Timo Rautiainen
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Timo Aulis Rautiainen is a Finnish
heavy metal
singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
. He has also sung in the bands Lyijykomppania
and Aku Ankkuli.
His occupation is a teacher, which is quite uncommon for heavy metal musicians. In the early stages of Trio Niskalaukaus, Rautiainen was commonly represented in the main media as "The Grim Teacher", because of his strong and rather gloomy lyrics and his occupation. However, in later years he concentrated solely on his musical career, resigning from his educational activities. Despite his earlier and solemn representation in Finnish media, Timo is actually a man with good sense of humour, and on stage he is characterized by his laid back nature.
In December 2004, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus announced that they would be going on break for an indefinite period of time. While the band was on hiatus, Timo starred on Finnish talk-show 'K-Rappu', which concentrated on culture. On 1 November 2006, Trio Niskalaukaus announced that they would be breaking up.
After the breakup of Trio Niskalaukaus, Timo Rautiainen published his first solo album titled Sarvivuori in 2006 with a crew gathered from different bands. The album featured the talents of e.g. Nightwish
founder Tuomas Holopainen
(who also wrote one song) and former Children of Bodom
guitarist, Alexander Kuoppala
. In the drums debuted renown Finnish actor Jussi Lampi
.
Initially Timo was supposed to do only one solo album, but after the album's good reception and the band's highly successful summer tour he changed his mind, and in 2007 his second solo album, Loppuun ajettu, was released. The line-up changed a bit, and Jarkko Petosalmi, former Trio Niskalaukaus guitarist joined Timo's solo band. The album went into the Finnish chart
s at #5 in its first week.
Finland
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heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus was a metal music band from Finland, formed in 1997. The band was led by Timo Rautiainen, leading member of Finnish metallers Lyijykomppania, a band which still has an underground cult following in the scene. The musical influence of the band ranges from Black...
. He has also sung in the bands Lyijykomppania
Lyijykomppania
Lyijykomppania is a Finnish heavy metal band. It was originally formed in 1981, but was disbanded a short two years later. The band regrouped and started again in 1990 and remained together until once again breaking up in 1998. The band got back together in 2003...
and Aku Ankkuli.
His occupation is a teacher, which is quite uncommon for heavy metal musicians. In the early stages of Trio Niskalaukaus, Rautiainen was commonly represented in the main media as "The Grim Teacher", because of his strong and rather gloomy lyrics and his occupation. However, in later years he concentrated solely on his musical career, resigning from his educational activities. Despite his earlier and solemn representation in Finnish media, Timo is actually a man with good sense of humour, and on stage he is characterized by his laid back nature.
In December 2004, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus announced that they would be going on break for an indefinite period of time. While the band was on hiatus, Timo starred on Finnish talk-show 'K-Rappu', which concentrated on culture. On 1 November 2006, Trio Niskalaukaus announced that they would be breaking up.
After the breakup of Trio Niskalaukaus, Timo Rautiainen published his first solo album titled Sarvivuori in 2006 with a crew gathered from different bands. The album featured the talents of e.g. Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
founder Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Holopainen
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen is a Finnish composer known best for symphonic metal music. He has also studied jazz and classical styles, but prefers to be influenced by harmonic film music....
(who also wrote one song) and former Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom is a Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993, the group currently consists of Alexi Laiho , Roope Latvala , Janne Wirman , Henkka Seppälä , and Jaska Raatikainen...
guitarist, Alexander Kuoppala
Alexander Kuoppala
Alexander Kuoppala is a Finnish musician. He was the rhythm guitarist from the Finnish heavy metal band Children of Bodom from 1995 to 2003. He played on their albums Something Wild, Hatebreeder, Follow the Reaper, and Hate Crew Deathroll...
. In the drums debuted renown Finnish actor Jussi Lampi
Jussi Lampi
Jussi Lampi is a Finnish musician and long-time actor. Lampi has appeared in many films and TV shows, including V2 - jäätynyt enkeli , Matti , Pelikaanimies , Rölli ja metsänhenki , Ansa ja Oiva and Ruusun aika. It is believed that Lampi started his recording career in the band Bodyguards...
.
Initially Timo was supposed to do only one solo album, but after the album's good reception and the band's highly successful summer tour he changed his mind, and in 2007 his second solo album, Loppuun ajettu, was released. The line-up changed a bit, and Jarkko Petosalmi, former Trio Niskalaukaus guitarist joined Timo's solo band. The album went into the Finnish chart
Chart
A chart is a graphical representation of data, in which "the data is represented by symbols, such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart"...
s at #5 in its first week.
Albums
- Sarvivuori (The Horn Mountain) - 2006
- Loppuun ajettu (Used to the End) - 2007
- En oo keittäny enkä myyny (I Haven't Made, Neither Sold Booze) - 2010
Singles & EP's
- Punainen viiva (The Red Line) - 2006
- Sinulle - 2006 (For You)
- Uskonnonpastori EP (The Pastor of Religion) - 2006
- Outolintu - (Strangebird) 2007
- Rööperi - 2008
- Bacchuksen tiellä - 2010