the band was asked by a fellow band (In
   Memorial) to do a gig with them. Although agreeing to do the gig, Tuomas knew
   they had a problem that needed to be solved. The band needed someone to play
   the keyboards so that he could concentrate on the guitar. After doing some
   digging, he came across Vili Itäpelto, who agreed to play the gig. After
   attending only a couple rehearsals, Vili mastered the songs with ease and the
   gig was carried out as planned. Although only agreeing to do the one gig, he
   had convinced the others to the point where he was asked to be a full-time
   keyboardist. Although declining at first, he later agreed and was made a full
   member of the band.

   Shortly after this, the band signed a deal with Studio Redhouse oy to record
   a four-track EP.

   The recordings went down in Sonic Pump studios under the eye of Nino
   Laurenne, the guitarist of Thunderstone. The recordings were over in a week
   after a lot of hard work (and drinking), and all were happy with the results.
   This was also the time when the band decided to change its name to TRACEDAWN,
   because the name Moravia was already registered to another company, and

   The name was decided at the last minute, just before the EP was about to be
   mastered, and despite having been forced to change their name, everyone was
   really happy with the new one.

   Now, with a new name and a lot of valuable experience, the band is ready to
   face new challenges.

   The story of TRACEDAWN will continue, as soon as the band finds some time to
   get up and do something creative.

- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -

  01. Tracedawn - Without Walls                                         ( 5:56)
  02. Tracedawn - Test Of Faith                                         ( 5:17)
  03. Tracedawn - Art Of Violence                                       ( 5:36)
  04. Tracedawn - Fallen Leaves                                         ( 6:07)
  05. Tracedawn - In Love With Insanity                                 ( 5:21)
  06. Tracedawn - Path Of Reality                                       ( 5:51)
  07. Tracedawn - Widow                                                 ( 4:08)
  08. Tracedawn - Justice For None                                      ( 3:19)

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