Moonflowers (album)

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Moonflowers
Moonflowers Swallow the Sun.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 November 2021
Genre Death-doom, gothic metal
Length52:40
Label Century Media
Producer Juha Raivio
Swallow the Sun chronology
When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light
(2019)
Moonflowers
(2021)
Singles from Moonflowers
  1. "Woven into Sorrow"
    Released: 24 September 2021
  2. "Enemy"
    Released: 20 October 2021
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AngryMetalGuyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Blabbermouth.net 9/10 [3]
Metal Injection9/10 [4]
Sonic Perspectives8.6/10 [5]
Sputnikmusic4.4/5 [6]

Moonflowers is the eighth studio album by Finnish melodic doom metal band Swallow the Sun. It was released on 19 November 2021 through Century Media Records.

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Juha Raivio, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Moonflowers Bloom in Misery"6:19
2."Enemy"5:39
3."Woven into Sorrow"7:46
4."Keep Your Heart Safe from Me"7:47
5."All Hallows' Grieve"5:37
6."The Void"5:39
7."The Fight of Your Life"7:13
8."This House Has No Home"6:40
Total length:52:40

Personnel

Swallow the Sun

Guest musicians

Production and art

Charts

Chart performance for Moonflowers
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [8] 61

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