Dark the Suns is a melodic dark/ gothic metal band formed in 2005 in Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...

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Finland

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. They are signed to Firebox Records

Firebox Records

Firebox Records is a Finnish record label based in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia. The label is well known in the underground heavy metal scene. They specialize in doom metal....

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Founded as a solo project by vocalist and guitarist Mikko Ojala in 2005, a demo was followed by the release of the full-length In Darkness Comes Beauty in 2006 once Dark the Suns became a full band. 2007 and 2008 brought local gigs, and a short Baitian mini-tour in May 2008. Some line-up changes occurred, including drummer Eino and keyboardist Pinja replacing Markus and Juha respectively. Later in the year Juha returned as a second guitarist.

The EP The Dead End was released in autumn 2008, and the first web-single from All Ends In Silence

All Ends in Silence

All Ends In Silence is the second full studio album by Finnish Gothic/ Doom Metal group Dark the Suns.It was recorded by Arttu Sarvanne at Studio Watercastle. The album was mixed by Arttu Sarvanne and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios...

, "Rimed With Frost", was released in January 2009. It was followed by a further web-single, "Everlasting", in February. The album itself was planned for 11 March 2009, but was pushed back a week by the label, and then another week to 25 March, the date it was actually released.

Drummer Eino moved to Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

 in March 2009, and original drummer Markus returned to the band.

In February 2010 Dark The Suns released their very first video for the track 'Unbroken Silence' from their 2009 album All Ends in Silence

All Ends in Silence

All Ends In Silence is the second full studio album by Finnish Gothic/ Doom Metal group Dark the Suns.It was recorded by Arttu Sarvanne at Studio Watercastle. The album was mixed by Arttu Sarvanne and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios...

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Dark the Suns' third album Sleepwalking in a Nightmare will be released in Autumn 2010.

Line-up

Current Members

• Eliisa Tuomanen: Vocals (2010-present)
• Mikko Ojala: Guitar & Vocals (2005–present)
• Inka Tuomaala: Bass & Keyboards (2006–present)
• Mikael Saalasti: Drums (2011-present)

Discography

• In Darkness Comes Beauty (2007)
• The Dead End (EP, 2008)
• All Ends in Silence
  All Ends in Silence
  All Ends In Silence is the second full studio album by Finnish Gothic/ Doom Metal group Dark the Suns.It was recorded by Arttu Sarvanne at Studio Watercastle. The album was mixed by Arttu Sarvanne and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios...
  
  (2009)
• Sleepwalking in a Nightmare (2010)