Queen of Time

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Queen of Time
Studio album by
Amorphis
Released18 May 2018
Recorded2017–2018
StudioFascination Street Studios
Genre
Length57:29
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJens Bogren[4]
Amorphis chronology
Under the Red Cloud
(2015) 		Queen of Time
(2018) 		Halo
(2022)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection[5]
Sputnikmusic[6]
Distorted Sound Magazine[7]
Blabbermouth[8]
Louder[9]

Queen of Time is the thirteenth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released worldwide on 18 May 2018 through Nuclear Blast. This is the first album since 1999's Tuonela to feature original bassist Olli-Pekka Laine who rejoined the band in 2017, making this the first time since 1994's Tales from the Thousand Lakes that all four original band members played together on an album.[10] The album was produced by Jens Bogren, who was described as "a true brother in spirit."[11]

Critical reception[edit]

Queen of Time received positive reviews upon release.

Blabbermouth praised the use of a variety of instruments such as flutes, saxophone, reeds, or xylophones, calling the compositions "long, layered and resonant".[12]

Louder wrote: "Amorphis are incredible songwriters; everything from stirring opener The Bee through to lavish, dramatic closer Pyres On The Coast boasts at least one life-affirming hook, and vocalist Tomi Joutsen has never sounded more commanding."[13]

Track listing[edit]

All lyrics are written by Pekka Kainulainen

No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Bee"Santeri Kallio5:30
2."Message in the Amber"Esa Holopainen6:44
3."Daughter of Hate"Holopainen6:20
4."The Golden Elk"Kallio6:22
5."Wrong Direction"Holopainen5:09
6."Heart of the Giant"Kallio6:32
7."We Accursed"Kallio4:59
8."Grain of Sand"Holopainen4:44
9."Amongst Stars" (featuring Anneke van Giersbergen)Kallio4:50
10."Pyres on the Coast"Holopainen6:19
Total length:57:29
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
11."Honeyflow" (featuring Akira Takasaki)Kallio5:15
Total length:62:44
Vinyl and Digipak editions bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
11."As Mountains Crumble"Olli-Pekka Laine6:17
12."Brother and Sister"Kallio6:03
Total length:69:49

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 66
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[18] 45
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 84
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[22] 16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 46
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24] 98
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[27] 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ Blum, Jordan; Beaudoin, Jedd (29 November 2018). "The Best Progressive Rock/Metal of 2018". PopMatters. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ Chainey, Ian (28 December 2018). "The Black Market: The Year In Metal 2018". Stereogum. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  3. ^ Lawson, Dom (16 May 2018). "Amorphis – Queen Of Time album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Queen Of Time". Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Amorphis, Queen of Time". Metal Injection. 22 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Amorphis, Queen of Time". Sputnikmusic.
  7. ^ "Amorphis, Queen of Time". Distorted Sound Magazine. 18 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Amorphis, Queen of Time". Blabbermouth. 25 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Amorphis, Queen of Time". Loudersound. 16 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Amorphis: First Trailer for 'Queen of Time'". Blabbermouth. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Queen of Time". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Queen of Time - AMORPHIS". Blabbermouth.net. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. ^ May 2018, Dom Lawson 16 (16 May 2018). "Amorphis – Queen Of Time album review". Metal Hammer Magazine. Retrieved 16 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "AMORPHIS: To Release New Album "Under The Red Cloud" In September". Metal Shock Finland. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Amorphis – Queen of Time" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Amorphis – Queen of Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Amorphis – Queen of Time" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 21.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Amorphis: Queen of Time" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Lescharts.com – Amorphis – Queen of Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Amorphis – Queen of Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  22. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 21. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 21: del 18.5.2018 al 24.5.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  25. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 May 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  26. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Amorphis – Queen of Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  27. ^ "Amorphis Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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