The band was … Read Full Bio ↴Evergrey is a melodic metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden.
The band was founded in 1996 and released its debut album The Dark Discovery in 1998.
Evergrey's lyrics have always been of the darker sort. While The Dark Discovery dealt with a variety of ideas, later albums have been concept albums, dealing with issues like self-reformation (Recreation Day), paranoia, alien abduction (In Search of Truth), child abuse, and religion (The Inner Circle).
Recreation Day is an album that covers many issues, ranging from death and mourning to general fear and sorrow, all of which contribute to a greater concept of re-creation of oneself. These ideas are explored from many different points of view, such as someone contemplating suicide ("As I Lie Here Bleeding"), mourners after a funeral ("I'm Sorry," a cover of Dilba Demirbag's hit) and dying priests looking back on their "unforgivable" sins (molestation) ("Unforgivable"). "Unforgivable" also acted as a catalyst for the next album, (The Inner Circle), which dealt with the same two issues described in the song: religion and child abuse.
All releases so far:
* The Dark Discovery (1998)
* Solitude • Dominance • Tragedy (1999)
* In Search of Truth (2001)
* I'm Sorry (rare single, 2003)
* Recreation Day (2003)
* The Inner Circle (2004)
* A Night To Remember (live CD/DVD, 2005)
* Monday Morning Apocalypse (both single and album, 2006)
* Torn (2008)
* Glorious Collision (2011)
* Hymns for the Broken (2014)
* The Storm Within (2016)
For decades, Sweden has continued to produce the top names in heavy metal, regardless of sub-genre. Although debuting back in '98, this Gothenburg outfit is only now receiving the international acclaim due them. Molding the various pedigrees of their countrymen into one distinctive sound: supreme musicianship prized by perfectionists, yet intense enough to win the blackened hearts of those more primordial, EVERGREY offer fans something truly different.
In these days of paint-by-numbers releases, where everyone mimics the elite purveyors of a particular style, EVERGREY's music is something unique. Reviewers, and fans alike, typically use other bands as a reference point when discussing music.
On July 25th, 2006, Michael Håkansson has decided to part ways with Evergrey. The new bass player will be the band's long-time friend Fredrik Larsson (Hammerfall). Michael left on good terms with the band stating that he wanted to do his own thing musically.
In June of 2007, Fredrik Larsson decided to leave Evergrey to rejoin Hammerfall.
The new bass player is Jari Kainulainen (ex-Stratovarius).
The band has decided that it is the time for some changes. As they wrote at their official webpage:
"Thomas and Rikard have together with Henrik and Jonas made the mutual decision that it was best for all that they leave Evergrey. They wanted to and the rest wanted them to. The last tours, recordings and just hanging with each other has not been as fun and giving as earlier AND before it would go too far, resulting in a collision in between friends, which could ruin everything we have built up during the years, they decided to call it quits"
Actually, Tom Englund (voice,guitar) & Rikard Zander (keyboards) stay in the band as a core members.
New members:
Marcus Jidell (Royal Hunt) on Guitars
Johan Niemann (ex-Therion, Mind’s Eye) on Bass
Hannes Van Dahl on Drums
Occasionally a musician has to take a step back into the past to develop artistically. Tom Englund, guitarist and vocalist with Swedish rock group Evergrey, took this risk and reorganised his artistic environment. “The most recent Evergrey line-up had reached a point where we no longer had fun as a group,” he confesses, adding: “So we went our separate ways to save our friendship. There were no angry words, and we’re still friends privately.”
Naturally, the decision to break up wasn’t easy for these long-standing friends, especially for Englund and his remaining keyboardist, Rikard Zander, for whom a continuation ofEvergrey was never called into question. Yet they both had to face a new challenge: “In the beginning, we weren’t sure whether we’d be able to write a new album without the wealth of experience that the previous line-up brought in. But after Rikard and I had composed a full three numbers during the first week, we felt that was a real coup.”
Listeners will feel this positive energy throughout Glorious Collision, the band’s eighth studio album, which is due for release on 28 February 2011 (Germany: 25 February 2011; USA/Canada: 22 February 2011) on Steamhammer/SPV. A dynamic goody bag featuring the most diverse material ever released on an Evergrey album. “This may sound like a contradiction in view of our personnel situation, but Rikard and I have allowed more influences on Glorious Collision than ever before. Some elements on Glorious Collisionare classic rock, based on a metal format, sometimes the tracks are quiet and haunting, sometimes wild, demanding and gripping.”
This diversity is also expressed in the instrumentation of this extremely dynamic studio production which presents the new band members Marcus Jidell (guitar), Hannes Van Dahl (drums) and Johan Niemann (bass). “It’s great to hear what a breath of fresh air Marcus, Johan and Hannes have brought into the band,” Englund enthuses. “Although the entire material, except for two songs to which Marcus wrote and contributed on the compositional side, had already been decided when we started recording, they all left their own, very personal mark on this album.” The great experience of Jidell and Niemann, who have worked with acts such as Royal Hunt and Therion, among others, and have now contributed lots of positive energy together with the 20-year-old drummer, Van Dahl, can be felt throughout the album.
