(1) The story of Yearning began at the turn of 1994/1995 when during some gloomy winterday of Finland two individuals, guitarist/vocalist J. Palomäki (R.I.P) and drummer T. Kristian decided to satisfy their burning desire for dark and emotional Metal music.
They started under the name Flegeton, which was taken from Dante Alighieri's (1265-1321) most famous work Divina Commedia, representing a river of blood in the Seventh Circle of Hell. Few songs were already written and after awhile of searching they found another guitarist Tero Kalliomäki and made a 4-track tape called Trough the Desolate Lands. Material on this tape could be described as melodic dark/death metal and as these songs suffered from a lack of originality it wasn't widely distributed.
In July '95 band went to MDM-studio, Tampere with their new bass player Mr. Woodland. The result, The Temple of Sagal demo was a huge step forward with clean and harmonic vocals, acoustic guitars, keyboards and most of all a touching sorrowful atmosphere.
The demo contains following songs:
1. Silent Caves
2. Obliteration
3. The Temple of Sagal
4. In the Hands of Storm
These songs were widely praised by enthusiasts of melancholic and mighty music. It also caused a record deal offer from French-based label Holy Records. The band agreed and contracted to Holy for a two full-length albums.
In February '96 band went to Tico-Tico studio, Kemi with their new material. At this point a name was changed to Yearning, because they felt their old name didn't represent the overwhelming amount of feeling, which has become their trademark. Yearning recorded "Autumn Funeral" during these sessions. This song is known from the Hold Records compilation The Holy Bible.
With material inspired by a mighty nature of Finland and dark inner landscapes of an artistic mind Yearning went to Tico-Tico Studios again, to record their debut full-length album With Tragedies Adorned. The album was recorded between 16th and 29th of September '96. It contains 60 minutes of rich, beautiful music full of sorrow and anguish. Besides basic rock metal instruments, flutes, acoustic guitars and keyboards enrich the sound and atmosphere on this album. With Tragedies Adorned was released on the 28th of February, 1997 and during the spring the band promoted their debut and performed live.
The song titles are:
1. Remnants of the Only Delight
2. Bleeding for Sinful Crown
3. Flown Away
4. Haze of Despair
5. The Temple of Sagal
6. Release
7. In the Hands of Storm
8. Canticum
The band visited Tico-Tico Studios on 18-19 October 1997 to record it's own interpretation of Paradise Lost's "Eternal" for a Paradise Lost tribute album released by Holy Records. After this, the band started to prepare for the first European tour which took place 26 December 1997 to 12 January 1998. The tour consisted of 16 gigs in Holland, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and France. Other bands on the road were Greek Nightfall and French SUP.
After the tour it was time for intensive writing and composing process. New tunes of gloom and sadness were more majestic and symphonic and the ceremony of capturing the sound took place on 18 August to 9 September 1998 at Tico-Tico Studios. This second album by Yearning, Plaintive Scenes was released in February 1999. It contains the following hymns:
1. Naivete
2. Unwritten
3. Grey
4. Soliloquy
5. Plaintive Scenes
6. Soliloquy II
7. Eyes of the Black Flame
8. Nameless
The year 1999 brought the departure of former guitarist Tero Kalliomäki, bass player Mr. Woodland, and flutist/vocalist Lady Tiina Ahonen due to personal and musical disagreements. The founding members continued, with composer/vocalist J. Palomäki handling all necessary instruments in the studio and T. Kristian still on percussion. The outcome, the 3rd album of Yearning entitled Frore Meadow was recorded once again at Tico-Tico Studios on 2 through 29 May 2000. This atmospheric album was more clearly inspired by progressive, gothic and classical music, the with familiar characteristics of Yearning: a sorrowful, melancholic mood. It was released 15 January 2001 on Holy Records, and contains eleven tracks:
1. Bleak
2. Solitary
3. Autumn
4. The Fall
5. Years of Pain
6. Forsaken
7. Frore Meadow
8. The Race
9. Elegy of Blood
10. In Strange Slowfooted Fever
11. Disappearance.
Yearning recruited new musicians for live appearances: Matti S. (guitar), Loikas (bass), Jouni J.N. (keyboards). In 2001 Yearning toured France with a label mates Gloomy Grim and Misanthrope.
New material was composed and arranged very carefully during the years of silence. The outcome, Evershade, the fourth album of Yearning, was finally recorded this time at Astia studio with Anssi Kippo as a co-producer 9th-22nd of June 2003 as a two piece line-up.This album was released at the end of September 2003, being the most mature opus of the band to date. Massive arrangements and great melodies reign on this impressive album. It has 8 tracks:
1. Nocturne
2. Statues Amidst a Frozen Sand of Time
3. Conditio Humana
4. Aureole
5. Evershade
6. Deathbearer
7. Contemplation
8. A Day When the World Started to Weep
After a quiet period while J. Palomäki began working on the funeral doom project Colosseum Yearning recorded their fifth and final album. On this record, T. Kristian was replaced by the drummer Aki Kuusinen. The final album, titled Merging Into Landscapes, was released on Holy Records in July 2007, and featured 11 tracks:
1. Prologue: Nascentes Morimur
2. Kaleidoscopic Inscape
3. Sphere of Disgust
4. Return
5. Datura Stramonium
6. October Rain
7. Lethean Waters
8. Merging Into Landscapes
9. Dead
10. The Dying Morn
11. Epilogue: Nemo Ante Mortem Beatus
Following this album, J. Palomäki continued to compose three Colosseum albums. His death in 2010 marked the end of both groups.
