Tales from the Thousand Lakes

Tales from the Thousand Lakes
Studio album by Amorphis
Released July 12, 1994
Recorded September 1993
Genre Death/doom, melodic death metal, folk metal
Length 39:53
Label Relapse
Producer Tomas Skogsberg and Amorphis
Amorphis chronology
Privilege of Evil (EP)
(1993)		 Tales from the Thousand Lakes
(1994)		 Black Winter Day (EP)
(1995)
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Tales from the Thousand Lakes is the second full-length album by metal band Amorphis. A monumental concept album, the lyrics are based on the Finnish national epic, Kalevala. It was their first departure from the more aggressive death metal sound of their debut album to a more melodic death/doom metal sound, with more influence from early bands influential to doom metal like Black Sabbath and Pentagram. This album features a greater use of synthesizers and clean vocals than their previous release.

This was the first Amorphis album to feature Kasper Mårtenson on keyboards. The album was an influential release in the development of the melodic death metal and doom metal genres.

The original limited version (on digipack) had a cover of "Light My Fire" by The Doors added as a bonus track. It was later re-released in 2001 with most tracks from the Black Winter Day EP and the "Light My Fire" cover added as bonus tracks.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Thousand Lakes"   (instrumental) Kasper Mårtenson 2:03
2. "Into Hiding"   Traditional Esa Holopainen, Olli-Pekka Laine 3:42
3. "The Castaway"   Traditional Tomi Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine, Mårtenson 5:30
4. "First Doom"   Holopainen Holopainen 3:49
5. "Black Winter Day"   Traditional Mårtenson 3:48
6. "Drowned Maid"   Traditional Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine 4:23
7. "In the Beginning"   Traditional Holopainen, Laine 3:34
8. "Forgotten Sunrise"   Holopainen Holopainen 4:50
9. "To Father's Cabin"   Traditional Holopainen, Laine 3:47
10. "Magic and Mayhem"   Traditional Holopainen 4:27

Bonus tracks

Tracks 11-13 added from the Black Winter Day EP:

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
11. "Folk of the North"   (instrumental) Koivusaari 1:17
12. "Moon and Sun"   Traditional Koivusaari 3:36
13. "Moon and Sun Part II: North's Son"   Traditional Koivusaari 5:10
14. "Light My Fire (The Doors cover)"   The Doors The Doors 2:53

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References

  1. ^ Anderson, Jason. Tales from the Thousand Lakes at Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-07-26.
Amorphis
Tomi Joutsen · Esa Holopainen · Tomi Koivusaari · Niclas Etelävuori · Santeri Kallio · Jan Rechberger
Pasi Koskinen · Olli-Pekka Laine · Pekka Kasari · Kim Rantala · Kasper Mårtenson
Albums
The Karelian Isthmus · Tales from the Thousand Lakes · Elegy · Tuonela · Am Universum · Far from the Sun · Eclipse · Silent Waters · Skyforger · The Beginning of Times
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" · "Silent Waters" · "Silver Bride" · "From the Heaven of My Heart" · "You I Need"
Compilations