Timo Aulis Rautiainen (born 25 January 1963, in

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) is a Finnish heavy metal singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of

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. He has also sung and played guitar in the bands

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and Aku Ankkuli.

Career

Rautiainen graduated from the

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as a teacher of

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. In the early stages of Trio Niskalaukaus, Rautiainen was commonly represented in the main media as "The Grim Teacher", because of his strong and rather gloomy lyrics and his occupation. However, in later years he concentrated solely on his musical career, resigning from his educational activities. Despite his earlier and solemn representation in Finnish media, he is actually a man with a good sense of humour, and he is characterized by his laid back nature on stage. In December 2004, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus announced that they would be going on break for an indefinite period.Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus biography
(in Finnish) While the band was on hiatus, Rautiainen starred on the Finnish talk-show ''K-Rappu'', which concentrated on culture. On 1 November 2006, Trio Niskalaukaus announced that they would be breaking up. After the breakup, Rautiainen published his first solo album titled '' Sarvivuori'' in 2006 with a crew gathered from different bands. The album featured the talents of

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founder

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(who also wrote one song) and former

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guitarist,

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. On drums debuted renowned Finnish actor

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. Initially Rautiainen was supposed to do only one solo album, but after the album's good reception and the band's highly successful summer tour he changed his mind. In 2007 his second solo album, '' Loppuun ajettu'', was released. The line-up changed a bit, and

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, former Trio Niskalaukaus guitarist, joined Rautiainen's solo band. The album entered the Finnish

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Discography

Albums

*2006: ''Sarvivuori'' (The Horn Mountain) *2007: ''Loppuun ajettu'' (Used to the End) *2010: ''En oo keittäny enkä myyny'' (I Haven't Made, Neither Sold Booze) *2012: ''Kunnes elämä meidät erottaa'' (Until Life Do Us Part) (with Neljäs Sektori)

EPs

*2006: ''Uskonnonpastori EP'' (The Pastor of Religion)

Singles & EPs

*2006: "Punainen viiva" (The Red Line) *2006: "Sinulle" (For You) *2007: "Outolintu" (Mockingbird) *2008: "Rööperi" *2010: "Bacchuksen tiellä"

References

External links

Official homepage
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