Dark The Suns is a melodic death metal/gothic metal band from Jyväskylä, Fi… Read Full Bio ↴Dark The Suns is a melodic death metal/gothic metal band from Jyväskylä, Finland.

Dark The Suns was founded as Mikko's solo project in 2005 in Valkeakoski. The first demo, The Sleeping Beauty, was recorded later that year and it was demo of the month in Inferno-Magazine #34. In the beginning of 2006 Dark The Suns settled to Jyväskylä and Mikko's one-man project grew to a full band when Juha, Markus and Inka joined Dark The Suns.

In August 2006 Dark The Suns entered studio for their second demo and soon in the end of October 2006, Dark The Suns was signed to Firebox Records for two albums. Their debut album, In Darkness Comes Beauty, was released in autumn 2007. Followed by All Ends in Silence released in 2009 and Sleepwalking in a Nightmare a year later.

An official announcement was made in early 2013 saying that the band is no longer active.

After almost 10 years of hiatus the band released a teaser for the upcoming single "Suru Raivosi Sydämeni Pimeydessä" which is set to be released on May 21st 2020 by Inverse Records. This is the first single from the upcoming fourth album which is set to be released later in 2020.

Rimed with Frost
Dark the Suns Lyrics

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In silence we dwell
beneath the veil of winter
on this freezing ground
buried by waves of snow

In cold lifeless light, in northern night
we’ll lay down and sleep under the wings

We are still here, rimed with frost
There won’t be dawn
no dawn for us

You were my angel
in this quiet world

Now we are buried down
by the snow that keeps on falling...

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dark the Suns's song Rimed with Frost depict a somber and isolated setting, where the singer and their companion are enduring a harsh and unforgiving winter. The opening lines, "In silence we dwell/ beneath the veil of winter/ on this freezing ground/ buried by waves of snow," set the tone for the rest of the song. The winter imagery is stark and vivid, with the implication that the singer is stuck in this frigid landscape with no escape. The following lines, "In cold lifeless light, in northern night/ we’ll lay down and sleep under the wings," suggest that the singer has given in to the elements and is resigned to waiting out the winter with their companion. The image of sleeping "under the wings" could be interpreted as finding solace or safety in each other's company, even in the face of hardship.

The chorus of the song, "We are still here, rimed with frost/ There won’t be dawn/ no dawn for us," adds to the melancholic atmosphere of the song. The repetition of "rimed with frost" underscores the idea of being frozen in place, both physically and emotionally. The lack of dawn represents the absence of hope or a way out - the singer and their companion are trapped in this winter wasteland indefinitely. The final lines, "You were my angel/ in this quiet world/ Now we are buried down/ by the snow that keeps on falling...," convey a sense of loss and nostalgia. The snow that once may have been seen as beautiful or magical has become a burden, burying the singer and their memories beneath its relentless weight.

Line by Line Meaning

In silence we dwell
We live quietly, without speaking

beneath the veil of winter
Under the cover of the winter season

on this freezing ground
In the place where temperatures are below zero

buried by waves of snow
We are completely covered by snow waves

In cold lifeless light, in northern night
In the cold, bright light of the night in the northern region

we’ll lay down and sleep under the wings
We will rest, sleep under imaginary wings

We are still here, rimed with frost
We are still present and covered in frost

There won’t be dawn
Dawn will not come

no dawn for us
We will not see the sun rise

You were my angel
You were my protector or savior

in this quiet world
In this peaceful existence