Elegy (Amorphis album)
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Elegy is the third studio album by Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis. It is their first to feature a majority of clean vocals, sung by new vocalist Pasi Koskinen. This also marks the first album with drummer Pekka Kasari who replaced Jan Rechberger and the only album with keyboardist Kim Rantala. The music and lyrics are inspired by the traditional Finnish ballads and poems compiled in the Kanteletar by Elias Lönnrot in 1840.
The primary genre of the album is progressive metal, with strong folk influence, as well as elements of melodic death metal and heavy metal.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Many of the album's tracks, e.g. "Against Widows", have become fan favorites and have been performed in concerts since Elegy's release.
In 2004, Relapse Records reissued Elegy as a digipak, featuring four live bonus tracks. The songs "Against Widows", "On Rich and Poor", "My Kantele", and "Song of the Troubled One" were all re-recorded on Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years. "My Kantele" was covered on Live & Acoustic by Thurisaz.
Track listing
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Bonus CDs
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Notes
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Personnel
Amorphis
- Pasi Koskinen – clean/lead vocals (1–6, 8, 9, 11), occasional growling (2, 6)
- Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
- Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar, co-vocal/death growl (1, 2, 4–9); tambourine
- Olli-Pekka Laine – bass
- Kim Rantala – keyboards
- Pekka Kasari – drums
Additional personnel
- Mixed at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England
- Engineer: Pete Coleman
- Assistant engineer: Dave Buchanan
- Mastered by Dave Shirk at SAE Mastering
- Produced by Amorphis and Hiili Hiilesmaa.
- Executive producers: William J. Yurkiewicz Jr. and Matthew F. Jacobson
- Cover art: Kristian Wåhlin
References
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