Beseech

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Beseech is the name of a goth rock/gothic metal band from Borås, Sweden.

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The band formed in November 1992 in their hometown Borås. The lineup then was Jörgen Sjöberg (Vocals), Andreas Wiik (Bass), Robert Spånglund (Guitar), Klas Bohlin (Guitar) and Morgan Gredåker (Drums).

Since then a number of members have quit and been replaced. After their first album: "... from a bleeding heart", Nicklas Andersson joined the band as drummer.

The band started to get different ideas of how Beseech should sound, at which point Jörgen, Klas, and Robert och Mikael decided to continue the band without the other members. Shortly after that Daniel Elofsson (Bass) and Jonas Strömberg (Drums) joined the band.

On "...from a bleeding heart" the female vocals were done by Anna Andersson. On "Black Emotions", Lotta Höglin took over as the female vocalist. Lotta is today a full member of Beseech.

After the very successful tour with Lacuna Coil and Theatre of Tragedy, in 2001 Jörgen left the band for personal reasons. Since his departure from the band, he has been replaced by Erik Molarin who contributed the male vocals on 'Souls Highway'.

The first recorded material that Beseech released came out in 1994 on the compilation CD: "Sometimes Death Is Better", released by the Belgian record company Shiver Records. In 1995 they released their third demo, which lead to their first record deal with We Bite/Corrosion Records.

The recording started in Studio Mega with producer Christian Silver. However, due to a poor economic situation the record company wasn't able to release the album. With the help of their publisher Anders Mörén on Misty Music, they terminated their deal with We Bite/Corrosion. Beseech decided to buy the master tapes and the search for a new record deal began, and a number of good offers came in before they decided to sign for Metal Blade Records.

"...from a bleeding heart" was released in April 1998 on Metal Blade Records worldwide. It was shortly after this Daniel and Jonas joined the band. A while later Beseech went separate ways with Metal Blade.

After negotiations with a number of different labels, they signed a worldwide deal with Pavement Music. The new album "Black Emotions" started recording in the end of 1999 and was released in the spring of 2000.

The music on this album, as the band itself claims, 'matured a lot and there was time in the studio for experimention and testing'.

After much hard work during the summer and fall of 2000 managed to get to go on an extensive tour through out Europe together with Lacuna Coil and Theatre of Tragedy during January and February 2001. Beseech got a lot of good response and criticism during the tour despite the fact that they were the third act.

Despite a malfunctioning tour bus (dropped exhaust system, leaking oilseals, frozen brakepipes and so on) Beseech managed to get through the tour with just a couple of cancelled gigs.

During 2000 Beseech also made their film debut when, "Manmade Dreams", "Neon Ocean" and "Lunar Eclipse" was featured on the soundtrack for the B-horror movie "Alien Agenda 5- Alien Conspirecy" distributed by the Canadian movie company Brimstone Productions.

After a lot of trouble with Pavement Music, it was in the fall of 2001 time the band chose to start searching for a new record label. This time it was a lot easier for the band to get offers. The tour and "Black Emotions" made the offers numerous. A large number of record labels showed their interest. Beseech made their choice and signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records early in 2002.

Beseech's first release through Napalm Records was called Souls Highway and was released in 2002. This record gave Beseech a wider audience than they had ever had before. Souls Highway got some decent reviews both in Sweden and abroad. But still Beseech didn't get their breakthrough. Early 2003 longtime guitarist and songwriter Klas Bohlin decided to leave the band due to personal reasons. There were no hard feelings, Klas just felt that he wanted to do his own thing.

In the summer of 2003 Beseech once again entered Studio Mega to start the recording of their 4th album which was to be called "Drama". Together with producer Christian "Bullen" Silver they spent a couple of summer months in the studio. When the recording was finally completed the album was mastered at Cutting Room. The album was released in February 2004. After a busy 2004 summer festival season with just one guitarist, Beseech recruited Manne Engström (Fatal Embrace, Sundown, Cemetery) into the band. With fresh blood in the band, Beseech began writing new material and quickly the tracks took shape becoming more mature and complex than ever before. Following a 6-month recording period, “Sunless Days” finally saw the light.

To compliment “Sunless Days”, a completely animated video was shot for the track "Innerlane". This song depicts the experimental and innovative crossover sound of Beseech. Lyrically, the song dwells into the fascination of the human mind and looks toward the future.

On October 19, 2006, Beseech announced on a MySpace bulletin that they are disbanding, due to conflicting interest within the band, claiming "we have different views of how we want Beseech to work as a band." However, the band plans to perform at a few more "farewell gigs" and give fans the chance to meet them in person.

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