Album · 2010
Tracklist
1. Intro - Hajimari (3:02)
2. Thousand Swords (7:33)
3. Faceless (5:42)
4. Of Honor (5:09)
5. Dead Cold Inside (9:05)
6. Fear Never Within (6:27)
7. Blindfold (4:06)
8. Wrath of Heaven (6:07)
9. Blade in the Snow (15:28)
Total Time 62:39
Line-up/Musicians
- Jouni Valjakka / Guitars, Vocals
- Pyrypekka "Peppe" Ruponen / Guitars, Vocals (backing)
- Mika Karjalainen / Keyboards
- Valtteri Arvaja / Bass, Vocals (backing)
- Jaakko Nylund / Drums
Guest/Session:
- Perttu Vänskä / Keyboards (additional), Guitars (lead on 4), Guitars (additional), Vocals (backing), Programming
- Malla Vivolin / Bamboo flute (on 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)
- Matias "FASTER, GODDAMNIT!" Kupiainen / Guitars (lead on 9), Guitars (acoustic on 5, 9)
- Olli "The violin guy from Turisas" Vänskä / Violin (on 5, 9)
- Jonathan Hutchings / Narration (on 2, 9)
- Ari "The best-voiced janitor in business" / vocals
- Sievälä / Vocals (additional backing), Vocals (choirs)
- Pauliina Kupiainen / Vocals (choirs)
- Anna-Maria Parkkinen / Vocals (choirs)
- Tuuli Takala / Vocals (choirs)
- Petteri Lehikoinen / Vocals (choirs)
- Antti Lappalainen / Vocals (choirs)
- Ribert Kupiainen / Keyboards (additional), Organ (on 6)
- Alexa Leroux / Vocals (choirs)
- Tatu Ruponen / Guitars (additional on 3)
About this release
Redhouse Finland Music Publishing, February 10th, 2010
All songs and lyrics by Jouni Valjakka and Perttu Wänskä.
Some tracks on this album are re-recorded songs from the band's demos:
Tracks 4, 5 and 8 are originally from the 2007 "Wrath of Heaven" demo.
Track 7 is originally form the 2006 "Blindfold" demo.
A music video was made for 'Blindfold'.
Recording information:
Produced, recorded and edited by Perttu Wänskä.
Additional recordings and editing by Matias Kupiainen and Mikael Grönroos.
Engineered by Matias Kupiainen.
Additional engineering by Perttu Wänskä and Paavo Kurkela.
Recorded at 5 By 5 Studios between December '08 and May '09, except drums recorded at Finnvox Studios in October-November '08, and programming and additional keyboards done between January and September '09 at Perttu's Everdark Dungeon.
Mixed in September 2009 at Hip Studios by Teropekka Virtanen with Perttu Wänskä.
Mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 6417138602824
Thanks to UMUR for the addition