Children of the Dark Waters

Children of the Dark Waters
Studio album by Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Released	May 2009
Recorded	2008
Studio	Tico-Tico Studios, Note On Studios, Finnvox Studios, Finland; Space Valley Studios, Norway
Genre	Melodic death metal, symphonic metal, gothic metal, power metal [1]
Label	Suomen Musiikki (Finland) Massacre [2] (rest of Europe) Marquee/Avalon (Asia)
Eternal Tears of Sorrow chronology
Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) Children of the Dark Waters (2009) Saivon Lapsi (2013)
Singles from Children of the Dark Waters
"Tears of Autumn Rain" Released: 18 February 2009

Children of the Dark Waters is the sixth studio album by Finnish melodic 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's first single was "Tears of Autumn Rain" released in Finland on 18 February 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) and 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). "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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act II: Children of the Dark Waters)"	Veteläinen & Kylmänen	Kylmänen & Ruuth	6:00
2.	"Baptized by the Blood of Angels"	Veteläinen	Ruuth	4:21
3.	"Tears of Autumn Rain"	Puolakanaho & Veteläinen	Kylmänen	4:18
4.	"Summon the Wild"	Puolakanaho & Veteläinen & Kylmänen	Puolakanaho	4:28
5.	"Sea of Whispers"	Veteläinen & Kylmänen	Kylmänen	4:14
6.	"Midnight Bird"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Puolakanaho	4:47
7.	"Diary of Demonic Dreams"	Veteläinen & Kylmänen	Kylmänen & Puolakanaho	4:25
8.	"When the Darkest Night Falls"	Puolakanaho	Puolakanaho	2:32
9.	"Nocturne Thule"	Puolakanaho & Kylmänen & Veteläinen	Puolakanaho & Ruuth & Kylmänen	5:16
10.	"Sea of Whispers (Acoustic Reprise)" (bonus track in the European digipak version)	Veteläinen & Kylmänen	Kylmänen	4:12
11.	"Vilda Mánnu" (bonus track in Japan)	Törrö & Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Törrö & Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	5:24
12.	"Sea of Whispers" (karaoke version; bonus track in Japan)	Veteläinen & Kylmänen	Kylmänen	4:13

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart [3]	19

Personnel

• Altti Veteläinen – lead vocals, bass guitar
• Jarmo Kylmänen – clean vocals/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
Finland	27 May 2009	Suomen Musiikki
Rest of Europe	22 May 2009	Massacre Records
Asia	24 June	Marquee/Avalon

References

1. "- Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Children Of The Dark Waters review". Metal Storm. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
2. "Blabbermouth: Eternal Tears of Sorrow: New Album Title, Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed". 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
3. "Finnish Album Chaarts, Suomen virallinen lista".^{[ permanent dead link ]}