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Tuonela (album)

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Released
  
29 March 1999

Artist
  
Amorphis

Producer
  
Simon Efemey

Recorded
  
October–November 1998

Release date
  
29 March 1999

Label
  
Spinefarm Records

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Studio
  
Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland

Length
  
46:48 (Standard Version)

Tuonela (1999)
  
Story - 10th Anniversary (2000)

Genres
  
Doom metal, Progressive metal, Progressive rock, Folk metal

Similar
  
Amorphis albums, Doom metal albums

Amorphis tuonela full album stream


Tuonela is the fourth full-length album by Finnish band Amorphis.

Contents

The album is named from Tuonela, the realm of the dead in Finnish mythology. The album also shares inspiration with many of the band's productions in the text and themes of the Kalevala, or Finnish Epic.

The style is less progressive, like its predecessor, Elegy, but rather a stoner/doom metal record, with progressive metal/progressive rock elements, except few more progressive and rock-sounding songs including "Divinity" (which has a music video), "The Way", "Summer's End", "Tuonela" and "Northern Lights".

This album was the last release with original and long time bassist, Olli-Pekka Laine, who quit a year after this release in 2000, because of musical differences and to focus on his family.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Pasi Koskinen, except track ten by Antti Litmanen; all music composed by Amorphis.

Personnel

Amorphis

  • Pasi Koskinen – vocals
  • Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitars & sitar ("Greed")
  • Esa Holopainen – lead guitars & acoustic guitars
  • Olli-Pekka Laine – bass
  • Pekka Kasari – drums & percussion
  • Session musicians

  • Santeri Kallio – keyboards
  • Sakari Kukko – saxophone ("Nightfall" & "Tuonela"), flute ("Rusty Moon")
  • Songs

    1The Way4:36
    2Morning Star3:51
    3Nightfall3:53

    References

    Tuonela (album) Wikipedia