Despite years of a rumored reunion, Pete Johansen officially announced that they had split up in 2013. That same year, band members Anders Thue and Stig Johansen formed the band Savn with Midnattsol singer Carmen Elise Espenæs.
The band was formed by Glenn Morten Nordbø, Arild Christensen, and Stig Johansen. They initially went under the name "Purgatory" but they soon decided to change their name to something more original. Anita Auglend and Ola Aarrestad joined the band shortly thereafter, and they recorded their first demo "All Alone" in January-February 1997.Anders Thue and Ingfrid Stensland then joined before they recorded their second demo "Silent Pain" in January 1998. Pete Johansen played violin on the demo, though he had not officially joined the band until the recording of their first full-length album "Lake of Sorrow" later in 1998. They toured across Europe, before recording their second full-length album "Perpetual Desolation" in 2000. During the following tour, Anita Auglend, Ingfrid Stensland, and Anders Thue grew weary of traveling and left the band in 2001. A live performance was released on CD and VHS in 2001, though it was not distributed worldwide and is thus very hard to come by. The band has been dormant since the departure of its three members. Pete Johansen has since left to play the violin on several Tristania albums.
The band is often compared to gothic metal bands such as Tristania and Theatre of Tragedy, mainly because of the band's combination of a female soprano voice with male death grunts; this trait is common to gothic metal in general, and is known as the "Beauty and the Beast". Their music features death metal/doom metal rhythmics enhanced by the prominent use of violins, especially on the "Lake of Sorrow" album, typical of many gothic doom metal bands. Their live recordings offer a sound closer to traditional death metal than their studio albums which make heavy use of arrangements and effects.
In 2007, it was rumored that Anita Auglend had returned to the band, although these rumors were never confirmed.
Members of the band included Glenn Morten Nordbø (guitars, vocals), Arild Christensen (guitars, vocals), Ola Aarrestad (bass), Stig Johansen (drums) , Maike Olaisen (keyboards), Anita Auglend (vocals), Ingfrid Stensland (keyboards and piano), Anders Thue (keyboards and piano), and Pete Johansen (violin).
Official site: www.desolation.be/tsotb
Perpetual Desolation
The Sins of Thy Beloved Lyrics
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a desolate soul conceals
finally i venture tho defy
thine arcane vigour
i shall qhell thee my foe
eternal damnation shall
tumble o'er thee
the serpents embraces thine pale body
as thine extinction slowly emerges
thou yell thy cry of agony
Malicious i fetter thee awaiting thine rigor mortis
the daemons of shallow will infest thine
obscene soul
my detest against thee impregnable of thine prayers
passionate i shall await thine demise
Behind my blissful eyes a furious soul reveals
thine soul in eternal torment
a shallow cist is now thine realm
in putrefaction thou sahll reprent
as i return to my sole amenity
for eternal allegiance
The lyrics of The Sins of Thy Beloved's song "Perpetual Desolation" describe a battle between two entities - one with a desolate soul and the other with an arcane vigor. The first entity, who has been concealing their despair behind their eyes, finally ventures to defy and quell their foe, promising eternal damnation shall tumble over them. The second entity is described as laying decayed, enlaced with sin, and being embraced by serpents as their extinction slowly emerges. As they yell their agony, the first entity maliciously fetters them, awaiting their rigor mortis, while the "daemons of shallow will" infest their obscene soul. The first entity's detest against the second entity is impregnable of their prayers, as they passionately await their demise. The final verse describes the first entity's soul revealing itself as furious, watching the eternal torment of the second entity. The second entity's shallow cist is now their realm, as they shall repent in putrefaction, while the first entity returns to their sole amenity for eternal allegiance.
Line by Line Meaning
Behind my blissful eyes
Although I may appear happy on the outside...
a desolate soul conceals
...my inner self is filled with despair and loneliness.
finally i venture tho defy
But now I'm taking a stand against...
thine arcane vigour
...an unknown and mysterious force.
i shall qhell thee my foe
I will defeat you and bring you down...
eternal damnation shall
...condemning you to suffer forever.
tumble o'er thee
Your downfall is imminent and inevitable.
Decayed thou lay enlaced with sin
You lie in decay, surrounded by the sins you committed.
the serpents embraces thine pale body
Your body is embraced by snakes, a symbol of your evil nature.
as thine extinction slowly emerges
As you slowly die and fade away...
thou yell thy cry of agony
...you scream in agony, feeling the pain of your punishment.
Malicious i fetter thee awaiting thine rigor mortis
I bind you with cruel intent, waiting for your body to go stiff...
the daemons of shallow will infest thine obscene soul
...while demons invade your wicked soul.
my detest against thee impregnable of thine prayers
I hate you so much, and nothing can deflect or stop that hatred...
passionate i shall await thine demise
...and I eagerly anticipate your eventual death.
thine soul in eternal torment
Your soul will be in continuous agony forevermore.
a shallow cist is now thine realm
...and your final resting place will be a shallow and insignificant grave.
in putrefaction thou sahll reprent
Your body will rot, and you will pay for your sins.
as i return to my sole amenity
While, upon your death, I will go back to my peaceful existence, satisfied with my work.
for eternal allegiance
Forever loyal to my cause.
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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Orlando Sotomayor
Excelentisimo y chulada de albumazo hasta morir en la coleccion🤘!!
Igor Masarsky
Удивительно но я услышал в альбоме музыкальные моменты Pavlov’s Dog Была такая американская группа в 70 Конечно не симфо-дум но очень похоже!! Классный альбом!! Очень понравился!!❤
Adriano De Santana
Um álbum muito bom, com um som perfeito,e uma cantora maravilhosa.
Adriano De Santana
Beleza, valeu! Tô curtindo muito esse tipo de som atualmente.
Moises mr
@Adriano De Santana responde a vc mesmo kkkkkkkkkkk ta carente hein tizoao
Enframed
Love you man!
Willhell Jacobson
The first Time yo hear the song flame OF wrath i just imaginé the perfect couple beetween erotism and melacholy