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)
The Outpost
Beseech Lyrics
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Tried to keep you far away
I feel something's still around
It has been kept from us
All illusions are just fractions
Of the fears that they stole from your mind
I cannot hold them back aahhh
All illusions seem so real
I can touch what you can't reach
I cannot hold them back aahhh
It's the outpost of my mind
When the darkness came you saw
Now I share what you believe
You are in my silent room
Now I understand it
All illusions were just fractions
Of the fears you carried all the way
Now you touch what I have reached
You cannot hold them back aahhh
All illusions seem so real
Now you touch what I have reached
You cannot hold them back aahhh
It's the outpost of our minds
I can touch what you can't reach
I cannot hold them back aahhh
All illusions seem so real
I can touch what you can't reach
I cannot hold them back aahhh
It's the outpost of my mind
The lyrics to Beseech's "The Outpost" are about a struggle with internal demons and fears that haunt someone's mind. The singer has been in a place of silence and has tried to keep those fears at bay, but they still linger. The illusions that the singer experiences are just fractions of the fears that have been stolen from their mind. However, the singer realizes that they can touch what others cannot reach, and they ultimately cannot hold back the illusions that seem so real.
The lyrics suggest that the darkness came at some point, and the singer was able to see it, sharing the same beliefs as the person they are addressing in the song. The singer and this person are now in a silent room together, and the singer understands the other's fears. The illusions were simply fractions of the other person's fears, and now the singer can touch what the other person has reached. However, neither of them can hold back the illusions that seem so real, as they are an outpost in their minds.
Overall, the lyrics seem to convey a sense of empathy and understanding between two people who have shared similar fears and struggles. They both acknowledge that the illusions can seem very real, but they must learn to coexist with them as a permanent part of their minds.
Line by Line Meaning
I have been where silence dwells
I've been in a place where there is complete silence
Tried to keep you far away
I attempted to keep you distant from that place
I feel something's still around
I sense that there is still something present there
It has been kept from us
Whatever it is, it has been hidden from us
All illusions are just fractions
All of the illusions we experienced were just small parts or pieces
Of the fears that they stole from your mind
These small illusions were made up of fears that were taken from your mind
I can touch what you can't reach
I have access to things that you cannot touch or reach
I cannot hold them back aahhh
I cannot prevent these things from coming to me
All illusions seem so real
These illusions seem like they are actually happening
It's the outpost of my mind
This place is located in my mind
When the darkness came you saw
You witnessed the arrival of darkness
Now I share what you believe
I now believe what you previously believed about this dark place
You are in my silent room
You are now present in my silent mental space
Now I understand it
I now comprehend the true nature of this place
All illusions were just fractions
What we thought were illusions were just small parts
Of the fears you carried all the way
These parts were made up of various fears that you brought with you
Now you touch what I have reached
You have access to what I previously had access to
You cannot hold them back aahhh
You cannot prevent these things from coming to you
All illusions seem so real
These illusions seem like they are happening in reality
It's the outpost of our minds
This place exists within our minds
I can touch what you can't reach
I can still reach things within this place that you cannot
I cannot hold them back aahhh
However, I still cannot prevent these things from coming to me
All illusions seem so real
These illusions still appear to be real
It's the outpost of my mind
This space resides within my mind
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, PFIVE Entertainment Mexico
Written by: ERIK MOLARIN, JOHAN ENGSTROM, JONAS STROMBERG, MIKAEL BACK, ROBERT VINTERVIND
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Alves Luipaard
Muito foda!
leonardo A. vilela
essa banda tem futuro!
MefistoFonBedre
Love this band....
elvan kurt
Ulan ne dinlerdik be gençliğin gözünü seveyim loves from Turkey
Mike Guilherme
Amazing Song.!
metallian64
Awsome band AAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
Carolina Barrera
love this fuckin song😍😍
Adi Genova
i love iiit
Steven Rivas
No more Lotta Höglin with Beseech!!! What is she up to nowadays?