Faerghail was formed in the summer of 1995 by Kai Lehtinen (guitars), Petri Moisio (bass) and Tomi Kangassalo (drums) in order to play somekind of melodic metal. In the autumn of 1995 Jussi Ranta and Tuomas Murtojärvi joined the band as session members and with this line-up Faerghail recorded the first demo tape titled “In Dreamful Supremacy” which was released in January 1996. The demo was recorded with a 4-tracker and the sounds were really awful, however the songs were quite good and “In Dreamful Supremacy” gained rather positive feedback. Soon after the release of “In Dreamful Supremacy” Jussi and Tuomas became full members of Faerghail, Jussi as a vocalist and synth player and Tuomas as a 2nd guitarist.
After the release of the first demo the band practised a lot and wrote new material for the next release, and in August 1996 Faerghail entered Akaan MR-Studios to record four new songs. The tape was sent to Sorrowmoon Records and they were very interested in releasing the new marerial as a cassette-ep and so Faerghail had its first deal on its hands. But after a while the boss of Sorrowmoon Records decided to quit the whole label and so Faerghail had no label to release the new material. Fortunately Martin from Sorrowmoon Records had sent the tape to Dark Moon Productions and they were interested in releasing the material so the Faerghail’s second release “Dark Oceans Calm” saw the light of the day after all.This time the sounds were much better and also the band’s performance had improved quite a lot. “Dark Oceans Calm” was sent to some record labels and after a while Faerghail signed a deal with Belgian Shiver Record for two full-length albums.
Faerghail started to write new material for the first full-length album and this time Akaan MR-Studios was booked for four days. During 10.-13.4.1997 Faerghail recorded and mixed the new material. Everything seemed to be great and the new album was supposed to be released by the end of 1997. The artwork for the album caused a few months of delay and the release was postponed to the spring of 1998. Due to problems with the record label the releasing of Faerghail’s first album was delayed approximately two years. However “Horizon’s Fall” was released in 1999. The album had eight new songs and four songs from “Dark Oceans Calm” as bonus tracks. After some time Kai decided to concentrate on his other bands and left Faerghail. The band didn’t want to take any new members so Petri took guitar as his main instrument and due to the fact that Faerghail isn’t playing any gigs he was also able to play all the bass parts.
While waiting for the releasing of the first album Faerghail had a lot of time to write and rehearse new songs for the second full-length album and this time the material was so much better than anything else before that it was very clear from the beginning that this time the recording and mixing would be done at more professional studio than before. So after the new songs were written and rehearsed Faerghail entered Astia-Studios to record the second full-length album. The new album was recorded during 15.-20.1.2000 by Anssi Kippo and Jussi Jauhiainen and the results were something Faerghail had experienced never before.
The record label had some problems once again and this time Faerghail didn’t want to wait too long with the next release so after material for an MCD was written and rehearsed and Finnish Northern Sound Records was willing to release it, the band booked Astia-Studios once again. Before entering the studio it was clear that Tomi didn’t have enough time to concentrate on the band and so he decided to leave Faerghail. The studio was booked and the band had no drummer but fortunately Pekka Koponen was willing to be Faerghail’s session drummer. New material was recorded during July 2000 and once again the results were better than ever before. Faerghail’s MCD “Blood Will Follow Blood” was released.
After the delays also the new full-length album saw daylight and so Faerghail had two records out within a rather short period of time.
In the beginning of 2001 Faerghail had an opportunity to shoot a music video and so in April 2001 a music video for “...kun veri peittää maan” was shot.
After the video shoot Faerghail had a little break but after a while the band started writing new material for the next release. Pekka Koponen is bacame a full member of the band but he switched from drums to synth and Jussi decided to just taka care of the vocal duties.
In the late 2004 Pekka Koponen decided that he didn't want to be a member of Faerghail anymore. The reason was simply the lack of interest in playing with Faerghail, so there was no personal disagreements involved.
In Portraits of Shadowed Life
Faerghail Lyrics
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For those who've felt my gazing eyes
I am what you call a dream
To whom I draw the line of sanity
To furthest hill I long my tears (to fall)
Til my soul leaves this poignant world
To be what is one with the night
For who has seen those windswept flowers
For who has held the rarest rose
I shall crown him as the king to be
While his servants laments shall be my wine
“I am what will forever beâ€
In blood that is written
From the wounds of your pale skin
To join those who have risen
“I am eternally lost in the winds of oblivionâ€
In portraits of shadowed life
I saw her embraced by the light
A light which you shall never see
For you are what is forlorned
Forlorned shall never be
Just a pale mourning of those forgotten
Filled with sorrow drowned in my endless tears
Under the stars of the nightly sky
I have wept a thousand times
In my bitter sadness
I can now see the beauty in death
As I vanished to forever sleep
I saw the angels that wept
…I saw the angels of death…
The opening lines of the song, “For those who've heard the bells ringing, for those who've felt my gazing eyes, I am what you call a dream, to whom I draw the line of sanity,” suggest that the singer is a ghost that haunts the listeners’ minds. The singer is trying to convey an idea about how humans are controlled by their subconscious, and how their dreams, imaginations, and emotions hold power over them. The lyrics represent the singer's desire to be set free from the physical realm of the world, and to become one with the night, a part of the eternal oblivion. The sadness and sorrow expressed in the song is further accentuated by the lines, “In portraits of shadowed life, I saw her (someone who is already dead) embraced by the light, a light which you shall never see, for you are what is forlorned, forlorned shall never be,” which emphasizes the futility of human life in the grand scheme of things.
