The Seer (EP)

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The Seer EP
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Released1 December 2008 (United Kingdom)
Recorded2007–2008
Genre
Length49:13
Label Spinefarm UK
Tarja chronology
My Winter Storm
(2007)
The Seer EP
(2008)
What Lies Beneath
(2010)

The Seer is the first EP by Finnish rock and metal/classical soprano Tarja. It was limited to 1,000 copies and is available only in the United Kingdom. [1] It contains a brand new duet with Doro Pesch, remixes of tracks from My Winter Storm and live recordings. The EP was released by Spinefarm on 1 December 2008.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Seer" (feat. Doro Pesch)Alexander Komlew4:22
2."Lost Northern Star" (Tägtgren Remix)4:35
3."The Reign" (Score Mix)
4:47
4."Die Alive" (Alternative Version)4:08
5."Boy and the Ghost" (Izumix)
  • Jessika Lundstrom
  • Anine Stang
  • Alexander Jonsson
  • Lindblom
  • Wollbeck
  • Turunen
4:14
6."Calling Grace" (Full Version)
  • Masbaum
  • Leonard
  • Turunen
3:18
7."Lost Northern Star" (Ambience Sublow Mix)
  • Masbaum
  • Leonard
  • Turunen
4:56
8."Damned and Divine" (live in Kuusankoski)
  • Zagoritis
  • Stenzel
  • Heldmann
  • Turunen
5:44
9."You Would Have Loved This" (live in Kuusankoski)Cori Connors4:04
10."Our Great Divide" (live in Kuusankoski)
  • Wollbeck
  • Sørvaag
  • Lindblom
  • Turunen
5:16
11."Ciarán's Well" (live in Kuusankoski)
3:48

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References

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