Silent Waters (Amorphis album)

Silent Waters
Studio album by Amorphis
Released 29 August 2007
Recorded January–February 2007
Genre Melodic death metal, folk metal
Length 46:49
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Mikko Karmila, Marco Hietala
Amorphis chronology
Eclipse
(2006)
Silent Waters
(2007)
Skyforger
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [1]
Chronicles of Chaos [2]
MetalUnderground [3]

Silent Waters is the eighth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. 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.

Like its predecessor, Eclipse, Silent Waters was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki.[4]

In February 2008, the record was certified gold in Finland, having sold over 15,000 units.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Weaving the Incantation"  T. Koivusaari4:57
2."A Servant"  S. Kallio3:35
3."Silent Waters"  S. Kallio4:50
4."Towards and Against"  E. Holopainen4:59
5."I of Crimson Blood"  S. Kallio5:05
6."Her Alone"  E. Holopainen6:01
7."Enigma"  E. Holopainen3:34
8."Shaman"  E. Holopainen4:55
9."The White Swan"  T. Koivusaari4:49
10."Black River"  S. Kallio3:49
11."Sign" (bonus track)T. Joutsen4:33
Total length:51:22

Credits

Amorphis

Other personnel

References

  1. "Amorphis - Silent Waters Review". Heavymetal.about.com. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  2. Amorphis - Silent Waters : Review
  3. Metal Underground Review
  4. "Cover Artwork For Amorphis' "Skyforger"". smnnews.com. February 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  5. Official Website
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