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Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years

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Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years
Compilation album by
Released15 September 2010 (Finland)
17 September 2010 (Europe)
GenreDeath/doom, melodic death metal, progressive metal, folk metal
Length60:34
LabelNuclear Blast
Amorphis chronology
Skyforger
(2009)
Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years
(2010)
The Beginning of Times
(2011)

Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years is the third compilation album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released on 15 September 2010, in Finland.[1] It's a collection of re-recorded and partially re-arranged songs from their first three studio albums. In addition, the limited edition includes a cover of The Doors song "Light My Fire" as a bonus.[2]

The majority of the vocals are performed by Tomi Joutsen. Vocal performances by Tomi Koivusaari also appear for the first time since 1997.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal albumLength
1."Magic and Mayhem"TraditionalEsa HolopainenTales from the Thousand Lakes5:24
2."Vulgar Necrolatry"Jussi AhlrothTomi KoivusaariThe Karelian Isthmus4:44
3."Into Hiding"TraditionalHolopainen, Olli-Pekka LaineTales from the Thousand Lakes3:53
4."Black Winter Day"TraditionalKasper MårtensonTales from the Thousand Lakes3:55
5."On Rich and Poor"TraditionalHolopainen, Kim RantalaElegy5:24
6."Exile of the Sons of Uisliu"HolopainenHolopainenThe Karelian Isthmus3:56
7."The Castaway"TraditionalKoivusaari, Holopainen, Laine, MårtensonTales from the Thousand Lakes5:56
8."Song of the Troubled One"TraditionalHolopainen, LaineElegy4:14
9."Sign from the North Side"HolopainenHolopainen, Koivusaari, LaineThe Karelian Isthmus5:04
10."Drowned Maid"TraditionalKoivusaari, Holopainen, LaineTales from the Thousand Lakes4:11
11."Against Widows"TraditionalLaineElegy4:19
12."My Kantele"TraditionalHolopainenElegy6:49
13."Light My Fire" (Bonus track, The Doors cover)The DoorsThe DoorsTales from the Thousand Lakes2:45
Total length:60:34

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[3] 8
Hungarian Albums Chart[4] 6

Credits

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Amorphis

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References

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  1. ^ "Tales from the Early Years". Amorphis.net. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Magic And Mayhem – Tales From The Early Years". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  3. ^ "finnishcharts.com – Amorphis – Magic And Mayhem – Tales From The Early Years". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. ^ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 30 September 2010.