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Formed in September 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland, Beyond The Forest combine female-fronted Symphonic Power Metal with a multitude of influences to create a passionate, blazing storm of anthemic melody. Confounding the lightweight perception of the genre, BTF avoid being tied to unwieldy cliches and keep it rocking hard and heavy while still maintaining ruthlessly high standards of performance and songwriting. Lyrically, their songs deal with righteous battle and the fight for justice against the tyranny of institutionalised religion, imperialism and ignorance. Musically, their main influences include early Nightwish, Sinergy, Sonata Arctica and Dark Tranquillity.

Beyond The Forest completed their EP (mixed and mastered by former Aereogramme guitarist and composer/producer, Iain Cook) in February 2008 but personal circumstances meant they were unable to continue. As of June 2008, the band have split up.

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Member Since: 5/27/2006
Band Website: beyondtheforest.net
Band Members: :

Christine Molloy: Vocals

Leila Dunn: Bass, Backing Vocals

David Simpson: Guitar

Andrew Morson: Guitar

Ross Rankin: Drums

Stewart McKnight: Keyboards

My Blog

The end

It's sad but due to personal reasons, we're not going to be carrying on with Beyond The Forest. The last year or so has been really difficult for various reasons so I said to the guys on Thursday nigh...
Posted by Beyond The Forest on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:53:00 PST

Ragnarok Radio

Hi all! Our song Suffer The Faster is on the current episode of Raganarok Radio which also features a fascinating interview with Arjen Lucasson, the mastermind behind Ayreon and Stream of Passion, amo...
Posted by Beyond The Forest on Wed, 07 May 2008 07:12:00 PST

Video uploaded!

Paul from the Scottish Metal Podcast has uploaded a wee vid from our last gig on Youtube - unfortunately he said the sound didn't work out too well so has dubbed our EP recording of 'The Ash Still Fal...
Posted by Beyond The Forest on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:46:00 PST

Bloodstock heats at Ivory Blacks

Beyond The Forest will be playing at the heats for the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Glasgow's Ivory Blacks on the 5th of May. The first round will span the 5th, 6th and 7th of May, after which ther...
Posted by Beyond The Forest on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:54:00 PST

Scottish Metal Podcast

We are featured on the current episode of the Scottish Metal Podcast, along with interviews from the excellent Alba Gu Brath and Burning Earth. In preparation for our Soundhaus gig together on Sunday...
Posted by Beyond The Forest on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:52:00 PST

Check out this event: Seasons End + Support

Hosted By: Horror-RecordsWhen: 13 Apr 2008, 19:00Where: The SoundhausHydepark StreetGlasgow, GlasgowUnited KingdomDescription:Horror-Records Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Beyond The Forest on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:55:00 PST

EP finally finished

YAAAAAAAAAAAAS!!!We’ve finally finished our debut EP - you can listen to it hear or on our main site. Let us know what you think!
Posted by Beyond The Forest on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:54:00 PST

New drummer

With mossy, branching open arms Beyond The Forest are pleased to welcome new drummer Ross 'Bear' Rankin. Most of us have known Ross for a while (in some cases, the last twelve years might just cover i...
Posted by Beyond The Forest on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:04:00 PST

Billy departs BTF

It is with regret that Beyond The Forest announce the departure of honest woodsman and erstwhile drummer, Billy Fisher. For the last two years, he's made an awesome contribution to the band. A fucking...
Posted by Beyond The Forest on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:36:00 PST