Timo Aulis Rautiainen (born 25 January 1963 in Sulkava) is a Finnish heavy metal musician. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus. He has also sung and played guitar in the bands Lyijykomppania and Aku Ankkuli.
Career
Rautiainen graduated from the University of Jyväskylä as a teacher of special education. 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. 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. at #5 in its first week.
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) <small>(with Neljäs Sektori)</small>
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"