NOTE: This page is about a Christian metal band from Australia. Not to be confused with other artists also named "Synnove"!
BAND NAME: Synnöve (Synnove)
GENRE: Gothic Unblack / Doom Metal
STATUS: Active
GENRE: Gothic Unblack / Doom Metal
STATUS: Active
LOCATION: Australia (Adelaide, South Australia)
Formed in 2002.
The name "Synnöve" was suggested to Brad by a friend of his who is a monk, and is apparently a reference to St. Sunniva.[1]
Contact:
metal_lord [AT] optusnet [DOT] com [DOT] au
Lineup:
Brad Bessell - Vocals, Guitars
Stephanie Bessell - Vocals, Bass (early), Vocals, Keyboards (now)
Lineup:
Brad Bessell - Vocals, Guitars
Stephanie Bessell - Vocals, Bass (early), Vocals, Keyboards (now)
Conor Ryan - Guitars (early), Keyboards (now)
Noods Newell - Bass
Past members:
Jim - Vocals, Keyboards
Peirris - Bass
James - Drums
Steve Edwards - Drums
Noods Newell - Bass
Past members:
Jim - Vocals, Keyboards
Peirris - Bass
James - Drums
Steve Edwards - Drums
Links:
Facebook
Synnöve / Self-Titled (EP)
(not sure if pictured?)
2004, Independent,format unknown
Left:
November, 2005, Soundmass Records, CD
Right:
year uncertain, Soundmass Records, Download
Guest appearances:
Matthew Byard - Songwriting (additional, tracks 3-4)
Aaron Harslett - Drums
(not sure if pictured?)
2004, Independent,
Left:
November, 2005, Soundmass Records, CD
Right:
year uncertain, Soundmass Records, Download
Guest appearances:
Matthew Byard - Songwriting (additional, tracks 3-4)
Aaron Harslett - Drums
NOTE:
The cover art pictured above is for the Soundmass version. I'm not sure if the cover art pictured above is the same on the 2004 version or not.
The cover art pictured above is for the Soundmass version. I'm not sure if the cover art pictured above is the same on the 2004 version or not.
1) Away with the Tide
00:24, instrumental
2) The Pledge
6:53, lyrics:
On and on
In the shadow lands
The darkness grows
As a maelstrom brews
Fear gives way
To coward's creed
The flesh of men
Fails
And yet You reign
In majesty and glory
Angels crying
Holy, holy
I raise my hands
In surrender to Your
Call
I pledge myself for
Your honor
I shed the skin
Of a filthy lie
In waking dream
Of no escape
Though I fall
I've set my course
To do Your will
Through the tears
Though they curse
And mock Your name
Don't let them die
In ignorance
Send Your word
To heal their wound
Through these hands
Of fatality
3) As the Snow Falls
6:18, lyrics:
Beaten bruised
The sick in chains
The night draws near
The cold, the fear
Impale this soul
Unto the night
Wasting away
Hidden in rags
Rain filled eyes
Dread the dawn
Brother of sleep
Summoned to rise
Tears flow
As many fall
Winter weeps
As the snow falls
Hands wither
No longer needed
To bleed this body dry
A wretched face
Pale and broken
Flowers ebbed
By frost of old
Shadows lurk
In fools of tears
Flesh maimed
No cry made
Alone I cry
In the dirt
Born to die
Bury me now
Dine with the dead
Turn to distant stars
Knife the pain away
Clasp a broken branch
As it comes undone
Inject deep love lost
I mourn amongst
The flowers
These tears will
Never dry
Sounds of screaming
Adorn the darkest night
Love of misery
In winter's warmth
Offspring of a demon
Sleeps within
Alone I lay
Bound in chains
The sun forsaken me
Its light mocks me
The winds cold call
Whispers my mind
Has anything you've done
Made your life better
Arms tired
No longer free
No end I see
This endless path
The dark it pleads
Succumb to the to the
Grave
The dead dance
As the living
Beckon my leave
Impossible dream
Mournful at night
Fall unto stone
4) Beyond the Gaze of Black Doves
7:13, lyrics:
In misty stillness
A shadow weeps
I am nothing
(hideous) you are the
Dark
Slain men lay
Before the throne
Creator of plague
Lover of chains
Fear never dims
The tender joy lost
The stale smell
Of rotting flesh
The stench of
Poisoned men
Yet still they
Though years have past
Drown these tears
Of shallow seas
Hide this body
Of bloody steams
Burn these limbs
Of rotting dreams
Bestow this misery
Of emperors dead
A foetus dies
A flow droops
Hope mourns
Where weeds grow
Blazing fire dissolves
Into the night
The ocean reduced
To a bloody tear
Bathe in wounds
Before your eyes
Caress deaths hand
Hidden in the woods
The fleeting light
Declares my demise
A shadow from afar
Has drawn near
Blood for you
