The Brightest Void
2016 EP by Tarja
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The Brightest Void is the third EP by the Finnish singer Tarja Turunen. It serves as a prequel to the main album The Shadow Self. It was released on the 3 June 2016 and contains 9 tracks.[6]
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| Released | 3 June 2016[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
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| Label | earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Tarja | |||
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Background
This album came to Tarja as an idea for a big surprise and gift to her fans containing material recorded but not being included on the main album. She explained: "During the long process of recording the songs for my new studio album ‘The Shadow Self’, I realised that there were so many tracks... ...for just one album. So this time I decided to keep nothing for myself and to share all my favourite new songs with you, the fans, who have shown such passionate and constant support."[7]
On 14 April 2016, earMUSIC released a trailer for the video, "No Bitter End".[8] The whole video was released on 20 April.
On 27 May 2016, Tarja announced the full-length album was available for streaming on Apple Music.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "No Bitter End" (Video Clip Version) |
| 3:49 |
| 2. | "Your Heaven and Your Hell" (feat. Michael Monroe) |
| 5:34 |
| 3. | "Eagle Eye" (feat. Toni Turunen, with Chad Smith on drums) |
| 5:01 |
| 4. | "An Empty Dream" (Main Theme from "Corazón Muerto") |
| 5:02 |
| 5. | "Witch-Hunt" | Turunen | 5:16 |
| 6. | "Shameless" |
| 3:42 |
| 7. | "House of Wax" (Paul McCartney cover) | Paul McCartney | 5:50 |
| 8. | "Goldfinger" (James Bond Main Theme, Shirley Bassey cover) | 4:15 | |
| 9. | "Paradise (What About Us?) (new mix)" (feat. Within Temptation) | 5:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Into The Sun" |
| 6:10 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Tarja Turunen - vocals
- Julian Barrett - guitar
- Peter Barrett - bass
- Kevin Chown - bass
- Luis Conte - percussion
- Mike Coolen - drums
- Guillermo De Medio - keyboards
- Sharon den Adel - vocals on track 9
- Jim Dooley
- Stefan Helleblad - guitars on track 9
- Bart Hendrickson
- Ruud Jolie - guitars on track 9
- Izumi Kawakatsu
- Christian Kretschmar
- Max Lilja - cello
- Michael Monroe - vocals on track 2
- Mervi Myllyoja Archived 21 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine - violin
- Atli Örvarsson
- Tim Palmer - Mixing
- Nico Polo - drums
- Fernando Scarcella - drums
- Alex Scholpp - guitar
- Chad Smith - drums on track 3
- Martijn Spierenburg - keyboards on track 9
- Torsten Stenzel
- Mike Terrana - drums
- Toni Turunen - vocals on track 3
- Jeroen van Veen - bass guitar on track 9
- Mel Wesson
- Robert Westerholt - guitars on track 9
- Doug Wimbish
- Anders Wollbeck
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 55 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 113 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 80 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[13] | 11 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] | 25 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[15] | 99 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 41 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 35 |
| UK Rock and Metal Albums (BPI)[18] | 7 |