New Album, Forest of Forgetting, Drops February 20, 2026
Pre-Order: http://lnk.to/EyeOfMelian-ForestofForgetting
Come wander a starless void…
Find solace in a silent, snow-covered forest…
Sail past the edge of the known map. This is Eye of Melian.
Music shaped by myth, memory, and frost—deeply inspired by fantasy film scores, Tolkien-esque lore, and the ethereal worlds that shimmer at the edge of dreams.
Symphonic. Poetic. Otherworldly.
A journey of sound that unfolds like a story in the mind.
“Blackthorn Winter”
Music by Martijn Westerholt
Lyrics & Vocals by Johanna Kurkela
Backing Vocals by Robin La Joy
Arrangements and orchestrations by Mikko P. Mustonen
Video by Video Ink Ltd.
Actress: Abi Knight
From the forthcoming album Forest of Forgetting
Releasing via Napalm Records on 20 February 2026
Pre-orders opening soon…
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Lyrics:
Cool, crystal, labyrinthine
Whim of snow kissing thaw
Bereaved, ensnared
I rue the return
Of white callousing air
Snow, my love
Go back to the clouds
Where Winter Wonder sleeps
Through the blooming land
Takatalven tarumaa (Blackthorn Winter's wonderland)
Meren kannen karhentaa (Roughens the deck of the sea)
Koko mannun kuolettaa (Deadens the whole ground)
Matalalle tainnuttaa (Stuns down low)
Supatellen tullessaan (Whispering as it comes)
Lakanallaan langettaa (Imposes with its sheet)
Sanatonna saavuttaa (Reaches wordlessly)
Tarinamme tallettaa (Safekeeps our stories)
Falling with new snow
Fading my warmth, my glow
Blackthorn Winter crawls
Weaving my swansong
As the earth turns white
My frozen anthesis cries
Last petals soon cut free
By the cold's endless streak
Once snow enchanted my heart
The Gift of Ilúvatar
Now far too long the reign of its calm
Has stalled the song of my heart
Sweet Snow Angels
Lend me your wings
To salvage my bloom
From the winter's maw
Falling with new snow
Fading my warmth, my glow
Blackthorn Winter crawls
Weaving my swansong
As the earth turns white
I open my timeless eyes
To find the gift of sleep
In the cold's endless keep