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)
Pois alta!
Dauntless Lyrics
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Älä pysähdy tähän, pakene!
En kysy, en vastaa
En sano mitään
Katso aikasi loppuun
Et saavuta mitään
Pyyhit minut pois, se ei poista tahroja
Sinun maailmasi ei tahdo minua
Se tarvitsee minua, se tarvitsee minua
Pois alta!
Älä pysähdy tähän, pakene!
En tarvitse ikkunaa
Silmät sidottuna tunnen liikkeen
Kuulen kaikki ne ajatukset joita pelkäät
Kehon voit kahlita, mieli jää kaduille
Et ehdi torjua kaikista suunnista kiviä
Näin aikasi loppuun ennen sinua
Se sattuu kun tietää mikä polttaa sinua
Luulet tietäväsi mikä on ratkaisu
Et etsi enää edes väärästä paikasta
Et voi pysäyttää sitä minkä sait alulle
Jos et sammuta tulta, tule pois sen alta
Pois alta!
Älä pysähdy tähän, pakene!
En ole ratkaisu
Olen osa ongelmaa
Sinä yritit tappaa
Et osunut mihinkään
Näinkö helposti unohtaisin kaiken
Sinä olet häpeäksi, se en ole minä
Maailmasi ei tahdo vaan tarvitsee minua
Se ajatus viiltää, polttaa, varoittamatta tappaa
The lyrics of Dauntless's song Pois Alta! are filled with intense emotions of defiance and rejection. The song is all about not letting anyone else dictate your life or your choices. It's about fighting against those who try to hold you back, manipulate you or try to change you into something you're not. The singer urges the listener not to stop, to escape and not even bother to ask or answer any questions. The lyrics are a powerful reminder to stay true to oneself, to trust one's instincts, and to never let anyone else bring them down.
In the verses, the singer talks about how someone tried to destroy their faith and their willpower, but failed. The person wiped them out, but the singer's stains won't ever leave. They declare that the other person's world does not want them, but rather it needs them, and that they will never succumb to it. The refrain of the song, "Pois alta!" which translates to "Out of the way!" or "Move aside!", is a potent call to those who would try to impede the singer's journey. The bridge of the song is where the singer lets out their frustration, declaring that they are not the solution but a part of the problem, and that the antagonist tried to kill them but didn't succeed. The song ends with the singer declaring that they will never forget the past and the hurt caused, but they won't let it define who they are.
Line by Line Meaning
Pois alta!
Move out of the way, escape!
Älä pysähdy tähän, pakene!
Don't stop here, run away!
En kysy, en vastaa
I don't ask or answer
En sano mitään
I don't say anything
Katso aikasi loppuun
Watch your time end
Et saavuta mitään
You won't achieve anything
Yritit tuhota uskoni, tuhota tahtoni
You tried to destroy my faith, my will
Pyyhit minut pois, se ei poista tahroja
You wiped me out, it doesn't remove the stains
Sinun maailmasi ei tahdo minua
Your world doesn't want me
Se tarvitsee minua, se tarvitsee minua
It needs me, it needs me
En tarvitse ikkunaa
I don't need a window
Silmät sidottuna tunnen liikkeen
Blindfolded, I feel the movement
Kuulen kaikki ne ajatukset joita pelkäät
I hear all the thoughts you fear
Kehon voit kahlita, mieli jää kaduille
You can shackle the body, the mind remains on the streets
Et ehdi torjua kaikista suunnista kiviä
You don't have time to reject stones from all directions
Näin aikasi loppuun ennen sinua
I ended your time before you
Se sattuu kun tietää mikä polttaa sinua
It hurts to know what burns you
Luulet tietäväsi mikä on ratkaisu
You think you know the solution
Et etsi enää edes väärästä paikasta
You don't even look for it in the wrong place anymore
Et voi pysäyttää sitä minkä sait alulle
You can't stop what you started
Jos et sammuta tulta, tule pois sen alta
If you don't put out the fire, leave its way
En ole ratkaisu
I'm not the solution
Olen osa ongelmaa
I'm a part of the problem
Sinä yritit tappaa
You tried to kill
Et osunut mihinkään
You didn't hit anything
Näinkö helposti unohtaisin kaiken
Would I forget everything so easily?
Sinä olet häpeäksi, se en ole minä
You're the shame, not me
Maailmasi ei tahdo vaan tarvitsee minua
Your world not only wants but needs me
Se ajatus viiltää, polttaa, varoittamatta tappaa
That thought cuts, burns, kills without warning
Contributed by Adalyn Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Suomipoika95
Todella hyvä kappale!
Jorepossu
Hyvä biisi! 5/5
petsku hopo
ilman Samia ei olis dauntlessia ja dauntlessia ei olis ilman Samia (maniax) pois alta vaan
petsku hopo
sami vetää kyl äijää
metalmosQuito95
jätkillä niin seksikäs ääni \../ ;P