Children of the Dark Waters is the sixth studio album by Finnish symphonic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow. It was released in May 2009 through Suomen Musiikki for Finland, Massacre Records for the rest of Europe and Marquee/Avalon Records for Asia.[4] It is the second album to feature Jarmo Kylmänen on clean vocals, but his first album as an official member.
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| Released | 22 May 2009[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Studio | Tico-Tico Studios, Note On Studios, Finnvox Studios, Finland; Space Valley Studios, Norway | |||
| Genre | Gothic metal, symphonic death metal,[2] extreme metal, power metal[3] | |||
| Label | Suomen Musiikki (Finland) Massacre[4] (rest of Europe) Marquee/Avalon (Asia) | |||
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The album is in the same vein as Before the Bleeding Sun, but darker.[5] "Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act II: Children of the Dark Waters)" is the second part of "Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act I: Before the Bleeding Sun)" from Before the Bleeding Sun. On the UK Amazon edition, "Vilda Mánnu" is replaced by "Sea of Whispers (Acoustic Reprise)" as a bonus track.
The album's first single was "Tears of Autumn Rain" released in Finland on 18 February and featured vocals by Miriam Renvåg (Ram-Zet) and Heidi Parviainen (Amberian Dawn).[4] The B-side of the single is a reworked version of "Vilda Mánnu" from the self-titled album Vilda Mánnu.[4] The album was mixed at Finnvox Studios (Helsinki) in March and April 2009 by Mikko Karmila,[6] and like the previous five albums, it was recorded at Tico-Tico Studios in Kemi. Lead guitarist Risto Ruuth left the band right before the release of the album and was replaced by Mika Lammassaari (from Mors Subita).
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act II: Children of the Dark Waters)" | Veteläinen & Kylmänen | Kylmänen & Ruuth | 6:00 |
| 2. | "Baptized by the Blood of Angels" | Veteläinen | Ruuth | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Tears of Autumn Rain" | Puolakanaho & Veteläinen | Kylmänen | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Summon the Wild" | Puolakanaho & Veteläinen & Kylmänen | Puolakanaho | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Sea of Whispers" | Veteläinen & Kylmänen | Kylmänen | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Midnight Bird" | Veteläinen & Puolakanaho | Puolakanaho | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Diary of Demonic Dreams" | Veteläinen & Kylmänen | Kylmänen & Puolakanaho | 4:25 |
| 8. | "When the Darkest Night Falls" | Puolakanaho | Puolakanaho | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Nocturne Thule" | Puolakanaho & Kylmänen & Veteläinen | Puolakanaho & Ruuth & Kylmänen | 5:16 |
| 10. | "Sea of Whispers (Acoustic Reprise)" (bonus track in the European digipak version[7]) | Veteläinen & Kylmänen | Kylmänen | 4:12 |
| 11. | "Vilda Mánnu" (bonus track in Japan[8]) | Törrö & Veteläinen & Puolakanaho | Törrö & Veteläinen & Puolakanaho | 5:24 |
| 12. | "Sea of Whispers" (karaoke version; bonus track in Japan[8]) | Veteläinen & Kylmänen | Kylmänen | 4:13 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums Chart[9] | 19 |
Personnel
edit- Altti Veteläinen – lead vocals, bass guitar
- Jarmo Kylmänen – clean vocals/backing vocals
- Janne Tolsa – keyboards
- Jarmo Puolakanaho – rhythm guitar
- Risto Ruuth – lead guitar
- Juho Raappana – drums
- Petri Sankala – drums (on tracks 2, 3, 6 and 11) [1]*
[1]* Petri left the band after the first recording session.
Guest musicians
edit- Miriam Elisabeth Renvåg – vocals (Ram-Zet)
- Heidi Parviainen – vocals (Amberian Dawn)
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label |
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| Finland | 27 May 2009 | Suomen Musiikki |
| Rest of Europe | 22 May 2009 | Massacre Records |
| Asia | 24 June | Marquee/Avalon |
References
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- ^ "- Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Children Of The Dark Waters review". Metal Storm. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Blabbermouth: Eternal Tears of Sorrow: New Album Title, Track Listing, Cover Artwork Revealed". 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Eternal Tears of Sorrow Blog". 9 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Eternal Tears of Sorrow Blog". 26 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ "Eternal Tears of Sorrow Children Of The Dark Waters Ltd Digi". Ultimate Mailorder for Hard and Dark Music. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
- ^ a b "CHILDREN OF THE DARK WATERS / ETERNAL TEARS OF SORROW". MARQUEE/AVALON. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009.
- ^ "Finnish Album Chaarts, Suomen virallinen lista".[permanent dead link]