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1999 – The band is started and its name is chosen to be The Sanitarium. The Sanitarium consisted of Marko Kämäräinen, Jani Hakkarainen, Aki Karhu and Jussi Karjalainen. The guys throw one gig in Kitee at a band review, after which Pirkka Maksimainen joins them.
2000 – Hard training and a few small gigs, until in the fall Aki leaves to join the UN troops in Kosovo. There were no further gigs, but the training continued with Tomi Kallio replacing Aki.
2001 – The name had to be changed when it was noticed that The Sanitarium was already in use. The band became Dunces. The guys get to know Tero "TeeCee" Kinnunen and take their last pennies to the Kitee Caverock Studio and make "Waiting For..." vanity press edition.
2002 – The focus was in making new songs. Gigs were played all over "the hood". At a "Rock night" held in Tohmajärvi the band Bitch Driven performed for the very first time. In the band, based by TeeCee, played along Mako and Jussi some Tuomas Holopainen and Jukka Nevalainen.
2003 – The new album was worked on in the beginning of 2003 in the homes of band members. The drums were recorded at the Caverock Studio and the album was mixed and mastered TeeCee Kinnunen, again. The new album "Kingdom of Darkness" was released in July 2003. KOD included a few new and interesting experiments, among others the song "Alone". In its beginning is played a 36-string acoustic Finnish zither. "Drunk Dream" from KOD was chosen for the weekly demo in the radio station YleX, and the album in its whole got good reviews in other media in the field of music.
2004 – Dunces performed with Trio Niskalaukaus at the publishing consert of Nightwish's "Once" in the Kitee Ice Hall. After this the band was getting ready for the studio recording starting in the spring. The intention was to tape three new songs. At the end of the year Dunces had a gig in Petrozavodsk, Russia, at the "Rock Bridge" festival.
2005 – The Burning Heart Fron Hell is finished. In the summer there were a few gigs, for example in Ilosaarirocks Club Metelli. In the fall Jani Hakkarainen decided to leave the band for family reasons. This happened in a positive atmosphere for all parties. Gig mixer Juha Lehtinen was chosen to replace Jani. With Juha in the solo guitar the band travelled again to Russia with the Joensuu Pop Musicians to perform at another "Rock Bridge" festival in Pedrosavodsk. The audience was a nice crowd, as much as 2500-3000 people, and the atmosphere was great.
2006 – Hard training and occasional gigs around Pohjois-Karjala. The Joensuu Pop Musicians organized an Ilosaarirock winter tour in the spring 2006. As artists for example Viikate, Indica, Ankara and Dunces.
2007 – New songs are started to record. The drums were recorded in Tohmajärvi, Guitars/Bass at Tempputupa (former Caverock) Studio and vocals/syntheziser at the E-Major studio in Kerava. This time tere are also quest artists in the album, for example Tapio Wilska, Senni Eskelinen and the vocalist of Stella Marja Kiiskilä. The band won a public contest (over 2500 votes) organized by the newspaper Karjalainen and got to play in Ilosaarirock, this time at the Rekkalava. The band also got the honours to be the first demo band to use pyrotechnique in Ilosaarirock.
2008 – The name changes, funeral for Dunces are held and a contract is made with Stayheavyrecords by the name of Silentrain.
Dunces releases
* Waiting For…, Full-length, 2001
* Alone, Single, 2003
* Kingdom of Darkness, Full-length, 2003
* The Burning Heart from Hell, EP, 2005
Silentrain releases
* Wrong way To Salvation, Full-length, 2008
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Silentrain Lyrics
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ich bin ein verlorenes nicht aufrichtig lebendiges Kind
ich kann nicht die Tränen in meinen Augen verbergen
ich bin verloren und von meiner Liebe weggeworfen
Ich kann diesen Schmerz nicht mehr verbergen
ich gehe nun meine Schritte alleine
soviel Blut das ich für nichts verblutet habe
letzter Fall fällt keine Blutung für dich, nie mehr
die schwarzen roses führen meinen Pfad
meine Hoffnungen vergessen, meine Träume unerreicht
das ist die letzte Nacht meiner sterbenden Seele
Ich kann diesen Schmerz nicht mehr verbergen
ich gehe nun meine Schritte alleine
soviel Blut das ich für nichts verblutet habe
letzter Fall fällt keine Blutung für dich, nie mehr
In this song, Silentrain expresses feelings of despair and abandonment. The lyricist talks about the darkness that surrounds them, likening it to the wings of darkness. They feel lost and disconnected from life, unable to hide the tears in their eyes. The pain is overwhelming and they cannot keep it hidden any longer. They feel as though they have bled for nothing, having given so much of themselves for no return.
Despite feeling alone, they still feel the rain falling from the sky and the black roses that lead their path. However, they have lost their hope and their dreams seem unattainable. They describe this as the last night of their dying soul, as they feel as though they are slowly fading away. The pain has become too much to bear, and they are left to walk their path alone, with no one to support them.
Overall, the song expresses the emotions of loneliness, despair, and pain. The lyricist feels as though they have given everything they have, only to be left with nothing in return. It is a powerful expression of the mental and emotional struggles that individuals can face.
Line by Line Meaning
Die Flügel der Finsternis hängen über mir
The darkness surrounds me and I feel lost
ich bin ein verlorenes nicht aufrichtig lebendiges Kind
I feel like I'm living without purpose and authenticity
ich kann nicht die Tränen in meinen Augen verbergen
I can't hide the sadness I feel
ich bin verloren und von meiner Liebe weggeworfen
I feel abandoned by someone I loved
Ich kann diesen Schmerz nicht mehr verbergen
I can't keep hiding my pain anymore
ich gehe nun meine Schritte alleine
I have to walk this path alone now
soviel Blut das ich für nichts verblutet habe
I have shed so much blood for nothing
letzter Fall fällt keine Blutung für dich, nie mehr
This is the last time I'll bleed for you, never again
Ich fühle den Regen, der vom Himmel fällt
I can feel the rain pouring down from the sky
die schwarzen roses führen meinen Pfad
My path is guided by black roses
meine Hoffnungen vergessen, meine Träume unerreicht
I've forgotten my hopes and my dreams are unattainable
das ist die letzte Nacht meiner sterbenden Seele
This is the last night for my dying soul
Ich kann diesen Schmerz nicht mehr verbergen
I can't keep hiding my pain anymore
ich gehe nun meine Schritte alleine
I have to walk this path alone now
soviel Blut das ich für nichts verblutet habe
I have shed so much blood for nothing
letzter Fall fällt keine Blutung für dich, nie mehr
This is the last time I'll bleed for you, never again
Contributed by Savannah Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.