Craydawn

Historia: Craydawn is a Finnish metal band begun by guitarist Antti Wirman in 1997 under the name 'Wisard'. In 1998, guitarist Pekka Palmu, bassist Janne Katalkin, and vocalist Luis Herrero joined and after trying out a number of drummers the band added drummer Mikko Sepponen to the line up. Later that year a three track demo was recorded, entitled Drowning, this was the group's first recording.. 1999 saw not only the recording of Wisard's full- length Open Skies but also saw the departure of bassist Janne Katalkin. During the Nummirock Festival in 2001 Markus Lindén filled in on bass before Fabio Oksanen was tapped as a permanent replacement for Katalkin. A demo entitled Sheets of Lies was recorded shortly before Jaakko Teittinen took Pekka Palmu's position as guitarist and Vili Ollila joined the band as a keyboard player. Wisard was rechristened Craydawn. Craydawn ended the year as a supporting band at Nosturi, Helsinki with Sonata Arctica. Since then the band has been gigging actively in Finland but remain as yet unsigned. In 2005 Guitarist Antti "Laiska" Laitinen took his place as a guitarist when Jaakko Teittinen left the band. In May 2006 the band finished their latest promo and Janne Katalkin rejoined Craydawn as the bass player.