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Necroweb gave the album 9.5 stars out of 10, praising the band's ability to "combine a certain melancholy mood with fast melodies", but also noted that while the band has evolved from The Clouds of Northland Thunder , it is a quite minimal step in the right direction. [10] The French webzine Rock'n'France called the album "an epic and mystical call, like an ode to a pagan prayer in a church built by lakes and forests", and went on to praise especially its overall atmosphere, saying that "if the legends like the movies were accompanied by a soundtrack, it would be [Amberian Dawn's] music you heard at dawn from the deep woods around a fire". [18]
Metal Sickness on the other hand called the album averaged, praising some sections of composition, including solos and Heidi Parviainen's vocal quality, but complaining on certain tracks lacking any real interest, including "Ghostly Echoes" and "Field of Serpents". The Finnish opera piece "Virvatulen Laulu", was also complained upon. [19] HeavyLaw accused the band of repetition and self-plagiarism, especially in songs such as "Talisman", "Come Now Follow", and the lead single "Arctica", but also praised reneweal in songs such as "Sampo" and "Field of Serpents", and believed that the album's best tracks (including "Viratulen Laulu") also were the best of Amberian Dawn, opposite to the album's worst being their worst overall. [16]
The album has been released in two versions, one European and one Japanese. The European version ends with "War in Heaven", while the Japanese version continues with two bonus tracks - and extended version of "Sampo" and an outro song called "The Clouds of Northland Thunder".
"Tailsman", "Come Now Follow", "Arctica", "Ghostly Echoes", "Sampo", "Blackbird", "Field Of Serpents", "City Of Corruption" and "War in Heaven" are featured as downloadable songs on the Rock Band Network.
All lyrics are written by Heidi Parviainen; all music is composed by Tuomas Seppälä
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Talisman" | 3:41 |
2. | "Come Now Follow" | 3:47 |
3. | "Arctica" | 4:59 |
4. | "Ghostly Echoes" | 5:44 |
5. | "Sampo" | 3:12 |
6. | "Blackbird" | 3:58 |
7. | "Field of Serpents" | 3:39 |
8. | "City of Corruption" | 4:20 |
9. | "Virvatulen Laulu" | 3:46 |
10. | "War in Heaven" | 7:24 |
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
11. | "Sampo" (extended solo version) | 3:38 |
12. | "The Clouds of Northland Thunder" | 2:33 |
Total length: | 50:41 |
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