The third demo, "Cold I Am", was released in 1998, and the band felt their line-up needed a second guitarist. The post was taken by Riku Katainen. In 1999 they recorded another demo called "Inhumankind". They made a couple of successful shows (including one in the national band contest) and quickly earned their reputation as an aggressive live act. However, the Finnish army intervened the plot and the band was forced to recharge their batteries until early 2002.
In summer 2002 the band was ready to record their fifth demo, but this time they decided to try it out with another lead vocalist. Ari Nieminen (ex-Caledonian) impressed them at the first rehearsal and the search promptly ended. Coming to the end of the year, the demo "Modern Ways Of Discipline" was released and the first offers for a record contract were received. None were accepted, however. In 2003 another series of successful shows followed, including the afterclub of Tuska Open Air metal festival.
Summer 2004 saw the band recording their sixth demo. "Ruins MMIV" and the video clip of the song "Ruins" gathered interest from many directions and supposedly more unreasonable record contracts were offered. The band was chosen as the demo band of the month in Inferno. But Dauntless was still without decent record deal.
In 2005 the original bass player Tuomo Tukkimäki left the band and was shortly after replaced by Olli Määttä, who stood his trial at the afterclub of Tuska (it was the second time Dauntless played there). The seventh demo "Obey - Erase - Obey" was released, and the band once again returned to their persistent quest for a decent record deal.
Finally finnish label Firebox Records signed Dauntless, and sent them to the studio in late 2006 to record their debut album Execute the Fact. The album compiled some of their most wanted songs from the demo times with a few unheard ones, surpassing everything Dauntless had made so far. Execute the Fact was released in 2007.
After the release of Execute the Fact Dauntless spent a year sparsely on the road, already building up plans for their next full-length album. In 2008, however, they mutually cancelled their agreement with Firebox Records and started looking for another label. This time it wasn't so hard. Newly founded Full Metal Records, also from Finland, took interest in the band and signed Dauntless.
During the process of recording Death Row Poet , the long-time drummer Santeri Salmi left his seat to pursue his other interests; meaning that he will most probably be involved on the next Dauntless album as an engineer. His replacement, Arto Vesander, was immediately found from among close friends.
Their second album, Death Row Poet, was released 25.2.2009.
Demos released:
Face the Fact (1995)
Prophecy... (1996)
Cold I Am (1998)
Inhumankind (1999)
Modern Ways of Discipline (2002)
Ruins MMIV (2004)
Obey - Erase - Obey (2005)
Current members:
Riku Katainen, lead guitar (1998-current)
Sami Helle, guitar (1991-current)
Olli Määttä, bass (2005-current)
Arto Vesander , drums (2008-current)
Former members:
Ari Nieminen, vocals (2002-2009)
Tuomo Tukkimäki,bass (1991-2005)
Santeri Salmi, drums (1991-2008)
My Guidance
Dauntless Lyrics
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To explore the world from a different sight
Say things straight, don't hesitate
To be yourself in this fucked-up place
Break the habits, control your life
Reject the kind of integrated mind
Get over the fence - with self-confidence
Another day, another mind bends
Fuck this world enslaved
Values produced by someone else
Opinions lacking the common sense
Pressures of life growing day by day
Once believer has lost his way
Sinking below all standards
Glow in the eye fades
No place for head to lay
Loosing the will of life
The air is not worth breathing
The deepest end of misery
Need someone to blame for everything
Use the mirror to frame the guilty
Ruler of races - at what cost
Turned the world into paradise lost
The lyrics to Dauntless's song My Guidance call for individuals to take control of their lives - urging listeners to focus their minds, break bad habits, be confident, and reject society's prescribed values that lack common sense. The song highlights the challenges of living in a world where individuals often feel like they are being enslaved by their circumstances - with the pressures of life growing day by day. The lyrics acknowledge that, at times, we can all lose our way as we strive to meet society's expectations. But we must look beyond that and find our own path.
The song offers a powerful message of self-belief and encourages individuals to embrace their unique identities despite living in a "fucked-up" world. Dauntless's lyrics are a powerful reminder that we are all free to be whoever we want to be regardless of societal expectations. Ultimately the message can be summed up in a phrase from the song: "Don't live your life for someone else".