The next verse of the song, “Filled with sorrow drowned in my endless tears, under the stars of the nightly sky, I have wept a thousand times,” highlights the hopelessness of the singer's situation, as he is unable to find solace in anything. The words, “In my bitter sadness, I can now see the beauty in death, as I vanished to forever sleep, I saw the angels that wept… I saw the angels of death,” suggest that death is the only way for the singer to be truly free from the misery of his existence.
Line by Line Meaning
For those who've heard the bells ringing
I am calling out to those who have heard the sound of my presence
For those who've felt my gazing eyes
I am reaching out to those who have sensed the weight of my gaze
I am what you call a dream
I am a figment of imagination, a concept, an ideal
To whom I draw the line of sanity
It is up to me to delineate between madness and reason for those who seek me out
To furthest hill I long my tears (to fall)
I crave release from the sadness that plagues me, wishing to weep for eternity
Til my soul leaves this poignant world
I will not find peace until I depart this achingly beautiful world
To be what is one with the night
I yearn to become a part of the darkness, to be consumed by it entirely
“I am what is your inmost might”
I represent the deepest and most primal desires that reside inside you
For who has seen those windswept flowers
I call out to those who have witnessed the fragility and transience of life
For who has held the rarest rose
I speak to those who have experienced the fleeting beauty of something precious
I shall crown him as the king to be
I choose who will become the next ruler, the next leader to be followed
While his servants laments shall be my wine
I will dine on the sorrow of those who are left behind by the chosen one
“I am what will forever be”
I am unchanging, everlasting, eternal
In blood that is written
My legacy is etched in the blood of those who have come before
From the wounds of your pale skin
I draw strength from the scars of your pain and suffering
To join those who have risen
I aspire to join the ranks of those who have transcended this world
“I am eternally lost in the winds of oblivion”
I will never be found, forever adrift in the maelstrom of non-existence
In portraits of shadowed life
In the art of darkness, in the depiction of a world shrouded in mystery
I saw her embraced by the light
I witnessed the beauty of someone being embraced by the radiance of life
A light which you shall never see
You will never experience the illumination of existence that I have seen
For you are what is forlorned
You are lost, alone, and forgotten
Forlorned shall never be
However, you will never remain in a state of hopelessness forever
Just a pale mourning of those forgotten
A mere reflection of the lamentation that echoes from those who have been left behind
Filled with sorrow drowned in my endless tears
Consumed by sadness, awash in an unending tide of tears
Under the stars of the nightly sky
Beneath the vast expanse of the nocturnal heavens
I have wept a thousand times
Tears have flowed from my eyes more times than I can count
In my bitter sadness
Engulfed in the pain and sorrow that courses through my being
I can now see the beauty in death
The release of death now seems beautiful to me
As I vanished to forever sleep
As I slipped away into eternal slumber
“I saw the angels that wept”
I glimpsed the divine entities that were moved to tears by my passing
Contributed by Joshua L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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00:00 In Portraits of Shadowed Life
05:34 Frostmaiden's Veil
12:18 As I Wither Away
19:20 Witches Dance
23:51 Reverie's Night
28:05 My Beloved
34:23 When Stormclouds Gather
39:07 Hämärän kutsu
45:06 Nightshades
48:24 Talven tahdon jäävän
52:36 Dark Oceans Calm
56:30 With All My Sorrows
RRR AAA
00:00 In Portraits of Shadowed Life
05:34 Frostmaiden's Veil
12:18 As I Wither Away
19:20 Witches Dance
23:51 Reverie's Night
28:05 My Beloved
34:23 When Stormclouds Gather
39:07 Hämärän kutsu
45:06 Nightshades
48:24 Talven tahdon jäävän
52:36 Dark Oceans Calm
56:30 With All My Sorrows
Alexander Rendon
Excelente aporte...
Noncho Savov
This is an incredible album - so beautiful and melodic!
Michael Greene
Incredible how few views this gem of an album has. Bought as a blind buy in 1999 for just £5. Reckoned at that price I couldn't go wrong. One of countless masterpieces from Finland. \m/
Michael Greene
@Kai Lehtinen You're very welcome Kai. Thank you for sharing the background story of the recording of the album. It definitely deserves to be better known. With no disrespect to the Last Shivering Planet Company they wouldn't have had the marketing prowess of the likes of Nuclear Blast, Century Media or Spinefarm. That what makes discovering "Horizon's Fall" and "Where Angels Dwell No More" all the more pleasing. Stay safe. \m/
Paquito Tello
Its a incredible album; amazing and brutal band....
Kevin Berstler
Incredible work! Thank you for uploading.
Alexander Rendon
Great álbum... thank you
Kai Lehtinen
Thank you for liking our album. I played in the band during 1995-1999.
Angel Forest
Un muy buen álbum..!