The debut album of Skyforest 'Aftermath' was recorded with help of Tim/Sorrow (Germ, ex-Austere, ex-Woods of Desolation etc.) (providing drums, lyrics and vocals) as well as other musicians – Risen (Eintritt, Mealann, Phantom Mistress etc.) (intro/outro composing) and Julia H. (Juleah) (providing guest vocals on the song 'Together in Death').
The second album called 'Unity' was in the works from autumn 2015 until spring 2016, and released in April via Depressive Illusions Records (Ukraine). This time B.M. was behind all of the instruments (guitars, bass, drums, harsh and speech vocals) and lyrics. A few other people contributed to the album to complete the vision: Michael Rumple from Súl ad Astral provided recordings of clean vocal throughout the album and Robert Bekić recorded the tin-whistle part on Autumnal Embrace. The artwork was done by ukrainian artist and designer Sergey Shenderovskiy. The album was also released on vinyl through Northern Silence (Germany).
In 2017, first album 'Aftermath' was re-issued on CD (Depressive Illusions) with brand new artwork, completely remastered and remixed music and a bonus track.
In 2018, an EP called 'Harmony' was released, offering purely acoustic/folk music. As stated by B.M. himself: "This acoustic mini-album serves as a transition from Unity to what will come next eventually." Besides B.M. and Michael, Arina Fox (who has done clean vocals on other B.M.'s project Hiki) also joined to perform a bit of clean singing on the title track. The EP was issued by Depressive Illusions on CDs and tapes in July 2018. The artwork of the EP was done once again by Sergey Shenderovskiy.
Also, during this year it was announced that Michael Rumple takes permanent place on clean vocals in Skyforest.
In October, 'Harmony' was issued on vinyl via Casus Belli Musica & Beverina Productions alliance, limited to 100 copies.
In 2020, Feb 20, the third full-length album called 'A New Dawn' was released. The album has been in the works throughout 2019 and, as stated by B.M. himself, the sound of it lies somewhere between 'Aftermath' and 'Unity' - more heavy parts like in the first while keeping the symphonic approach of the latter. Once again, the clean vocals were done by Michael while the rest was handled by B.M. Two songs from the album has seen the guest appearance of Clare De Lune (Edenfall) who also provided clean vocals. The artwork was painted by Sergey Shenderovsky for the third time in a row. 'A New Dawn' was issued by Northern Silence Productions (Germany) on CD and vinyl, and by Depths of Void (Russia) on cassette tapes.
In the same year, 'Harmony' EP (vinyl) was re-issued in a new color by Casus Belli Musica & Beverina, and 'Aftermath' album has finally seen its debut on wax through Northern Silence Productions who launched this edition along with the new album 'A New Dawn'.
Autumnal Embrace
Skyforest Lyrics
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Autumn gifts me her gentle embrace
And when everything quietly withers away
I know it's dying just to rise again
Standing like a sodden tree
Under an ashen sky, desolate
Autumn's cold wind
I will die
But then I will rise again
Under the lucid sky
With all the pain awashed
With my feelings frozen
I slowly drift away into the void
And the autumn serenely goes away
Conceding the lead to the ice queen
Everything died, the last leaf fell
Autumn's embrace - the last thing I've felt
With my veins frozen I'm awaiting the dawn
When I will arise with all pain gone
Day after day goes by
Under the queen's spell
But the Earth turns slowly
And it's time to wake
The sun wakes the frozen world
From a blissful sleep
Queen's spell is gone
And there I stand
Watching flowers bloom
The lyrics in Skyforest's song "Autumnal Embrace" describe the feeling of the autumn season as a gentle yet powerful embrace. In the first two lines, the singer is gifted by the autumn season with a warming and tender embrace as the leaves fall silently. Autumn is portrayed as renewing, as everything that quietly withers away is dying just to rise again. The singer is standing like a sodden tree under the dreary sky, feeling the cold wind of autumn freezing their inner pain. However, they are also welcoming the feeling, as they know they will die only to rise again.
In the following lines, the singer describes themselves as dying, but it's clear that they are talking about a symbolic death, as they will rise again. They are waiting for their pain to disappear, and they drift away into the void. The autumn season serenely goes away, conceding the lead to the ice queen. The singer watches everything die, even the last leaf falls, and they feel autumn's embrace as the last thing they've felt, waiting for the dawn when they will arise with all pain gone.
As the days go by, the singer is under the queen's spell, but then the Earth turns slowly, and it's time to wake up. The sun wakes up the frozen world from its blissful sleep, and the queen's spell disappears. The singer stands there and watches flowers bloom, indicating the birth of something new after the cold, dark days.
Line by Line Meaning
When leaves start to fall in silence
As the foliage falls soundlessly, the season of autumn commences
Autumn gifts me her gentle embrace
The season of autumn brings me a tender, loving hug
And when everything quietly withers away
As silence pervades, all around me decays into nothingness
I know it's dying just to rise again
The fallen things shall revive anew after their demise
Standing like a sodden tree
I find myself stationary, like a drenched trunk
Under an ashen sky, desolate
In a bleak, grim atmosphere of dull grey shades
Autumn's cold wind
The chilly breeze of autumn
Freezing my inner pain to death
My emotional ache is numbed and extinguished by the coldness
I will die
I shall expire
But then I will rise again
Yet, thereafter, I would flourish anew
Under the lucid sky
Below the clear, vivid canopy of the heavens
With all the pain awashed
Having cleansed all the suffering away
With my feelings frozen
As my sentiments ice over
I slowly drift away into the void
Gradually, I'm carried away into an empty, vast space
And the autumn serenely goes away
Meanwhile, the fall season calmly departs
Conceding the lead to the ice queen
Yielding precedence to the queen of iciness
Everything died, the last leaf fell
As all expired, the final foliage drifted downwards
Autumn's embrace - the last thing I've felt
The tender hug of autumn - the most recent sensation impressed upon me
With my veins frozen I'm awaiting the dawn
As my bloodstream chills, I anticipate the sunrise
When I will arise with all pain gone
A moment when I'll revive without any traces of agony
Day after day goes by
Time elapses continually
Under the queen's spell
Amid the influence of the monarch of frostiness
But the Earth turns slowly
However, the planet rotates sluggishly
And it's time to wake
Now is the moment to awaken
The sun wakes the frozen world
The sunlight rouses the rigid universe
From a blissful sleep
Out of a restful slumber
Queen's spell is gone
The sorcery of the queen has subsided
And there I stand
Whereas I stand there
Watching flowers bloom
Observing the blossoming of the flowers
Contributed by Declan C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Krishna Baral
After a few years I came back here. To listen this masterpiece again.
Путін, іди на хуй!
Hi! Are you the real B.M. composer from Skyforest? I just come to say that do never stop creating your songs. I am a great fan of yours and Unity is my favorite album. I ever say this to my girlfriend. There is something in that album that touches my soul. Thank you! Keep on!
B.M.
Thank you so much, this means a lot for me! And yes that's me :)
Eric Bierganns
I love to listen to Unity from start to finish but save this track for last. It's just so epic to finish an amazing album!
Nihar Gawand
This always gets me, what an underrated masterpiece, after all these years, never gets old.
UGLYMEAT
i've had this in my since i found it 3 years ago and im still mad it doesnt have more listening. Like the vocals at 6:00 makes my day every listen. Thanks lots for the bomb tunage
The Anathema
Thank you for making such beautiful music.
B.M.
Thank you for listening :)
Bolthorn
Great song, man!
You can really put some great melancholy and atmosphere in your songs, can take one away from all this
Looking forward to the cd!
Felipe Medeiros
Thank you for your music,
Respect from Brazil !