Overall, My Guidance is a powerful song with an important message that will resonate with anyone who has struggled to find their place in the world. It is a call to arms, urging listeners to stand up and take control of their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Take your time to focus the mind
It is important to take the necessary time to concentrate and pay attention
To explore the world from a different sight
To look at the world with a new perspective and discover its hidden aspects
Say things straight, don't hesitate
Be honest and straightforward without holding back or doubting yourself
To be yourself in this fucked-up place
To remain true to your personality and identity in a difficult environment
Break the habits, control your life
Avoid routine and take control of your own choices and decisions
Reject the kind of integrated mind
Refuse to conform to societal expectations and norms
Get over the fence - with self-confidence
Overcome obstacles and challenges with belief in oneself
Don't live your life for that someone else
Do not base your lifestyle and decisions on what others think or desire
Another day, another mind bends
Every day, someone's way of thinking is influenced or changed
Fuck this world enslaved
A strong statement of frustration with societal and personal restrictions
Values produced by someone else
Beliefs and standards established by external sources
Opinions lacking the common sense
Views that do not consider practicality or logic
Pressures of life growing day by day
Daily stressors and expectations are constantly increasing
Once believer has lost his way
Someone who previously held strong convictions has become lost or disillusioned
Sinking below all standards
Falling beneath expectations or norms
Glow in the eye fades
Losing enthusiasm or inspiration
No place for head to lay
Feeling lost or homeless without a sense of direction
Loosing the will of life
Becoming disinterested in life and losing motivation to continue living
The air is not worth breathing
Feeling hopeless and that life is not worth living
The deepest end of misery
A state of complete hopelessness and despair
Need someone to blame for everything
A tendency to place blame on external factors or individuals for personal issues
Use the mirror to frame the guilty
Taking responsibility for one's actions and actions of others
Ruler of races - at what cost
Those in power and control have gained it at a great cost to others
Turned the world into paradise lost
The world has become a worse place due to greed and selfishness of those in power
Contributed by Colton I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
FelNE
When you're starting off that is perfectly fine. Eventually elemental armor becomes less of a worry once you focus on cells/perks.
Especially when you can upgrade your resistances to each element in the Slayer's path.
As for the weapon side of things, each element does work to your benefit especially if it's the behemoth's elemental weakness.
Just make sure you keep opening cores and gathering cells, since this will really help you out in the long run.
Same goes with getting aetherhearts and powersurging gear with perks you like.
StunLock
Important for cells is that you fuse the same exact cells together to get a higher tier of them. So a +1, +1 of the same* cells. To skip this seemingly long fusion you use aetherdust. This is obtained from cell cores or from recycling excess cells(bottom option in the middleman's ui)- since you get an abundance of cell cores for a reason. Feel free to recycle any cell if thats beyond 8, since this is the amount of cells to make two +3 maxed cells!
internetCOWBOY
Wow thank u! The excess amount of cells made me believe they would be used/discarded after a hunt so I’ve been neglecting them
FelNE
Beautiful detailed explanation of cell exchange/fusion. Gotta pin this :)
V3n0m15
Man you are decked out! I just started playing dauntless and I am having a BLAST! I feel way behind the power curve, but I am having a blast. I loved playing MMORPGs in the past, but don't have all that much time to game anymore. This is that perfect balance of social play, leveling, and gear that if I want I can play for 30 mins or 5 hrs. I finally hit my first reforge and will be reforging today! Very fun and exciting game.
V3n0m15
@Scuzzy on and off need ppl to play with honestly
Scuzzy
You still playin?
TNRed
doing quests in the beginning is a loading screen simulatior going betweyhunt and ramsgate
FelNE
Happy to see a new player enjoying this gem! It only gets better as you progress :)
toro
Oh man i used to watch your videos in 2019 of behemoth breakdowns when i was first starting to get into dauntless, im glad to see you're still doing your thing and still thinking of helping people through this game. Keep it up mate, you are honestly amazing
Zam Luxeon
This guide was extremely helpful. I'm a huge MH fan and after being away from Dauntless for so long, I forgot how similar they were. It's gonna be fun grinding here again!