(2) Yearning is an emoviolence band from Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Their album MMXXII was released on 30 January 2022 by the Canadian label No Funeral Records.
Autumn
Yearning Lyrics
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Falls heavy like boulders of decay
Upon crestfallen life which soon
Is to be gone
And as the days go by
All living seems to die
Quiet they stand upon the shore
Gone - with freezing rain
Gone - with deadly pain
Gone - as it was all the same
Gone - spell grim reapers name
The opening lines of Yearning's Autumn describe the sense of heaviness and sadness that comes with the passing of time, as the season turns to October and the world around us decays. The metaphor of "boulders of decay" emphasizes the weight of this feeling, while the use of "crestfallen life" suggests a sense of deep disappointment, perhaps at the passing of another year without achieving one's goals. The final line, "Is to be gone", reinforces the idea of transience, reminding us that nothing lasts forever and that we too will one day pass into the realm of memory.
The second verse of the song goes on to describe the sense of emptiness and desolation that can accompany grief and loss. The phrase "All living seems to die" captures the sense of finality that can come with death, as though with the passing of a loved one the very essence of life itself has been drained away. The image of those left behind standing "upon the shore of no hope" reinforces this sense of isolation and despair, as though the world has become a barren wasteland devoid of meaning or purpose.
Taken as a whole, Autumn is a powerful meditation on the transience of life and the inevitability of loss. The song captures the sense of sadness and grief that often accompanies the passing of time, while simultaneously offering a sense of solace and beauty in the midst of the darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
Desolate October grief
The sadness that comes with the autumn season, which is characterized by decay and barrenness.
Falls heavy like boulders of decay
The sadness of autumn is palpable and overwhelming, like heavy stones of death and rot.
Upon crestfallen life which soon / Is to be gone
The weight of autumn's sadness bears down particularly hard on those who are already feeling down, as they know that life is fleeting and death is imminent.
And as the days go by / All living seems to die
As time passes during autumn, it feels like everything around you is slowly withering and dying.
Quiet they stand upon the shore / The shore of no hope
People stand quietly by the shoreline of life, knowing that death is coming and that there is nothing they can do to stop it.
Gone - with freezing rain
People are dying and fading away, as symbolized by the cold, harsh rain of autumn.
Gone - with deadly pain
Death comes to people in agony and torment, as the winter season approaches.
Gone - as it was all the same
Despite the sadness and pain of death, it is an inevitable and mundane part of life that happens to everyone eventually.
Gone - spell grim reapers name
Death is personified as the grim reaper, who comes to collect the souls of the living and take them to the afterlife.
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cyber ghost
Desolate October grief
Falls heavy like boulders of decay
Upon crestfallen life which soon
Is to be gone
And as the days go by
All living seems to die
Quiet they stand upon the shore
The shore of no hope
Gone - with freezing rain
Gone - with deadly pain
Gone - as it was all the same
Gone - spell grim reapers name
Deaddy Cruel
Rest in Peace Juhani.... you will be with us in your songs.... RIP Yearning, RIP Colosseum
cyber ghost
Desolate October grief
Falls heavy like boulders of decay
Upon crestfallen life which soon
Is to be gone
And as the days go by
All living seems to die
Quiet they stand upon the shore
The shore of no hope
Gone - with freezing rain
Gone - with deadly pain
Gone - as it was all the same
Gone - spell grim reapers name
Ronnie Metal
Que emotividad transmite está melodía puro sentimiento maravilloso la parte final y el solo fenomenal 😢
Joao Faria
I forgot how beautiful this song was. Here come the tears again.
𝕽𝔘𝕻𝕰𝕽𝕿
safaria 👍
Denom Reget
I always come back here, I am inexplicably drawn to this song. I would have liked to meet Juhani Palomäki personally and thank him that his music is and will always remain in my soul.
Yog Sothoth
That song, specially that ending, just Epic.
Reptile
Mezmerizing, wistful. 02:45 begin my tearful moments
SaintJoJo17
One of metal music's greatest songs the song itself speaks from its very soul and releases a beautiful hymn into the world, when you listen to this song picture the sky and you'll understand the beauty of it, music in transcendence at it's best. A prominent acknowledgement that something so dark can be so beautiful. R.I.P to it's mastermind.
Dreamtime76
True artist!