Tarja - 'The Unforgiven' (Metallica cover, live video)

New blood joins this earth,
And quickly he's subdued.
Through constant pained disgrace
The young boy learns their rules.

With time the child draws in.
This whipping boy done wrong.
Deprived of all his thoughts
The young man struggles on and on he's known
A vow unto his own,
That never from this day
His will they'll take away.

What I've felt,
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown.
Never be.
Never see.
Won't see what might have been.

What I've felt,
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown.
Never free.
Never me.
So I dub thee unforgiven.

They dedicate their lives
To running all of his.
He tries to please them all –
This bitter man he is.

Throughout his life the same –
He's battled constantly.
This fight he cannot win –
A tired man they see no longer cares.

The old man then prepares
To die regretfully –
That old man here is me.

What I've felt,
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown.
Never be.
Never see.
Won't see what might have been.

What I've felt,
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown.
Never free.
Never me.
So I dub thee unforgiven.

What I've felt,
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown.
Never be.
Never see.
Won't see what might have been.

What I've felt,
What I've known
Never shined through in what I've shown.
Never free.
Never me.
So I dub thee unforgiven.

Never free.
Never me.
So I dub thee unforgiven.

You labelled me,
I'll label you.
So I dub thee unforgiven.

Never free.
Never me.
So I dub thee unforgiven.

You labelled me,
I'll label you.
So I dub thee unforgiven.

Never free.
Never me.
So I dub thee unforgiven.

Η Tarja Turunen (ή Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli όπως είναι το πλήρες ονοματεπώνυμό της) έγινε γνωστή λόγω της παρουσίας της στους Nightwish, στους οποίους ήταν μέλος (τραγουδίστρια) από το 1996 έως και το 2005.

Μετά το "διαζύγιό" της με τους Φινλανδούς metallers ασχολείται κυρίως με την προσωπική της καριέρα έχοντας κυκλοφορήσει εννέα full length albums, τέσσερα EPs, πέντε live albums, μπόλικα singles και δύο συλλογές.

"Ζωντανά" ηχογραφημένος δίσκος είναι και το νέο της πόνημα. Φέρει τον τίτλο "Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church", αποτελείται κατά βάση από διασκευές και αναμένεται τον επόμενο μήνα, με το δελτίο τύπου να (μας) δίνει τις λεπτομέρειες...

“Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church” is the document of a very special concert in the idyllic setting of Wacken Church. It will be released on August 11th, 2023 on earMUSIC and is the first release of the live series “Rocking Heels”.

It will be available as a Ltd. 2LP Vinyl Edition, CD Digipak in LP-replica design and on Digital. In front of just 300 handpicked fans, this onetime-only event opened the Wacken Open Air Festival in 2016.

Tarja presents unique arrangements of rock and heavy metal classics by her favourite artists including “Numb” by Linkin Park, In Flames “Alias”, Metallica’s “The Unforgiven”, songs by Joe Satriani and Slipknot as well as a Nightwish song and Tarja originals.

Tarja's evocative voice, an intimate group of musicians and the sacred setting of Wacken Metal Church combine to transform this cover of In Flames' "Alias" into a hymn to our shared humanity and spirit, despite our differences and appearances.

Artist / Band: Tarja
Country of origin: Finland
Location: Kitee / Buenos Aires, Argentina
Formed in: 2004
Genre: Symphonic Metal/Rock
Lyrical themes: Feelings, Nature, Life
Years active: 2004-present

Video: "The Unforgiven"
Album: "Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church"
Type: Live album
Release date: August 11th, 2023
Label: earMUSIC
Format: CD, 2LP, Digital

Track listing:
01. Always With Me, Always With You (Joe Satriani cover)
02. Numb (Linkin Park cover)
03. Alias (In Flames cover)
04. Vermillion Pt. 2 (Slipknot cover)
05. Trust (Megadeth cover)
06. Ohne Dich (Rammstein cover)
07. Afterlife (Avenged Sevenfold cover)
08. The Living End
09. The Unforgiven (Metallica cover)
10. Sleeping Sun (Nightwish cover)
11. I Walk Alone
12. Ave Maria