My thirsty follower
Drink deep of me
As I wither
When will I feel
Your embrace
Cold and cruel
In winter's warmth
In the darkened room
Beauty is no more
Riddles of emperor's
Dread
Entangled in the woods
Call of the grave
So near
If only my eyes
Could see
Beyond the gaze of
Black doves
5) The Long Kiss Goodbye
8:02, lyrics:
Faced with good bye
Oh how I die
Walking alone
Fading white light
Into the sky
Leave me behind
Frighten this child
Burning my eyes
I will never leave you
In this misery
Hear my screaming
Ancient power
You will rise again
To shed this putrid skin
Here hold my bloody hands
As I sacrifice
We will face the grave
We will awaken the
Dawn
Bling to me not
I must ascend
To my father
To his right hand
I wild shed death
And lead you home
Look at my eyes
Embers of hope
Weather the storm under
My care
Sweet is the morning
Under my sky
Carry your wounds
Bravely my son
Treasure the memory
Of former days
Hold me, father
I weep for you
From day to day
This cannot be
A forlorn embrace
Shadow merge
Where you are laid
Your voice ebbs
Away with tide
Bitter sweet
Are these tears
Hold on for
The long kiss goodbye
As you leave my
Beautiful shore
As you leave my
Beautiful shore
As you leave my
Beautiful shore
As you leave my
Beautiful shore
00:24, instrumental
2) The Pledge
6:53, lyrics:
On and on
In the shadow lands
The darkness grows
As a maelstrom brews
Fear gives way
To coward's creed
The flesh of men
Fails
And yet You reign
In majesty and glory
Angels crying
Holy, holy
I raise my hands
In surrender to Your
Call
I pledge myself for
Your honor
I shed the skin
Of a filthy lie
In waking dream
Of no escape
Though I fall
I've set my course
To do Your will
Through the tears
Though they curse
And mock Your name
Don't let them die
In ignorance
Send Your word
To heal their wound
Through these hands
Of fatality
3) As the Snow Falls
6:18, lyrics:
Beaten bruised
The sick in chains
The night draws near
The cold, the fear
Impale this soul
Unto the night
Wasting away
Hidden in rags
Rain filled eyes
Dread the dawn
Brother of sleep
Summoned to rise
Tears flow
As many fall
Winter weeps
As the snow falls
Hands wither
No longer needed
To bleed this body dry
A wretched face
Pale and broken
Flowers ebbed
By frost of old
Shadows lurk
In fools of tears
Flesh maimed
No cry made
Alone I cry
In the dirt
Born to die
Bury me now
Dine with the dead
Turn to distant stars
Knife the pain away
Clasp a broken branch
As it comes undone
Inject deep love lost
I mourn amongst
The flowers
These tears will
Never dry
Sounds of screaming
Adorn the darkest night
Love of misery
In winter's warmth
Offspring of a demon
Sleeps within
Alone I lay
Bound in chains
The sun forsaken me
Its light mocks me
The winds cold call
Whispers my mind
Has anything you've done
Made your life better
Arms tired
No longer free
No end I see
This endless path
The dark it pleads
Succumb to the to the
Grave
The dead dance
As the living
Beckon my leave
Impossible dream
Mournful at night
Fall unto stone
4) Beyond the Gaze of Black Doves
7:13, lyrics:
In misty stillness
A shadow weeps
I am nothing
(hideous) you are the
Dark
Slain men lay
Before the throne
Creator of plague
Lover of chains
Fear never dims
The tender joy lost
The stale smell
Of rotting flesh
The stench of
Poisoned men
Yet still they
Though years have past
Drown these tears
Of shallow seas
Hide this body
Of bloody steams
Burn these limbs
Of rotting dreams
Bestow this misery
Of emperors dead
A foetus dies
A flow droops
Hope mourns
Where weeds grow
Blazing fire dissolves
Into the night
The ocean reduced
To a bloody tear
Bathe in wounds
Before your eyes
Caress deaths hand
Hidden in the woods
The fleeting light
Declares my demise
A shadow from afar
Has drawn near
Blood for you
My thirsty follower
Drink deep of me
As I wither
When will I feel
Your embrace
Cold and cruel
In winter's warmth
In the darkened room
Beauty is no more
Riddles of emperor's
Dread
Entangled in the woods
Call of the grave
So near
If only my eyes
Could see
Beyond the gaze of
Black doves
5) The Long Kiss Goodbye
8:02, lyrics:
Faced with good bye
Oh how I die
Walking alone
Fading white light
Into the sky
Leave me behind
Frighten this child
Burning my eyes
I will never leave you
In this misery
Hear my screaming
Ancient power
You will rise again
To shed this putrid skin
