Skyfire  

Mixing symphonic power metal with blackened vocals is not entirely new, as there is a large number of (mostly) Finnish bands following the lead of Children Of Bodom in this style. Add Sweden's Skyfire to that list, as Timeless Departure is a speed/symphonic power metal romp, with keyboards as important to the sound as the guitars. The scratchy black vocals are pretty one-dimensional, but they also aren't mixed terribly high. The contrast between the melody of the riffs and the harsh anti-melody of the vocals is striking, even more so than in other similar bands. Though this style isn't unique, Skyfire execute it quite well, and thus certainly deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as bands such as Kalmah and Norther .

Current Members Joakim Karlsson vocals Andreas Edlund guitars/keyboards Johan Reinholdz guitars (Andromeda, Nonexist) Martin Hanner bass Joakim Jonsson drums

Former Members/Guests Henrik Wenngren vocals Jonas Sjögren bass Tobias Björk drums

Discography

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Timeless Departure 
2001 Hammerheart

Intro Fragments of Time The Universe Unveils Skyfire Timeless Departure Breed Through Me, Bleed For Me Dimensions Unseen By God Forsaken From Here to Death

Henrik Wenngren Andreas Edlund Martin Hanner Jonas Sjögren Tobias Björk

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer 

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(MCD) Haunted By Shadows 
2003 Hammerheart

Haunted by Shadows The Universe Unveils The Final Story Skyfire By God Forsaken Free From Torment

Henrik Wenngren Andreas Edlund Martin Hanner Jonas Sjögren Joakim Jonsson

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Mind Revolution 
2003 Hammerheart

Nightmares Nevermore Haunted By Shadows Colliding In Mind Dawn Will Brake Uncloud The Sky Shapes Of Insanity Blinded By Euphoria Caged Mind Revolution

Henrik Wenngren Andreas Edlund Martin Hanner Jonas Sjögren Joakim Jonsson

Reviews:   Metal Observer 

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Spectral 
2004 Arise

Conjuring The Thoughts Effusion Of Strength Shivering Shade Cursed By Belief Awake Void Of Hope A Dead Man’s Race Shadow Creator Tranquillity’s Maze

Henrik Wenngren Andreas Edlund Johan Reinholdz Martin Hanner Joakim Jonsson

Reviews:   Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer 

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(EP) Fractal 
2009 Pivotal

The Land of the Wolves Bereaved in Denial The Transgressor Within Esoteric

Joakim Karlsson Andreas Edlund Johan Reinholdz Martin Hanner Joakim Jonsson

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Esoteric 
2009 Pivotal

Deathlike Overture (Intro) Esoteric Rise and Decay Let the Old World Burn Darkness Descending Seclusion Misery's Supremacy Under a Pitch Black Sky Linger In Doubt The Legacy of the Defeated

Reviews:   Blabbermouth  Chronicles Of Chaos  Sea Of Tranquility  Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer