River of Tuoni (song)

"River of Tuoni"
Song by Amberian Dawn from the album River of Tuoni
Released January 30, 2008
Recorded July 2007
Genre Symphonic power metal
Length 02:59
Label KHY Suomen Musiikki
Writer Heidi Parviainen
Composer Tuomas Seppälä
Language English
Producer Lari Takala, Tommi Kuri, Tuomas Seppälä
River of Tuoni track listing
  1. River of Tuoni
  2. Wings Are My Eyes
  3. Lullaby
  4. Valkyries
  5. Face of the Maiden
  6. My Only Star
  7. The Curse
  8. Passing Bells
  9. Sunrise
  10. Evil Inside Me
River of Tuoni track listing

"River of Tuoni"
(1)		 My Wings Are My Eyes
(2)

"River of Tuoni" is the first track on Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn's 2008 album, River of Tuoni, as well as the first track ever recorded by the band, and the first on their self-titled demo. As all of Amberian Dawn's compositions, the song was composed by band leader Tuomas Seppälä and its lyrics were written by lead singer Heidi Parviainen.

The song has marked itself as one of Amberian Dawn's leading hit songs, being their most played song on Last.fm and a common part of their live repertoire.[1] Since January 2010, the song has been available on the Rock Band Network.[2]

Music video

Heidi Parviainen in the River of Tuoni music video.

In promotion to their River of Tuoni album, in May of 2008, Amberian Dawn released a music video of the song, with the band playing the song and the camera shooting a beautiful ocean scenery. The song thus marked their first music video.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Last.fm - Amberian Dawn
  2. ↑ Rockband.com - Amberian Dawn - River of Tuoni
  3. ↑ Amberian Dawn - River of Tuoni (music video) on YouTube