Nosferatu
Evergrey Lyrics
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Where ever you'll be I'll find you
I am despair
I am the cries of the abandoned child
The pain of the battered beast
The screams of the soul you keep
I am
Nosferatu
I appear as mist and I come as fog
I fall as rain and I rise like dawn
Dawn
I plant dark seeds to harvest
To harvest the souls
To harvest the souls
Call of your angels or I'll make them stay
My fate is written and I'll make you fall from grace
You must leave your breathing life
Only to be reborn in mine
All the stories you've heard are true
The tales of my darkness too
I am the myth
I am the legend but your father too
I grant you my kingdom son
Don't you long to be what I've become
I invite you in
To live this life of immortal sin
Your birth has made you the chosen one
Your innocence so perfect for a darkened son
You'll live a life where death means no harm
You'll feed on others seduced by your deadly charm
Call of your angels or I'll make them stay
My fate is written and I'll make you fall from grace
You must leave your breathing life
Only to be reborn in mine
The lyrics to Evergrey's song "Nosferatu" are a chilling portrayal of a vampire's seduction of a mortal, promising him immortality and power at the cost of leaving behind his humanity. The vampire is described as a force of despair, embodying the cries of abandoned children and battered beasts. He is a creature of mist, fog, rain, and darkness, sowing dark seeds to harvest the souls of his victims. The mortal is described as the chosen one, with perfect innocence for a "darkened son." He is promised a life where death holds no harm and he can feed on others with deadly charm.
The song speaks to the allure of darkness and the desire for power beyond mortality. The vampire is depicted not only as a figure of fear but also as a seductive force, offering the mortal something he can never attain in life. Yet his promise comes at a cost, one that is steeped in darkness and immorality.
Overall, "Nosferatu" is a haunting song that captures the essence of Gothic horror and the seductiveness of evil. It is a reminder that unchecked desire and ambition can lead to destructive consequences.
Line by Line Meaning
Where ever you'll go I'll be
I will follow you wherever you go.
Where ever you'll be I'll find you
I will always be able to locate you, no matter where you are.
I am despair
I embody feelings of hopelessness and misery.
I am the cries of the abandoned child
I am the echoes of the tears and screams of a rejected and alone young person.
The pain of the battered beast
I am the agony and torment of an abused and hurt animal.
The screams of the soul you keep
I am the outcries of the spirit you imprison within yourself.
I am
I exist, and all these negative emotions are a part of me.
Nosferatu
I am a vampire, specifically the character from the 1922 silent film.
I appear as mist and I come as fog
I can manifest as a vaporous fog or cloud of mist.
I fall as rain and I rise like dawn
I can descend as rain or ascend like the sun at dawn.
Dawn
This word likely references both the earlier use of 'rise like dawn' and the fact that it is a beginning, a fresh start.
I plant dark seeds to harvest
I lay the foundation for future wrongdoings.
To harvest the souls
My goal is to entrap and take as many souls as possible.
Call of your angels or I'll make them stay
If you don't call out for divine help and deliverance, I will prevent your angels from intervening.
My fate is written and I'll make you fall from grace
I am destined to be an agent of evil, and I will ensnare and corrupt you.
You must leave your breathing life
You must give up your current mortal existence.
Only to be reborn in mine
But I offer you a new birth, as one of my kind - a vampire.
All the stories you've heard are true
Mythical tales of the supernatural (and of vampires specifically) are actually based on real events.
The tales of my darkness too
The legends surrounding my vampiric nature and evil are also not just stories.
I am the myth
I am the embodiment of the various legends and stories about vampires.
I am the legend but your father too
I not only represent these myths but also fill the role of a father figure to you (though not a benevolent one).
I grant you my kingdom son
I am offering you a place in the vampire world, as one of my subjects.
Don't you long to be what I've become
A rhetorical question asking if the listener desires the same vampiric powers and immortality as the singer.
I invite you in
The artist extends an invitation to the listener to join them in their vampiric lifestyle.
To live this life of immortal sin
A reference to the fact that vampirism is traditionally depicted as both immortal and evil.
Your birth has made you the chosen one
The listener has been selected by fate or destiny for this vampiric transformation.
Your innocence so perfect for a darkened son
The listener's purity and goodness make them a prime target for the singer to corrupt.
You'll live a life where death means no harm
As an immortal vampire, the listener will no longer need to fear death or its consequences.
You'll feed on others seduced by your deadly charm
The listener will survive by drinking the blood of others, who will be lured and entranced by their supernatural aura and attractiveness.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DANIEL GUSTAVSSON, PATRIK CARLSSON, TOMAS ENGLUND
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