Celestial Season
The career of Holland's Celestial Season was characterized by two very dist… Read Full Bio ↴The career of Holland's Celestial Season was characterized by two very distinct stylistic phases, as the group started out life as a somber, epic-minded doom metal band, then shifted gears a few years later to conclude its existence as a groovier, rock-based stoner group. This might seem like a minor difference upon first glance, but one listen to the group's first and final albums reveals just how much wiggle room actually exists between the further reaches of these two sister genres.

Inspired by the work of doom metal giants such as Candlemass and Saint Vitus, Celestial Season formed in 1991 and initially featured vocalist Stefan Ruiters, guitarists Robert Ruiters and Jeroen Haverkamp, bassist Lucas van Slegtenhorst, and drummer Jason "Bong-Ra" Kohnen. The "Promises" demo and Flowerskin EP from 1992 set the stage for their independent debut of the following year, Forever Scarlet Passion, which boasted competent if rather unadventurous pure doom metal.

The similarly slothful and depressing Solar Lovers album from 1995 would redress this issue somewhat, enriching the band's sound with the addition of full-fledged violin arrangements, courtesy of Jiska ter Bals and Maaike Aarts. Guitarist Pim van Zanen and guitarist/bassist Olly Smit had replaced Haverkamp and van Slegtenhorst for this release (which was supported by a European tour with countrymen the Gathering), but before the year was out, Celestial Season would undergo a drastic metamorphosis with the arrival of new singer Cyril Crutz and the transitional Sonic Orb EP.

Inspired by the new gospel being preached by California desert stoner rock combos such as Masters of Reality, Fu Manchu, and especially Kyuss, the group was soon stripped down to the bare-bones quartet of Crutz, van Zanen, Smit, and Kohnen for the recording of 1997's brusque creative facelift, Orange. Signifying a virtual product relaunch of Celestial Season Mark II, the album delivered a surprisingly convincing "California desert party" feel, considering it was coming from a Dutch band. But with the subsequent departure of last remaining original member Kohnen (replaced by former Kong drummer Rob Snijders), there was no denying that Celestial Season had effectively become an entirely new group. This lineup, plus new bassist Jacques de Haard, carried on for three further releases of pounding stoner rock, namely 1999's Chrome (which led to appearances at the Dynamo and Roadburn festivals), 2000's Lunchbox Dialogues, and 2001's Songs from the Second Floor EP, before calling it quits, claiming that the band's musical quest had been "fulfilled."


MEMBERS
Last line-up

* Cyril Crutz (1995 - 2001) - Vocals (also drums 1996-99)
* Rob Snijders (1999 - 2001) - Drums (see also Agua de Annique, Kong, Garcia Plays Kyuss)
* Olly Smit - (1994 - 2001) - Guitar (Bass 1994 - 95 )
* Pim Van Zanen (1994 - 2001) - Guitar
* Jacques de Haard (1999 - 2001) - Bass (see also Agua De Annique, Garcia Plays Kyuss)

Former members

* Stefan Ruiters (1991 - 95) - Vocals
* Jason Kohnen (1991 - 97) - Drums (Bass 1996 - 97) (see also Bong-Ra)
* Robert Ruiters (1991 - 96) - Guitars
* Jiska ter Bals (1994 - 95) - Violins
* Maaike Aarts (1995) - Violins
* Jeroen Haverkamp (1991 - 93) - Guitars
* Lucas van Slegtenhorst (1991 - 93) - Bass

Session musicians

* Edith Mathot - Violin on "Forever Scarlet Passion".
* Sylvester Piyel - Keyboards on "Forever Scarlet Passion".
* Atie Aarts - Cello on "Solar Lovers".
* Lex Vogelaar - Vocals on "Solar Lovers"

Discography

* Promises (Demo, 1992)
* "Flowerskin" (Single, 1993)
* Forever Scarlet Passion (1993)
* Fire in the winter/Above azure oceans (Split with Lords of the Stone, 1994)
* Promo 1994 (Demo, 1994)
* Solar Lovers (1995)
* Sonic Orb (EP, 1995)
* 3 Track Demo (Demo, 1996)
* "Black Queen is Dynamite" (Single, 1997)
* Orange (1997)
* Demo '99 (Demo, 1999)
* Chrome (1999)
* Lunchbox Dialogues (2000)
* Songs from the Second Floor (EP, 2001)
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Celestial Season Lyrics


