Varjoina kuljemme kuolleiden maassa | ||||
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Released | 21 February 2011 | |||
Recorded | September – November 2010 | |||
Studio | Tico-Tico Studios, Sonic Pump Studios, Jive Mobile | |||
Genre | Folk metal, pagan metal | |||
Length | 61:08 | |||
Label | Spinefarm | |||
Producer | Jules Naveri | |||
Moonsorrow chronology | ||||
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Varjoina kuljemme kuolleiden maassa ("As Shadows We Walk in the Land of the Dead") is the sixth full-length album by Finnish pagan metal band Moonsorrow. It was released on 21 February 2011 through Spinefarm Records. [1]
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Source | Rating |
Sputnikmusic | [2] |
www.metalstorm.net | [3] |
www.metalreview.com | [4] |
All lyrics are written by Ville Sorvali, except "Huuto" by V. Sorvali & Marko Tarvonen; all music is composed by Henri Sorvali, except "Kuolleiden Maa" by H. Sorvali, V. Sorvali & Tarvonen
No. | Title | Translation | Length |
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1. | "Tähdetön" | Starless | 12:44 |
2. | "Hävitetty" | Ravaged | 1:34 |
3. | "Muinaiset" | The Ancient Ones | 11:43 |
4. | "Nälkä, väsymys ja epätoivo" | Hunger, Weariness and Despair | 1:12 |
5. | "Huuto" | The Scream | 15:58 |
6. | "Kuolleille" | For the Dead | 1:35 |
7. | "Kuolleiden maa" | The Land of the Dead | 16:22 |
Total length: | 61:08 |
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