Here hold my bloody hands
As I sacrifice
We will face the grave
We will awaken the
Dawn
Bling to me not
I must ascend
To my father
To his right hand
I wild shed death
And lead you home
Look at my eyes
Embers of hope
Weather the storm under
My care
Sweet is the morning
Under my sky
Carry your wounds
Bravely my son
Treasure the memory
Of former days
Hold me, father
I weep for you
From day to day
This cannot be
A forlorn embrace
Shadow merge
Where you are laid
Your voice ebbs
Away with tide
Bitter sweet
Are these tears
Hold on for
The long kiss goodbye
As you leave my
Beautiful shore
As you leave my
Beautiful shore
As you leave my
Beautiful shore
As you leave my
Beautiful shore
Revelations Vol. 1: A Light in a Dark Place (compilation, 28 June, 2008, Sullen Records)
Format: CD-R, limited (???) copies
15) Synnöve - Rhythms of the Apocalypse 4:37, see below for lyrics
The Whore and the Bride (album)
April, 2008, Soundmass Records, CD
year uncertain, Soundmass Records, Download
Guest appearances:
Jimmy Petkoff - Vocals (track 2)
Maidoc Bessell - Vocals (track 2)
Saorise Bessell - Vocals (track 2)
Kyle Bloksgaard - Guitars and Bass (track 6)
NOTE: As you can see, there are two variations in the artwork. Why is this?
Metal Archives says this was released on 18 July, but according to [this interview], it was apparently released in April.
1) Funeral for Innocence
5:20, lyrics:
Faith is a lie that scorns the pain inflicted by those who care;
Hope is a dream that fades away in the watches of the night;
Love is a lie that drips from a whore, told in the name of God;
I curse in the mud, covered in filth, waiting alone for death.
I call Your name,
I scream in pain,
I survive
The loss of faith.
Hear my cry;
My tears burn.
I believe,
without faith.
They bury you in rotten soil, never to rise again;
They curse the day that you were born and dance upon your grave;
The secrets they keep, the lies they tell, all for glittering gold;
I long for the day when You'll rise up and crush their filthy souls.
I call Your name,
I scream in pain,
I survive
The loss of faith.
Hear my cry;
My tears burn.
I believe,
without faith.
Rise child, rise;
Spread your wings;
Fly away.
Resurrection,
New beginning.
Avenging God, hear my cry and see what they have done;
A palace of greed, a temple defamed, an alter made unclean.
Why do they mock You, why do they curse, breaking Your heart?
They curse Your grace, spit on your name and silent You remain.
I call Your name,
I scream in pain,
I survive
The loss of faith.
Hear my cry;
My tears burn.
I believe,
without faith.
2) Rhythms of the Apocalypse
4:37, lyrics:
My hate, your love;
My sin, your purity;
My pride, your grace;
Your cross, my freedom.
The day is coming, the day of wrath,
When the darkness of God is revealed.
The day is coming, the day of wrath,
When Jesus the Christ is revealed.
My filth, Your holiness;
My hate, Your kindness;
My anger, Your mercy;
Your cross, my freedom.
The day has come, the day of grace;
Now the love of God has appeared.
The day is come, the day of grace,
When word in flesh is revealed.
My pleasure is to serve God all my days.
My freedom in your cross;
My freedom in your grace.
3) The Whore and the Bride
7:29, lyrics:
I weep for you,
I mourn for you.
I weep for you,
I mourn for you....
With scorn I pour, your feasts I hate.
Away the dirge, silence your songs.
A filthy nest, a viper breed,
A blazing fire; the hills burn.
Vindication of the poor;
The wrath of God, blood and fire.
Dreams of gold, dreams of wealth;
Raping the poor in obscenity.
When justice fails, judgement comes,
Giving birth to captivity.
Exchange your greed for a cross;
Follow the Christ, count the cost;
Lay it all down at his feet.
Surrender your pride, mourn and weep;
Freedom is yours, beauty is yours in holy poverty.
The ash burns upon your face;
Judgment comes to your house.
Unfaithful bride, filthy whore;
A blazing fire, the hills burn.
Vindication of the poor;
The wrath of God, blood and fire.
Dreams of gold, dreams of wealth;
Raping the poor in obscenity.
When justice fails, judgement comes,
Giving birth to captivity.
Exchange your greed for a cross;
Follow the Christ, count the cost;
Lay it all down at his feet.
Surrender your pride, mourn and weep;
Freedom is yours, beauty is yours in holy poverty.
