Celesty was formed 1998 in town called Seinäjoki, Finland.… Read Full Bio ↴1998-1999
Celesty was formed 1998 in town called Seinäjoki, Finland. First line-up was totally different than today, only bassist Ari Katajamäki (b. 1979) and drummer Jere Luokkamäki (b. 1979) are left from those days. In the year 1999 Tapani Kangas (b. 1980) joined the band as a guitar player and Celesty made their first demo in summer 1999, which was recorded only for themselves and wasn’t released or sent anywhere. In a short time after that Ari, Jere and Tapani noticed the potential of the band, but knew that something had to be done, so they decided to sign off some members and they started to replaced them with new ones.
2000-2002
Jere LuokkamäkiIn the year 2000 Tapani and Ari went to army and Celesty were still looking for functional and first- rate line-up. At spring 2000 Tapani found young and talented guitarist J-P Alanen and he decided to join Celesty. J-P already knew vocalist Kimmo Perämäki, and band asked him to join Celesty also. Kimmo joined and finally at autumn 2000 they booked studio for their first real demo. "Warrior of ice" demo was released at spring 2001 and soon after the release Juha Mäenpää (b. 1981) joined Celesty to play keyboards. After the first demo release, some very good reviews and a few gigs in Finland, Celesty began to sound familiar in people’s ears. At march 2002 Celesty went to record their second demo to the Fantom Studios. "Times before the ice" demo got even better reviews everywhere, and record companies also started to contact Celesty.
Celesty signed the deal with the Spanish record label Arise Records and right away in that same autumn they entered the Fantom Studio to record their debut album Reign of elements which was released worldwide in December 2002.
Many metal fans, Metal magazines and Metal Radios all over the world started to know the name "Celesty" and debut album got good receive. Celesty was voted for the lists as "best newcomer band" in Metal Magazines and album "Reign of elements" was voted for "best debut album in year 2002" in some magazines also. Celesty did gigs in Finland and got great feedback from their good live performance also. Celesty also appeared on Helloween tribute called -The Keepers Of Jericho- A Tribute To Helloween Part II- album playing the song -The chance-
2003-2004
Jere LuokkamäkiIn Summer 2003 Celesty started to compose new songs for their second album. The new material was a bit different than before, and band found their own style of making songs. In the autumn 2003, Celesty entered studio to record their second album Legacy of hate. They decided to record the album in peace so they kept a break from live performance and concentrated to the new album.
New songs were very aggressive and much darker than the material in "Reign of elements" album, the new songs were a combination of epic, dark, progressive but still melodic power metal, but added with that unique sound of Celesty in it. Ari, Jere, Juha, J-P and Tapani were very satisfied to the new material but Kimmo wanted to do something else and Celesty had to find a new singer to the new album.
Many singers from all over the Finland was tested and finally Antti Railio (b. 1984) singer from Vaasa turned to be the right choice and his voice was the thing what Celesty was looking for. On may 2004 Arise Records released Celesty’s second album "Legacy of hate" and album got great feedback in different metal magazines all over the world.
2005-Present
2M Production, label from Argentina asked if Celesty would like to participate in a new Megadeth Tribute called Hangar of souls. Celesty was very honoured about this and they decided to record a one of the best known Megadeth song called -Holy wars...the punishment due- to the tribute. -Hagar of souls a tribute to Megadeth- was released in August 2005. Same time Celesty signed a new world wide record deal with German record label called Dockyard 1.
Jere Luokkamäki Celesty started to compose new songs to their third album, during the composing work J-P Alanen noticed that his musical interests have been elsewhere for a long time and Celesty needs more participation and hard work from all the members. After small meeting of the band, it was very obvious that the band’s long time friend, great guitarist and also good composer Teemu Koskela (b. 1978) would join the band.
Celesty also decided to stay out from live performance for a while because they wanted concentrate fully to their third album composing work. Again Celesty headed to studio to record their 3rd album. -Mortal Mind Creation- was recorded at Midas Studios, Vaasa, Finland during the summer 2006 and it will be released world wide in 23rd of October trough Dockyard 1.
Few months after the release of their most succesful album Vendetta, the vocalist Antti Railio has parted and created own band Iron Age Remains. Teemu Koskela is in this band too.
