2015 studio album by Swallow the Sun
Songs From the North I, II & III Released 13 November 2015 Studio
Sound Supreme
Electric Fox Studio
Noisework Studio
Black Chandelier
Ahonlaita
MANA REC
Stereotunes
Genre
Length 153 :39 Label Century Media
Songs From the North I, II & III is the sixth studio album by Finnish extreme metal band Swallow the Sun . It is a triple album and was released on 13 November 2015, via Century Media .[3] Each disc is focused on a different facet of the band's style: Gloom is a more typical death/doom album, Beauty primarily acoustic and folksy, and Despair a funeral doom album;[4] these disc titles are also a single song title on their second album, Ghosts of Loss . This is the last release with Aleksi Munter and Markus Jämsen, who quit Swallow the Sun in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Songs From the North I, II & III received a generally positive reception from critics.[1]
Track listing [ ]
1. "With You Came The Whole of the World's Tears" 9:01 2. "10 Silver Bullets" 7:11 3. "Rooms and Shadows" 7:19 4. "Heartstrings Shattering" 7:46 5. "Silhouettes" 5:55 6. "The Memory of Light" 6:17 7. "Lost & Catatonic" 7:06 8. "From Happiness to Dust" 8:39 Total length: 59:15
1. "The Womb of Winter" (Instrumental) 3:35 2. "The Heart of a Cold White Land" 4:47 3. "Away" 5:22 4. "Pray for the Winds to Come" 5:28 5. "Songs From the North" 5:16 6. "66°50'N, 28°40'E" (Instrumental) 6:42 7. "Autumn Fire" 5:46 8. "Before the Summer Dies" 5:37 Total length: 42:33
1. "The Gathering of Black Moths" 12:57 2. "7 Hours Late" 10:02 3. "Empires of Loneliness" 11:01 4. "Abandoned by the Light" 8:48 5. "The Clouds Prepare for Battle" 9:05 Total length: 51:57
Reception [ ]
Credits [ ]
Swallow the Sun [ ]
Mikko Kotamäki - lead vocals
Markus Jämsen - lead guitar
Juha Raivio - rhythm guitar ; all songwriting ,[8] guitar recording, mixing (I Gloom )
Matti Honkonen - bass guitar
Aleksi Munter - keyboards ; recording, art direction, layout, photography
Juuso Raatikainen - drums
Additional Vocalists [ ]
Aleah Stanbridge - co-vocals (Heartstrings Shattering ) also cover art and photography
Sarah Elisabeth Wohlfahrt - backing vocals (The Memory of Light and Lost & Catatonic )
Kaisa Vala - co-vocals (Songs from the North )
Nathan Ellis - narration (Empires of Loneliness )
Recording Staff [ ]
Tuomas Kokko - also mixing (II Beauty )
Hiili Hiilesmaa - also mixing (III Despair )
Hannu Honkonen - recording assistance
Band Photography [ ]
Alexandra Lisiecki
Antti Makkonen
Jussi Ratilainen
Indrek Päri
Vocal Recording [ ]
Kaisa Vala
Pietari Pyykönen
Birger Nießen - recording of Sarah Elisabeth Wohlfahrt's Vocals
Mastering Staff [ ]
Patrick W. Engel - vinyl mastering
Svante Forsbäck - CD mastering
Additional Personnel [ ]
Jaani Peuhu - vocal production, mixing (II Beauty ) and backing vocals
Rami Mursula - artwork and logo
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c d "Songs from the North I, II & III" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Kuettel, Benjamin (17 November 2015). "Swallow the Sun - Songs from the North I, II, & III" . Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Jump up to: a b Jurek, Thom. "Songs from the North I, II & III - Swallow the Sun" . AllMusic . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ "SWALLOW THE SUN Reveal Details for 'Songs from the North I, II & III' " . . 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2019-08-31 .
^ Marsciano, Dan (12 November 2015). "Swallow The Sun - Songs From The North I, II and III Review" . About.com . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Ezell, Brice (16 November 2015). "Swallow the Sun: Songs from the North" . PopMatters . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ Ward, Kyle (7 November 2015). "Swallow the Sun - Songs from the North I, II, & III (album review 4)" . Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
^ "Songs from the North – 2015" . Swallow the Sun . Retrieved 21 May 2016 .
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