In autumn of 2006, the band announced that Beseech would be put to rest for good: "We have grown apart from each other as persons and we have different views of how we want Beseech to work as a band."
In 2007, Beseech's Web site announced that their members had formed two new bands: The Mary Major, which contains 6 out of the 7 band members, and Those We Don't Speak Of, with the remaining band member.
A NEW BEGINNING (2014-)
This year 2013, is the ten years anniversary when the “old” era of Beseech was put to rest. Klas Bohlin, one of the founding members of Beseech decides to leave the band to focus on other musical challenges. Still good friends through the years, Klas Bohlin and Robert Vintervind the original composers in Beseech started to talk about playing music together in some way. After some successful jams their new material sounded more Beseech than ever, back to its roots with delivering the same characteristic melancholic feeling, but in a new mature way. Shortly after, Manne Engström (guitar) re-joined the band and Beseech entered the “classic Beseech studio”, StudioMega/Fascination Street during the fall of 2012 to figure out the new direction of the band.
DEVELOPING THE GOTHIC SOUND (1992-1995)
The history of Beseech begins in 1992, in the band´s hometown of Borås (near Gothenburg), Sweden. Klas Bohlin (guitar), Jörgen Sjöberg (vocals) and Morgan Gredåker (drums), three hungry teenagers with ambitions, founded a band called Beseech. In November 1992 their first demo “A lesser kind of evil” was recorded, which also became an introduction of the band to the Swedish underground scene. Soon thereafter some members left and Robert Vintervind (guitar) and Andreas Wiik (bass) joined the band. From that day Klas and Robert started to develop a special co-writing relation, which became a solid ground in the development of Beseech’s gothic sound. In 1994 Beseech’s second demo “Last Chapter” was released. At that time the band had become more ambitious and deeply involved in the underground scene, participating in various compilation CD´s, making lots of interviews and received many positive reviews in fanzines worldwide. Later on Anna Andersson (vocals & keyboard), with a voice like an angel joined the band. At this point of time, not so many bands had yet started to experiment with harmonies for both male and female vocals. In 1995 Beseech began to hang out at StudioMega with the producer Christian Silver, who became to be an important person close to the band for many years. Together they developed the Beseech sound into a quite unique semi-acoustic doom/progressive format, using classical instruments such as cello, violin, flute and piano. After a successful recording session, Beseech came up with their success demo “Tears”, which led to a publishing contract with Swedish Misty Music, but most important, lots and lots of attention in the underground scene worldwide. With several offers from record labels and bookings outside Sweden, the future for Beseech looked bright. Another band who also happened to be at StudioMega from time to time, was Fatal Embrace featuring Manne Engström (guitar), who came to play an important role in the future for Beseech.
FROM A BLEEDING HEART (1996-1999)
In 1996 Beseech signed their first record deal with We Bite/Corrosion Records, runned by the editor Frank Schenk at Chaos Mag. Soon after, Beseech entered StudioMega to record their debut album “…from a bleeding heart”. Unfortunately, the label suffered a major economic setback and was unable to release the album. Not until 1998, after Beseech was released from its contract with We Bite/Corrosion Records and secured a deal with Metalblade, did “from a bleeding heart” see the light of day. During these two years some necessary changes in the lineup were made and Mikael Back (keyboards) and Daniel Elofsson (bass) joined the band, but sadly Anna Andersson decided to leave the band to focus on her solo carrier.
BLACK EMOTIONS & THE TOUR (2000-2001)
In 1999, Beseech signed a worldwide record deal with Pavement Music and Klas, Jörgen and Robert began to write songs for their 2nd album “Black emotions”. This time the music took a different direction from the doom/progressive-oriented sound found on the first album. Beseech experimented with going deeper into the gothic style and the vocals got more clean, but with the same atmosphere and spirit of Beseech. Two new members joining the band during the writing process was Jonas Strömberg (drums) and Lotta Höglin (vocals). With Lotta in the band we found the perfect match for backing up Jörgen’s powerful voice. “Black Emotions” was released in mid-2000 and the response was tremendous – receiving outstanding reviews and much airtime. Beseech promoted the album by joining forces with Theatre of Tragedy and Lacuna Coil during their 2001 European tour. Shortly after the tour, Jörgen Sjöberg (vocals) got burned out, and was forced to leave the band and Beseech braced for a new era. Due to the unstable economic outlook of Pavement Music, Beseech parted ways with the label in 2001. By then, the latest addition to the Beseech lineup, Erik Molarin (vocals), was in place. His majestic voice complimented Lotta Höglin’s beautiful vocal lines perfectly.
