Songs from the North I, II & III
2015 studio album by Swallow the Sun
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Songs from the North I, II & III is the sixth studio album by Finnish death-doom band Swallow the Sun. It is a triple album and was released on 13 November 2015, via Century Media.[3] Each disc is focused on a different facet of the band's style: Gloom is a more typical death-doom album, Beauty primarily acoustic and folksy, and Despair a funeral doom album;[4] these disc titles are also a single song title on their second album, Ghosts of Loss. This is the last release with Aleksi Munter and Markus Jämsen, who quit Swallow the Sun in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Songs from the North I, II & III received a generally positive reception from critics.[1]
Released13 November 2015
Studios
- Sound Supreme
- Electric Fox Studio
- Noisework Studio
- Black Chandelier
- Ahonlaita
- MANA REC
- Stereotunes
Length153:39
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| Released | 13 November 2015 | |||
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| Length | 153:39 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "With You Came the Whole of the World's Tears" | 9:01 |
| 2. | "10 Silver Bullets" | 7:11 |
| 3. | "Rooms and Shadows" | 7:19 |
| 4. | "Heartstrings Shattering" | 7:46 |
| 5. | "Silhouettes" | 5:55 |
| 6. | "The Memory of Light" | 6:17 |
| 7. | "Lost & Catatonic" | 7:06 |
| 8. | "From Happiness to Dust" | 8:39 |
| Total length: | 59:15 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Womb of Winter" (Instrumental) | 3:35 |
| 2. | "The Heart of a Cold White Land" | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Away" | 5:22 |
| 4. | "Pray for the Winds to Come" | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Songs from the North" | 5:16 |
| 6. | "66°50'N, 28°40'E" (Instrumental) | 6:42 |
| 7. | "Autumn Fire" | 5:46 |
| 8. | "Before the Summer Dies" | 5:37 |
| Total length: | 42:33 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Gathering of Black Moths" | 12:57 |
| 2. | "7 Hours Late" | 10:02 |
| 3. | "Empires of Loneliness" | 11:01 |
| 4. | "Abandoned by the Light" | 8:48 |
| 5. | "The Clouds Prepare for Battle" | 9:05 |
| Total length: | 51:57 | |
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [5] |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| PopMatters | [6] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.0/5[7] |
Credits
Swallow the Sun
- Mikko Kotamäki – lead vocals
- Markus Jämsen – lead guitar
- Juha Raivio – rhythm guitar; all songwriting,[8] guitar recording, mixing (I Gloom)
- Matti Honkonen – bass guitar
- Aleksi Munter – keyboards; recording, art direction, layout, photography
- Juuso Raatikainen – drums
Additional vocalists
- Aleah Stanbridge – co-vocals ("Heartstrings Shattering") also cover art and photography
- Sarah Elisabeth Wohlfahrt – backing vocals ("The Memory of Light" and "Lost & Catatonic")
- Kaisa Vala – co-vocals ("Songs from the North")
- Nathan Ellis – narration ("Empires of Loneliness")
Recording staff
- Tuomas Kokko – also mixing (II Beauty)
- Hiili Hiilesmaa – also mixing (III Despair)
- Hannu Honkonen – recording assistance
Band photography
- Alexandra Lisiecki
- Antti Makkonen
- Jussi Ratilainen
- Indrek Päri
Vocal recording
- Kaisa Vala
- Pietari Pyykönen
- Birger Nießen – recording of Sarah Elisabeth Wohlfahrt's Vocals
