Deuteronomium history in short:

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1993 The band is founded by Manu Lehtinen and his brother Jarno Lehtinen. Very soon Miika Partala joined them and eventually Tapio Laakso completed the lineup as a fourth member. Deuteronomium played its very first show with this lineup and recorded their first demo "Paths of Righteousness".

1994 It was either in the late 1993 or early 1994 when Tapio deciced to leave the band and Kalle Paju replaced him. Year 1994 was very difficult for the band. They lost their rehearsal place and everyone was quite fed up with the situation so the band was buried for a while.

1995 Manu, Jarno and Miika decided to put the band back together and they recorded the second demo "Crosshope".

1996 "Crosshope" demo released. Deuteronomium played a few shows with new guitarist Jari Mantour and session drummer Johnny Pesonen. Jari left the band and the rest of the guys played a few shows. At the end of 1996 they recorded their first EP "Tribal Eagle".

1997 "Tribal Eagle" is released and the feedback was very positive. J-J Kontoniemi joins the band and at the same time Kalle Paju re-joins. Deuteronomium plays many shows and rehearses material for their debute album.

1998 "Street Corner Queen", Deuteronomium's first album, is released and people either loved it or hated it. Anyhow, it was a success and many more people became aware of the band. Deuteronomium played many shows and rehearsed new material.

1999 The release year of "To Die and Gain" -single and "Here to Stay" -album. And again the feedback was either positive or negative. Many didn't like the change in music style but it also gave the band new fans.

Deuteronomium played their first concerts in other countries. They spent one week in Holland and played two shows there, plus many more in Finland.

Cover version of One Bad Pig's "Red River" was recorded and a digipack re-release of Street Corner Queen (which included "Red River" and brand new artwork) was released.

The band had difficulties again. There were disagreements in certain things. It caused pressure, and eventually...

2000 ...Miika Partala decided to leave the band, which was a shock to everyone. The band was in a really difficult situation. It would have been nearly impossible to find anyone like him. Six months later J-J Kontoniemi decided to leave. Both of the guys were very kind and played all the remaining shows with the band. Great shows in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Holland and Germany.

Markus Vainionpää wins the air guitar world championships, the song was "Crosshope".

2001 The band is officially split up.

2006 In June, Deuteronomium plays one live show at OHM-Fest '06.

2007 Deuteronomium is back!
The band played a couple of shows here and there and released "Spelled Alive" DVD.

2008 Band signed a record deal with Bullroser Records and entered the studio at March to record a brand new studio album titled "From the Midst of the Battle". Band played as co-headliner at Elements of Rock festival in Switzerland with Seventh Avenue and Drottnar.

"From the Midst of the Battle" was released on August 13th as a 500x limited special edition CD+DVD box as well as a regular jewel case version. After a week of its release it reached #11 on the finnish official TOP 40 -chart.

Later that year Deuteronomium did a tour with Immortal Souls called Wintertour 2008, playing in 9 different countries.

2009 After "some" troubles with the factory that printed it, Deuteronomium's latest effort Retaliatory Strike was released in the format of a 12" vinyl in August. The EP was titled after the cover song (originally) recorded (by The Betrayal) exclusively for this release. The 3 other songs were b-sides from the FtMotB -sessions.

In November, yet another version of Street Corner Queen is released, this time as a 2-CD edition with the long out-of-print second album Here To Stay plus the Tribal Eagle EP and a bunch of previously unreleased bonus tracks.

Official site: www.deuteronomium.net

III
Deuteronomium Lyrics

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Ennen syntya muinaisen ajan
Ennen asettamista kuun ja auringon valon
Olit Sina, tiesit tulevan, nait olevan
Ennen syntya Lintujen radan
Ennen kasvua jylhan korven ja salon
Elit Sina, tiesit tulevan, nait olevan

Ikiaikainen olet Sina, Vanhaikainen

Sinussa on Kolme ja Sina olet Yksi
Isa, Poika ja Henki, Jumala Kolminainen

Lausuit sanan, virkoit virkkeen
Synnytit hengen ja materian, kaikkeuden
Loit elaman, nakymattoman ja nakyvaisen
Kotkan kaartelemaan ylle vuorten korkeiden
Suden juoksemaan keskelle lumisten hankien
Seka naita vallitsemaan loit ihmisen

Ikiaikainen olet Sina, Vanhaikainen
Sinussa on Kolme ja Sina olet Yksi
Isa, Poika ja Henki, Jumala Kolminainen

Sina hallitset sen, mita silma ei nae
Sina kasket sita, mita korva ei kuule

Sina ymmarrat sen, mita ajatus ei tavoita
Kadessasi on kaikki, Sinua palvelen

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Deuteronomium's song III reflect an appreciation of God's eternal power and wisdom as the creator of the universe. The lyrics evoke a sense of awe for the divine, who existed before the creation of time and space and who knew the past, present, and future of all things. The opening lines of the song point to God's pre-existence before the formation of the moon, sun, and the earth. The lyrics continue to describe how God created everything in the universe, from the life-giving breath of beings to the mountains, and the forests. The song celebrates God's role as the creator and ruler of everything that is visible and invisible.

The lyrics in the chorus speak of God's nature as a trinity, consisting of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is a reference to the doctrine of the Holy Trinity in Christian theology, which teaches that God exists in three persons. The song stresses that God has ultimate power and knowledge over all things, even those that are beyond human comprehension. The overall message of the song is one of praise and devotion to God.

Line by Line Meaning

Ennen syntya muinaisen ajan
Before the birth of ancient times

Ennen asettamista kuun ja auringon valon
Before the setting of the moon and sun's light

Olit Sina, tiesit tulevan, nait olevan
You existed, knowing what was to come and what is

Ennen syntya Lintujen radan
Before the birth of the path of birds

Ennen kasvua jylhan korven ja salon
Before the growth of the rugged forest and grove

Elit Sina, tiesit tulevan, nait olevan
You lived, knowing what was to come and what is

Ikiaikainen olet Sina, Vanhaikainen
You are ancient, the old one

Sinussa on Kolme ja Sina olet Yksi
In you, there are three and you are one

Isa, Poika ja Henki, Jumala Kolminainen
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the Triune God

Lausuit sanan, virkoit virkkeen
You spoke the word, uttered the phrase

Synnytit hengen ja materian, kaikkeuden
You gave birth to spirit and matter, the universe