MOVIE SOUNDTRACK (2002)
In 2002, a Canadian film company, Brimstone Productions, approached Beseech to feature three songs from the “Black Emotions” album (Manmade Dreams, Neon Ocean and Lunar Eclipse) on the soundtrack (with bands such as Entombed) to the B horror movie “Alien Agenda 5 – Alien Conspiracy”. The movie was released in 2002.
SOULS HIGHWAY AND NAPALM RECORDS (2002)
In 2001 Beseech presented their new material for the record labels, and new offers from labels started to come in. Beseech finally decided to sign a worldwide record deal with Napalm Records. Later on the writing process for “Souls Highway” began. Another important co-writer for this album was Mikael Back (keyboard). Souls Highway was released in 2002 and received euphoric raves by critics and fans worldwide. By the end of 2002 a music video for the track “Between the lines” was released via the Internet and downloaded by hundreds of thousands all over the world. In 2003, long time member and songwriter Klas Bohlin decided to leave the band, to continue with his late 60′s sounding and psychedelic experiment Depressive Art. Also for this band Klas decided to make the recordings at StudioMega, but this time working with a new young talented guy, Johan Örnborg (bass) behind the mixing controls, whom today is also a member of Beseech.
DRAMA (2004)
“Drama” reflects life, human thoughts and the darker side of mind. This fourth release in many ways was a natural follow-up to “Souls Highway” , but without Klas in the band, a new creative process developed and the new approach affected the music on “Drama” – the compositions became more experimental, groovier, presented a heavier sound, and both music and lyrics reflected more attitude than ever before. On “Drama” Manne Engström was part of the creative process for the first time and is listed as a co-producer on the album. With this album the band took the touring to another level and played many festivals and gigs around Europe.
SUNLESS DAYS (2005)
This album was another step towards an even more heavy and modern style of metal/rock music, but still with the great variations in the songs. Beseech did about a year and a half of touring on Sunless Days before they decided to put the band to rest because of internal band issues. Robert needed a break from the music, and the other members that hadn’t gotten so much creative attention in Beseech started writing music for their new band Mary Major.
MORE BESEECH THAN EVER
It just happened… After years of silence, the creators of the Beseech sound, Robert and Klas started writing material for their next music project. Somehow the results turned out to sound more Beseech than ever, like a continuation to the highly critically acclaimed album Souls Highway, but with a more vintage oriented twist. Due to the new sound it was also necessary with some lineup changes. The first guy to re-join the Beseech was Manne Engström (guitar) that besides creative guitar playing contributes with both engineering and producing. The new members are; Johan Örnborg (bass), producer/mixer at Fascination Street Studios. Angelina Sahlgren Söder (vocals) with experience from both theatre and musicals. Håkan Carlsson (drums), is rounding up the new lineup with a more intense drum playing. The most important change was to make space for the third generation of singers. With Klas and Angelina behind the microphones Beseech has developed a more country influenced way of singing with more space for harmony vocals.
Current line-up:
Klas Bohlin - Male Vocals
Angelina Sahlgren Söder - Female Vocals
Robert Vintervind - Guitars, Programming
Johan Örnborg - Bass
Mikael Back - Keyboards
Håkan Carlsson - Drums
Manne Engsttröm - Guitars (Cemetary 1213, Fatal Embrace, Sundown)
Rainbowman
Beseech Lyrics
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Colors are all gone
But in shelter of the time, by the breeze of dawn
Comes a man, and today he will help my friends
Rainbowman, rainbowman who are you?
Rainbowman, rainbowman give me a clue
Rainbowman, rainbowman heal me too
And in the garden the time has flown away
And the silence has turned to be peacefull
Here is no color, here is no life
No everything is grey
In the garden of the kings, in every heart of stone
Colors start to flow
So the garden starts to grow, life will breathe again
Now the colors last forever, thanks to rainbowman
Rainbowman, rainbowman who are you?
