Hope (Swallow the Sun album)

Hope

Studio album by Swallow the Sun

Released

February 7, 2007

Recorded

11 September-8 October 2006

Genre

Death/doom, melodic death metal, progressive metal, gothic metal

Length

63:37

Label

Spinefarm

Swallow the Sun chronology

Ghosts of Loss
(2005)

Hope
(2007)

Plague of Butterflies
(2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Terrorizer	(Nov 2008)

Hope is the third album by Finnish melodic death metal / doom metal band Swallow the Sun. It was released February 7, 2007.

The Horror Series continues from this album, also being on The Morning Never Came, New Moon & Emerald Forest and the Blackbird.

The Limited Edition version includes "These Low lands" a Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus cover that is originally named "Alavilla mailla", Swallow the Sun translated the song into English for this version.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hope"	7:53
2.	"These Hours of Despair"	5:58
3.	"The Justice of Suffering"	6:26
4.	"Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2)"	7:41
5.	"Too Cold for Tears"	9:16
6.	"The Empty Skies"	7:17
7.	"No Light, No Hope"	4.42
8.	"Doomed to Walk the Earth"	9:00
Total length:		57:43

Limited Edition Bonus Track
No.	Title	Note	Length
9.	"These Low Lands"	Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, Cover	5:54
Total length:			63:37

Credits

Swallow The Sun

Mikko Kotamäki - lead vocals
Markus Jämsen - lead guitar
Juha Raivio - rhythm guitar; songwriting (1-8)
Matti Honkonen - bass guitar
Aleksi Munter - keyboards; keyboard recording, engineering
Pasi Pasanen - drums

Production Staff

Sami Kokko - engineering, mixing, production, recording (Vocals, Guitars & Drums)
Hannu Honkonen - engineering, co-keyboards recording
Minerva Pappi - mastering

Songwriters (9)

Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus

Guest Vocalists

Co-Vocalists

Jonas Renkse - (2)
Tomi Joutsen - (9)

Backing Vocalists

Tinuviel - (2, 4, 8)
Jaani Peuhu - (4)

Album Inlay Designers

Tero Salonen - art direction
Viara Gentchev - logo
Sean Elliot - cover art
Jarmo Katila - band photography

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak
2007	Finnish Top 40 Album Chart	3

References

Hope at AllMusic. Retrieved 17:02, 13 September 2016 (UTC).

Swallow the Sun
Juha Raivio Markus Jämsen Mikko Kotamäki Aleksi Munter Matti Honkonen Kai Hahto
Studio albums	The Morning Never Came (2003) Ghosts of Loss (2005) Hope (2007) New Moon (2009) Emerald Forest and the Blackbird (2012) Songs from the North I, II & III (2015)
EPs	Plague of Butterflies (2008)
Singles	"Forgive Her..." "Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2)" "The Justice of Suffering"

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