Tales from the Thousand Lakes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).
Tales from the Thousand Lakes
Tales from the Thousand Lakes cover
Studio album by Amorphis
Released July 12, 1994
Recorded September 1993
Genre Melodic Epic Doomdeath
Length 39:53
Label Relapse Records
Producer(s) Tomas Skogsberg and Amorphis
Professional reviews
Amorphis chronology
Privilege of Evil (EP)
(1993)		 Tales from the Thousand Lakes
(1994)		 Black Winter Day (EP)
(1995)


Tales from the Thousand Lakes is the second full-length album by Amorphis. A monumental concept album (the lyrics are based on the Finnish national epic, Kalevala) and is nowadays considered an all-time classic. It was one step away from the more aggressive death metal sound of the debut album as greater prominence of synthesizer and piano and clean vocals (provided by Kyyria's Ville Tuomi) were added to the songs.

Whereas the synth tracks on the first album had been laid down by drummer Jan, Amorphis had recently found a full-time keyboard player in Kasper Mårtenson. Kasper's best-known contribution to the band's repertoire was the song "Black Winter Day", which was later released on an EP (flanked by outtakes from the Tales sessions) and remains a favorite among old and new fans alike.

It was re-released in 2001 with the "Black Winter Day" EP and Light my Fire (The Doors cover) added as bonus tracks.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Thousand Lakes" (Holopainen) – 2:03
  2. "Into Hiding" (Holopainen, Laine) – 3:42
  3. "The Castaway" (Koivusaari, Holopainen) – 5:30
  4. "First Doom" (Holopainen) – 3:49
  5. "Black Winter Day" (Mårtenson) – 3:48
  6. "Drowned Maid" (Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine) – 4:23
  7. "In The Beginning" (Holopainen, Laine) – 3:34
  8. "Forgotten Sunrise" (Holopainen) – 4:50
  9. "To Fathers Cabin" (Holopainen, Laine) – 3:47
  10. "Magic And Mayhem" (Holopainen) – 4:27

All lyrics traditional, except "First Doom" and "Forgotten Sunrise" by Holopainen.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Band members

[edit] Additional musicians

  • Ville Tuomi – clean vocals and speech
Amorphis
Members
Tomi Joutsen - Esa Holopainen - Tomi Koivusaari - Niclas Etelävuori - Santeri Kallio - Jan Rechberger
Former members: Pasi Koskinen - Olli-Pekka Laine - Pekka Kasari - Kim Rantala - Kasper Martensen
Discography
Albums: The Karelian Isthmus - Tales from the Thousand Lakes - Elegy - Tuonela - Am Universum - Far from the Sun - Eclipse
Singles and EPs: Disment of Soul - Amorphis - Privilege of Evil - Black Winter Day - My Kantele - Divinity - Alone - Day of Your Beliefs - Evil Inside - House of Sleep - The Smoke
Compilations: Story - 10th Anniversary - Chapters
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../t/a/l/Tales_from_the_Thousand_Lakes_3ab7.html"
In other languages