Children of the Dark Waters
Children of the Dark Waters | ||||
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Studio album by Eternal Tears of Sorrow | ||||
Released | May 22 2009[1] | |||
Recorded | Tico-Tico Studios, Note On Studios, Finnvox Studios in Finland and Space Valley Studios in Norway 2008 | |||
Genre | Symphonic death metal | |||
Label | Suomen Musiikki (Finland), Massacre[2] (Rest of Europe), Marquee/Avalon (Asia) | |||
Eternal Tears of Sorrow chronology | ||||
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Singles from Children of the Dark Waters | ||||
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Source | Rating |
sputnikmusic | link |
Lords of Metal | (92/100) |
Children of the Dark Waters is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow. It was released in May 2009 through Suomen Musiikki for Finland, Massacre Records for the rest of Europe and Marquee/Avalon Records for Asia.[2] It is the second album to feature Jarmo Kylmänen on clean vocals, but his first album as an official member.
The album is in the same vein as Before the Bleeding Sun, but darker.[3] "Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act II: Children of the Dark Waters)" is the second part of "Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act I: Before the Bleeding Sun)" from Before the Bleeding Sun. On the UK Amazon edition "Vilda Mánnu" is replaced by "Sea of Whispers (Acoustic Reprise)" as a bonus track.
The album's first single was "Tears of Autumn Rain" released in Finland on February 18 and featured vocals by Miriam Renvåg (Ram-Zet) and Heidi Parviainen (Amberian Dawn).[2] The B-side of the single is a reworked version of "Vilda Mánnu" from the self-titled album, Vilda Mánnu.[2] The album was mixed at Finnvox Studios (Helsinki, Finland) in March and April 2009 by Mikko Karmila [3] and like the previous five albums, it was recorded at Tico-Tico Studios in Kemi. Lead guitarist Risto Ruuth left the band right before the release of the album, and was replaced by Mika Lammassaari (from Mors Subita).
Track listing
Charts
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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Finnish Albums Chart[4] | 19 |
Personnel
- Altti Veteläinen – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Jarmo Kylmänen – clean vocal/backing vocals
- Janne Tolsa – keyboards
- Jarmo Puolakanaho – rhythm guitar
- Risto Ruuth – lead guitar
- Juho Raappana – drums
- Petri Sankala – drums (on tracks 2, 3, 6 and 11) [1]*
[1]* Petri left the band after the first recording session.
Guest musicians
- Miriam Elisabeth Renvåg – vocals (Ram-Zet)
- Heidi Parviainen – vocals (Amberian Dawn)
Release history
Region | Date | Label |
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Finland | May 27, 2009 | Suomen Musiikki |
Rest of Europe | May 22, 2009 | Massacre Records |
Asia | June 24 | Marquee/Avalon |
References
- ↑ "Eternal Tears of Sorrow blog: Release Dates". April 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- 1 2 3 4 "Blabbermouth: Eternal Tears of Sorrow: New Album Title, Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed". March 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- 1 2 "Eternal Tears of Sorrow Blog". January 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ↑ Finnish Album Charts, Suomen virallinen lista