1000 Things and everything could be much clearer and everything can be …
21:20 Desire Twenty past nine, desires awaken atracted by the light of y…
A Tune From the Majestic Queen's Garden [Instrumental]…
Afterglow [Lyrics: Stefan] in the field of my soul i lay down and…
All Wrong Winter falls and out of fuel we hide inside our…
Alooka's Boulevard You take it slow maybe you've got it all under controll ju…
Astral Dub I can be wrong, I can be wrong but something…
Black Queen Is Dynamite Common baby touch the screen Come through the screen of my…
Boarding Music Get in your fighter pilot And drop those bombs off Make yo…
Body Overdrive I've got a pocketbook for the beats in my mind I've…
Carmencita This is it the last stroke ended up in dust fear for…
Celestial Dragon Breathe out, wherever she walks The workers and whores are b…
Cherish My Pain (Lyrics: Stefan) my unbalanced soul is unleashed pliable…



Comfortable Mess Poetry in her window pane See our faces in the moonless…
Coming Down There's an echo coming back from the walls that you painted…
Daisy's Lunch I've got the urge and soul to go I've got the…
Dancing to a Thousand Symphonies [lyrics: Stefan Ruiters] remembering the melodies in a r…
Decamerone (lyrics:Jason Kohnen) I can hear the music sweet tunes t…
Diabolo Cruiser Xl5 When the walls are coming down and your balls are buried…
Diesel Reptile I've got the urge and soul to go I've got the…
For Eternity [Lyrics: Stefan] pictures of euphoria in a long forgotten…
From the Plains You're a memory that makes us free A sunshine melody to…
Icarus with You and now I fly closer in night is going on for…
In Sweet Bitterness (Lyrics: Jason) caress your breasts so gently I sink int…
Jupiter Last night I went to Jupiter and silently I stayed until I…
King Lizard I heard you're talking of innocense and self control and al…
Lonely Man Burning This war is over I'm getting sober in my head I'm growing…
Mary Meets the Sky Alone Shattered by the storm of desire To hold you once more…
Millenarian Drive Come to the world where the sane man crawls and drop…
Monumenta Put down your load and go to sleep untill your ready…
Morning Theft on the day that I found I was travelling with…
Mother of All Passions [Lyrics: Jason] oh...how I dream...dream of you my past …
One-Eye Generator Hey now, I heard that the old song was fooling…
Ophelia (Lyrics: Jason) bleak is this tragedy...Ophelia my darli…
Outshine Long blind kiss from the beauty queen Daddy said I'm dancing…
Pegasus I never thought I could lose you I never thought it…
Retrosky These are the eyes of the in between, the voices…
Risin' Out of the Loop I've got the urge and soul to go I've got the…
Room 210 we got away full of our expensive fantasies we drove for h…
Salamandra Did you reload your phasers and wipe out the neutral zone …
Sharks & Razors Sharks and razors in my sleep Body's aching for some peace …
Soft Embalmer of the Still Midnight [lyrics: Stefan Ruiters] shutting with careful fingers o…
Solar Child [lyrics:Stefan Ruiters] would you give me all the love y…
Stardust Stones, I'm moving through stardust on my shoe responding …
The Merciful [Lyrics: Stefan] deliverance of souls to the eternal woe…
The Orleans Capsule Here she comes see the shine of her velvet afterglow feel…
The Scent of Eve [lyrics: Stefan Ruiters] ...and I find light in the tears…
Together in Solitude (Lyrics: Stefan) together in solitude there are no momen…
Too Much Too Soon Through my window I see the rain I wonder what…
Vienna [by Ultravox] we walked in the cold air freezing breath …
Wallaroo Into the desert sand, feelings grow inside me they took my…
Watching the Fuss Let's get lost again in the summertime With our heads up…
Who Sent the Workers Back Underground Under the ground amongst their fears black water sound fr…
Will you Wait for the Sun [lyrics: Jason Kohnen] The cold water in which I stand Port…
Will You Wait for the Sun? (lyrics:Jason Kohnen) the cold water in which I stand po…


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