Celesty also found their new vocal power - Tarja 's brother Toni Turunen.
Back In Time
Celesty Lyrics
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Memories travel far back in time
Our journeys among these mountains
in this land of a thousand tales
Thoughts fly far in my past
Everything has gone so fast
Time just flows around me
If I could travel back in time
Would I try to change my life?
Or would I do it all the same
Sometimes I wish that I could be there
Right beside you, guide the way
Now I'm helpless and I'm waiting
You have the keys in your hands to save our future
As I see the light in the sky
Memories travel far back in time
Our journeys among these mountains
in this land of a thousand tales
No matter how hard we tried
He couldn't find the peace of mind
to stay here in our life's
Now he's travelling away
there are no more words to say
I must try to carry on
Sometimes I wish that I could be there
Right beside you, guide the way
Now I'm helpless, only waiting
You have the keys in your hands to destroy our future
As I see the light in the sky
Memories travel far back in time
Our journeys among these mountains
in this land of a thousand tales
As I see the light in the sky
Memories travel far back in time
Our journeys among these mountains
in this land of a thousand tales
As I see the light in the sky
Memories travel far back in time
Our journeys among these mountains
in this land of a thousand tales
The lyrics of Celesty's "Back in Time" are nostalgic and sentimental, evoking a longing to go back in time and change the past. The light in the sky triggers the singer's memories of journeys among the mountains in a land of tales; the past events and people that the singer can only reminisce. The past events are moving quickly in the singer's mind, and time feels like a carrier out of control.
The chorus repeats the same lines, emphasizing how memories of the past are constantly replaying over and over in the singer's head. The contemplation of traveling back in time to change their lives makes the singer question whether they would have taken a different path or still gone down the same one. The singer is wondering about the unknown and whether it would be worth the risk of altering their present circumstances. They also ponder whether without their present state of mind, whether their future would still be salvageable.
The second verse focuses on a person who has left the singer's life, and they feel helpless and unable to change the situation. The singer wishes they could have guided the person who was lost now, but it's too late. There seems to be regret and frustration for not being able to do something to prevent the other person from leaving. The final chorus harks back to the first lines and the light in the sky, seemingly tying the song's themes of memory and time together.
Line by Line Meaning
As I see the light in the sky
The sight of the light in the sky triggers memories in the singer's mind
Memories travel far back in time
The memories take the singer back to moments from their past
Our journeys among these mountains
The singer reminisces about their adventures in the mountains
in this land of a thousand tales
The singer is in a place with a rich history and many stories to tell
Thoughts fly far in my past
The memories cause the singer to reflect on their past experiences
Everything has gone so fast
The singer feels like time has passed by quickly
Time just flows around me
The singer feels like time is moving without their control
If I could travel back in time
The singer wonders what they would do if they could change their past
Would I try to change my life?
The singer considers the possibility of altering their life's path
Or would I do it all the same
The singer questions whether they would make the same choices again
Sometimes I wish that I could be there
The singer desires to be present in a specific moment or situation from their past
Right beside you, guide the way
The singer wishes they could have been a supportive presence for someone
Now I'm helpless and I'm waiting
The singer currently feels powerless and unable to act
You have the keys in your hands to save our future
The fate of the future rests in someone else's control
No matter how hard we tried
Despite their best efforts, the outcome was not what they hoped for
He couldn't find the peace of mind
Someone was unable to find contentment or mental clarity
to stay here in our life's
The person was unable to remain present in the singer's life
Now he's travelling away
The person is physically leaving and moving on
there are no more words to say
There is nothing left to be spoken about the situation
I must try to carry on
The singer acknowledges that they must continue moving forward
You have the keys in your hands to destroy our future
If certain actions are taken, it could have detrimental effects on the future
Contributed by Anthony N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Epic
Stratovarius08
(Amardon knows that the dreams Shemin saw could be from the future and could foretell something that is going to happen. Amardon again thinks about his son and his journey in space. He has some hope that maybe the Reptilians have lost track of Edel's ship and maybe he will travel back home again.
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He also fears that maybe the Reptilians have captured Edel's ship and captured the stones and the magical sword again and they are about to use them to take over the universe. Amardon cannot do anything but crave that his son would find all the good thoughts in his mind and that he would be strong enough to fight against the evil.)
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