Timeless Departure is the debut full-length studio album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Skyfire, released on 12 March 2001 by Hammerheart Records. Common themes on the album include death, mysticism, and armageddon.

Timeless Departure
Studio album by
Released12 March 2001
Recorded1–14 August 2000, Abyss Studios
GenreMelodic death metal
Length41:51
LabelHammerheart
ProducerTommy Tägtgren
Skyfire chronology
Timeless Departure
(2001)
Mind Revolution
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Chronicles of Chaos [2]
Rock Hard[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Intro" – 2:05 [Music: Hanner/Edlund]
  2. "Fragments of Time" – 3:32 [Music: Hanner/Reinholdz, Lyrics: Hanner/Björk]
  3. "The Universe Unveils" – 4:56 [Music: Hanner/Edlund, Lyrics: Björk]
  4. "By God Forsaken" – 4:57 [Music: Hanner/Edlund, Lyrics: Hanner]
  5. "Timeless Departure" – 6:49 [Music: Edlund/Hanner, Lyrics: Björk]
  6. "Breed Through Me, Bleed for Me" – 5:10 [Music: Hanner/Edlund, Lyrics: Hallin]
  7. "Dimensions Unseen" – 4:54 [Music: Hanner/Edlund, Lyrics Björk/Wenngren]
  8. "Skyfire" – 3:52 [Music: Edlund/Hanner, Lyrics: Björk]
  9. "From Here to Death" – 5:32 [Music: Edlund/Hanner, Lyrics Björk]

The positions of track 4 "By God Forsaken" and track 8 "Skyfire" were juxtaposed on the original Hammerheart CD release's back insert due to a printing error. The 2013 digital re-release by Pivotal Rockordings corrected the mislabeled track listing.[4]

Credits

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Band members

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Production and other

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  • Produced, engineered and mixed by Tommy Tägtgren and Skyfire.
  • Mastered at Franky's Recording Kitchen by Berthus Westerhuys.

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Jason. Timeless Departure at AllMusic
  2. ^ Chronicles of Choas review
  3. ^ "SKYFIRE - Timeless Departure".
  4. ^ "Skyfire - Timeless Departure (Downloadable tracks)".