Rainbowman, rainbowman give me a clue
Rainbowman, rainbowman heal me too
The lyrics of Beseech's song Rainbowman depict a garden in despair, where everything is grey and lifeless. The garden of the kings represents a place of power and authority, where everything should be perfect, but instead, it is gloomy and depressing. The colors have vanished, and the silence is deafening. However, in the shelter of time, a man appears, and his mere presence brings hope to those who have lost it. Rainbowman is the singer of the story, and his purpose is to bring colors and life back into the garden.
Rainbowman is a symbol of hope and healing, and his presence alone can end the darkness and the silence. His existence is questioned in the lyrics, and the repetitions of the question "Rainbowman, rainbowman who are you?" suggest that the singer is an enigma. But his actions answer the question, and the chorus emphasizes the healing power of the character. The garden starts to breathe again, and life takes over the grey and despair.
In conclusion, Rainbowman is a symbol of hope, healing, and rebirth. The garden of the kings represents a place of power and authority, but it is not exempt from darkness and sadness. Rainbowman comes to rescue the garden and its inhabitants, and his actions bring colors and life back into the garden. The song is a plea for healing, a hope that someone like Rainbowman exists and can solve the problems that afflict our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
In the garden of the kings, is everything so grey
The scenery is bleak and lacks vibrance, devoid of any beautiful colors, in this garden of royalty.
Colors are all gone
There is no natural coloring left in the garden of kings that was once full of life and vibrancy.
But in shelter of the time, by the breeze of dawn
Despite the current gloom, the passing of time and the arrival of a new day bring forth hope and the possibility of a brighter future.
Comes a man, and today he will help my friends
A savior arrives to bring hope and help the friends in the garden whose spirits have been downcast.
Rainbowman, rainbowman who are you?
The artist is curious as to the identity of the new arrival who has brought hope and color back into their lives.
Rainbowman, rainbowman give me a clue
The singer is seeking answers from the Rainbowman, wondering how he was able to bring life back into the grey garden.
Rainbowman, rainbowman heal me too
The singer is envious of the friends who have already experienced healing from the Rainbowman and is pleading for him to heal them as well.
And in the garden the time has flown away
As the Rainbowman works his magic, time seems to fade away, allowing peace and tranquility to reign in the formerly desolate garden.
And the silence has turned to be peacefull
The quietness of the garden has been transformed into a peaceful and serene environment that is soothing to the soul.
Here is no color, here is no life
Before the Rainbowman's arrival, the garden was lifeless and unexciting to the point where there was no color or vibrancy present at all.
No everything is grey
It is reiterated that everything was completely colorless and dull until the Rainbowman came along.
In the garden of the kings, in every heart of stone
The garden of the kings was full of heartless individuals whose personalities were as dull as the colorless garden itself.
Colors start to flow
The Rainbowman's presence has awakened vibrant and bright colors within everyone's spirits and the garden itself.
So the garden starts to grow, life will breathe again
The restoration of color and vibrancy in the garden instills new life and breathes hope into its previously desolate nature.
Now the colors last forever, thanks to rainbowman
The Rainbowman has successfully brought salvation to the garden and all its inhabitants, leading to everlasting and endless colors of hope and beauty.
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Statoil Bensin
A true death/doom gothic metal classic! Love this song, but still after so many years nobody knows who the rainbowman is.
scooter meowdacat
still a great track even in 2020 (fuck this year)
Statoil Bensin
Tim Edmonds You sure, it might be mister gay lord who is the rainbow man😆🏳️🌈
Tim Edmonds
Nergal is the rainbowman
TwoTone98Z71
One of my all time favorite songs
Moumouth4ever
I really enjoy this song... :) It's quite strange when you see what king of music they are doing now... (but whatever... Both are very good. )
Bill Patton
i always loved this song
Sebastian Gassmann
Awesome song!
Jack Wareing Films
Beseech is one of the coolest Swedish Gothic Progressive Metal bands ever. '..From a Bleeding Heart' is an Amazing CD/Album! Classic! RAINBOW MAN is one of my all time favorite songs from them for sure. Also, LOST HIGHWAY is a pretty cool CD/Album from Beseech. i.e. Gimme Gimme Gimme
warpholak
Probably their best song, thanks for the up. :)