Silent Waters (Amorphis album)

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Silent Waters
Silent Waters cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released29 August 2007
RecordedJanuary–February 2007
StudioSonic Pump Studios, Helsinki [1]
Genre Progressive metal, melodic death metal, folk metal [2]
Length46:34 (Standard Release)
51:07 (Reissue)
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Marko Hietala and Mikko Karmila
Amorphis chronology
Eclipse
(2006)
Silent Waters
(2007)
Skyforger
(2009)
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Silent Waters is the eighth studio album by Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis.

Contents

The lyrics are English translations of Finnish poems written by poet Pekka Kainulainen, who wrote them based on the character of Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala.

In February 2008, the record was certified gold in Finland, having sold over 15,000 units. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Weaving the Incantation"P. KainulainenT. Koivusaari4:57
2."A Servant"P. KainulainenS. Kallio3:35
3."Silent Waters"P. KainulainenS. Kallio4:50
4."Towards and Against"P. KainulainenE. Holopainen4:59
5."I of Crimson Blood"P. KainulainenS. Kallio5:05
6."Her Alone"P. KainulainenE. Holopainen6:01
7."Enigma"P. KainulainenE. Holopainen3:34
8."Shaman"P. KainulainenE. Holopainen4:55
9."The White Swan"P. KainulainenT. Koivusaari4:49
10."Black River"P. KainulainenS. Kallio3:49
Total length:46:34
Bonus track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
11."Sign"P. KainulainenT. Joutsen4:33
Total length:51:07

Credits

References

  1. "Cover Artwork For Amorphis' "Skyforger"". smnnews.com. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
  2. Eduardo, Rivadavia. "Allmusic review of Silent Waters". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  3. "Amorphis – Silent Waters Review". Heavymetal.about.com. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  4. Amorphis – Silent Waters : Review
  5. Metal Underground Review
  6. Official Website Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine