The young Finnish metalheads, Tracedawn, are back to kick some serious ass with renewed line-up and third full-length studio album entitled 'Lizard Dusk'. The album introduces a renewed Tracedawn as the intensive touring, rehearsing and recording lead into a situation where the bands lead singer Antti Lappalainen was forced to leave the band due to personal reasons. The search for a new singer wasn't easy but the band managed to find just the right guy for the job.
The singing parts on the ...
The singing parts on the album are shared between the guitar player Tuomas Yli-Jaskari (clean vocals) and Niko Kalliojärvi (growl vocals) formerly known as the lead singer of successful Finnish death metal act Amoral.With 'Lizard Dusk' Tracedawn shifts in yet bigger gear, being more aggressive, faster and more melodic than before. The album presents a self-assured band that can combine strong melodies and furious riffs into progressive, dynamic and contagious modern metal music.The album was produced by the bands mastermind Tuomas Yli-Jaskari and recorded by band members Tuomas, Perttu and Vili at Seawolf and Redhouse Studios. 'Lizard Dusk' was mixed by Henrik Udd (Dimmu Borgir, Dark Tranquility, Arch Enemy etc.) at the infamous Studio Fredman in Sweden. The finishing touch was once again performed by mastering guru Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Finland.