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M-THEORY AUDIO PROUDLY WELCOMES FINLAND’S DAWN OF SOLACE TO THE N. AMERICA ROSTER; FIRST SINGLE & VIDEO “SKELETONS” AVAILABLE NOW
M-Theory Audio is thrilled to announce the North American signing of Finnish melodic doom/gothic metal stalwarts DAWN OF SOLACE!
To celebrate the partnership, the band has unleashed “Skeletons,” the powerful first single and music video from their forthcoming studio album of the same name.
“The title track of the album and first single ‘Skeletons’ is a hypnotic Nordic pulse that grows darker and stronger until the grandeur of the chorus kicks in and brings a tidal wave of melodies,” explains Tuomas Saukkonen.
Dive into the atmospheric depths and watch the video HERE
The title track comes from the album of the same name, ‘Skeletons’ is set for a February 12th release in North America via M-Theory Audio. The album will be available on compact disc as well as a limited-edition ‘acid rain’ colored vinyl pressing strictly limited to 300 copies.
"I am extremely happy to announce that our Scandinavian melancholia and Nordic darkness-infused art is now under the wings of M-Theory Audio and beyond excited about the fact that forthcoming 5th Dawn of Solace album ‘Skeletons’ will be the first one with a proper North American release."
Regarding the upcoming full-length, mastermind Tuomas Saukkonen notes: "Skeletons is definitely the darkest Dawn Of Solace album and strongly highlights the contrast between the demonic voice of Mikko Heikkilä in addition to his angelic melodic cleans capturing both darkness and light. The profoundly somber melodies are still there but on this album the counterforce is far more tenebrous and heavy than before. Scandinavian darkness in its finest form."
Physical and digital pre-orders for vinyl, cd or t-shirt bundle are available now HERE
About Dawn of Solace:
DAWN OF SOLACE started as a melancholic death/doom solo project of Tuomas Saukkonen (Wolfheart, Before The Dawn) in 2005. Shortly after the release of the debut album ‘The Darkness and the Light’ in 2006, the project went into a long hiatus because of legal and contract issues. As time healed the wounds and lifted the contractual burden, it was time to bring the project back to life in 2019 after 15 years of slumber.
The comeback was warmly received by fans and media alike, and now there was no stopping it. The forthcoming ‘Skeletons’ marks the band's fifth full-length overall and the fourth release since their triumphant return (following ‘Woe’ in 2020, ‘Flames of Perdition’ in 2022, and ‘Affliction Vortex’ in 2025). ‘Skeletons’ stands as the darkest chapter yet, introducing a stronger blend of harsh, growling vocals paired with the somber and majestic cleans of vocalist Mikko Heikkilä (Kaunis Kuolematon, Sinamore), while Tuomas's songwriting ticks all the boxes of doom metal while reaching deep into the realms of death and gothic metal.