Swampsong

Swampsong
Studio album by Kalmah
Released	23 May 2003
Recorded	February 2003 at Tico-Tico Studios in Kemi, Finland
Genre	Melodic death metal power metal
Length	44:05 48:58 (Japanese edition)
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Ahti Kortelainen
Kalmah chronology
They Will Return (2002) Swampsong (2003) The Black Waltz (2006)

Swampsong is the third studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Kalmah. This is the last album with Pasi Hiltula on keyboards.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
BW&BK	(7.5/10) [1]
Punknews	[2]
Blabbermouth	[3]
Metal Storm	[4]
Metal.de	[5]
Sea of Tranquility	[6]
Metalcrypt	[7]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Pekka Kokko.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Heroes to Us"	A. Kokko	5:10
2.	"Burbot's Revenge"	A. Kokko	4:23
3.	"Cloned Insanity"	P. Kokko, A. Kokko, P. Hiltula	4:11
4.	"The Third, the Magical"	P. Hiltula, A. Kokko P. Kokko	5:26
5.	"Bird of Ill Omen"	A. Kokko	4:49
6.	"Doubtful About It All"	A. Kokko	4:45
7.	"Tordah"	A. Kokko, P. Hiltula, T. Lehtinen	4:03
8.	"Man with Mystery"	P. Kokko	4:48
9.	"Moon of My Nights"	A. Kokko, P. Kokko	6:12
10.	"Suodeth" (Japanese bonus track)		4:48

Credits

Band members

• Pekka Kokko − guitar, vocals
• Antti Kokko − guitar
• Pasi Hiltula − keyboard
• Timo Lehtinen − bass
• Janne Kusmin − drums

Production

• Recorded by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico-Tico Studios, Kemi, in February 2003
• Mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios in March 2003
• Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in March 2003

References

1. Popoff, Martin. "Swampsong Review". BW&BK . Archived from the original on 1 August 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2009.
2. "Kalmah - Swampsong". Punknews.org. 26 November 2004. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
3. "Reviews - Swampsong". Blabbermouth . 17 August 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
4. "Kalmah - Swampsong review". Metal Storm . 18 September 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
5. "Kalmah - Swampsong Review". Metal.de . 25 December 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
6. Beaudoin, Jedd (16 August 2003). "Review: "Kalmah: Swampsong"". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
7. Renner, Christian (24 July 2003). "Review of Kalmah - Swamplord". The Metal Crypt. Retrieved 7 December 2022.