Away with greed,
Unfaithful bride.
Away with greed,
Unfaithful bride...
4) Non Servium
5:25, lyrics:
Little horned one, swimming in excrement,
Filthy little fly;
Flatulent cloud, little war god,
Spreading your lies;
The cross of Christ, your demise;
Waste away;
The reign of God, your defeat;
Weep away.
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not serve)
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not bow)
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not serve)
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not bow)
The end of days, upon you now;
Quake in fear.
Mutter your curse, your last word;
I'm awake.
The cross of Christ, your demise;
Waste away;
The reign of Christ, your defeat;
Weep away.
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not serve)
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not bow)
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not serve)
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not bow)
At his feet, you will bow,
Grovelling one;
Before his throne, you will cry,
Christ is Lord;
Lake of fire, burning one,
Judgment comes;
The reign of God, your defeat,
Weep away.
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not serve)
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not bow)
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not serve)
Non Servium Lucifer (I will not bow)
Lover, you restore my soul,
You ravish me;
Lover, you heal me,
You set me free;
Lover.
5) Sangreal
6:24, lyrics:
At creation's birth
When we walked as one,
Your beauty shone
Like the morning sun.
We were face to face,
But you turned away
To become a god,
Bathed in foolish pride.
You scream in chains,
Writhe in filthy shame,
As creation weeps
To be free again.
Sangreal - cup of light,
Sangreal - purge my soul.
Sangreal - wash me pure,
Sangreal - take this hate.
While heaven weeps,
You curse the light;
You're burning with,
With your cold dark hate.
At the cross I bled,
Bled with burning love;
I give My flesh
To feed your soul.
Come away with Me,
My mourning child;
I will heal your wounds
And dry your tears.
Sangreal - cup of light,
Sangreal - purge my soul.
Sangreal - wash me pure,
Sangreal - take this hate.
Father, I'm coming home;
Father, I'm coming home...
6) The Cry of Creation
7:41, lyrics:
Across the sea
Our fathers came,
To land cursed,
Cursed with shame.
Bathed in blood,
Blood on our hands;
Injustice burns,
Burns our eyes.
What have we done?
Judgment comes
To a race of slaves,
Slaves of greed.
Creation cries, heal this land;
Heal our hearts from this hate.
Makes us one, Jesu come.
Upon this shore
Was born a lie;
A desolate cry
On an empty land.
Empty of love,
Compassion has died;
Dead in the womb,
Mercy no more.
What have we done?
Judgment comes
To a race of slaves,
Slaves of greed.
Creation cries, heal this land;
Heal our hearts from this hate.
Makes us one, Jesus come.
7) The Last Lament
7:25, lyrics:
O God my God, come to save;
This raging sea, would pull me down.
This wound of mine, bleeds for faith;
Hear my cry, my last lament.
Save me
From this rage,
Cleanse me
From this filth.
Release me
From this cage,
Heal me
From this wound.
O Son of God, bleed on me;
This dark night, hides your face.
This faith of mine, weeps for hope;
Hear my cry, my last lament.
Save me
From this rage,
Cleanse me
From this filth.
Release me
From this cage,
Heal me
From this wound.
Gracious Lord, where are You?
So silent, so deaf.
Do You see the tears that I cry?
This final prayer, before I die...
O Christ, my God,salvation paid;
In a cross of death, healing blood.
Our wounds are healed by Your death;
Our answer is, in Your pain.
Praise be, to Your name;
Praise be, to Your blood;
Praise be, to Your cross;
Praise be, to Your name.
8) Lindisfarne
5:01, lyrics:
Where land meets the sea,
where stones kiss the shore,
I make my home where rivers run;
You are my all, Most Holy One.
Peccatum Misrea;
Peccatum Misrea;
O Christe domine Jesu,
O Adoramus Te.
On windswept sands
where the holy pray,
I make my home where monks chant;
You are my all, Most Holy One.
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INFO:
1) Missing info for the 2004 version of the EP. 2) When were the digital versions of the EP and album released? Was it at the same time as the CD versions, or were they uploaded at a later time? 2) Why are there 2 different versions of the "Whore and the Bride" artwork?
IMAGES:
1) Basically every image here could use a higher-quality / higher-res version. 2) Anyone have a more up-to-date band photo?
1) Missing info for the 2004 version of the EP. 2) When were the digital versions of the EP and album released? Was it at the same time as the CD versions, or were they uploaded at a later time? 2) Why are there 2 different versions of the "Whore and the Bride" artwork?
IMAGES:
1) Basically every image here could use a higher-quality / higher-res version. 2) Anyone have a more up-to-date band photo?
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