Under the Red Cloud
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Under the Red Cloud is the twelfth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released worldwide on 4 September 2015 through Nuclear Blast. The album was produced by Jens Bogren, who was mentioned as "just the right person" by keyboardist Santeri Kallio.[3][4][5]
Cryptic Rock reviewed the album, finding that it had more of a focus on melody than the previous album, and it had a wider variety of instruments, which was more in line with the band's pre-2012 work. "The Four Wise Ones" was described as an "instant classic" song, "pure melodic death metal at its finest."[1] Cryptic Rock also saw songs that were heavy metal, folk metal and rock ballads.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Under the Red Cloud" | S. Kallio | 5:33 |
| 2. | "The Four Wise Ones" | E. Holopainen | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Bad Blood" | S. Kallio | 5:23 |
| 4. | "The Skull" | T. Koivusaari | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Death of a King" | S. Kallio | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Sacrifice" | E. Holopainen | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Dark Path" | E. Holopainen | 5:08 |
| 8. | "Enemy at the Gates" | E. Holopainen | 5:07 |
| 9. | "Tree of Ages" | S. Kallio | 4:36 |
| 10. | "White Night" | E. Holopainen | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 49:56 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Come the Spring" | T. Koivusaari | 3:27 |
| 12. | "Winter's Sleep" | S. Kallio | 6:37 |
| 13. | "The Wind (Japan Bonus Track)" | S. Kallio | 5:48 |
| Total length: | 59:59 | ||
Personnel
Band
- Tomi Joutsen – vocals
- Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar
- Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
- Santeri Kallio – keyboards
- Niclas Etelävuori – bass guitar
- Jan Rechberger – drums
Guests
- Aleah Stanbridge - Vocals (additional) (tracks 2, 6, 10)
- Jens Bogren - Vocals (backing)
- Jon Phipps - Orchestrations (additional), Strings arrangements
- Österäng Symphonic Orchestra - Orchestrations
- André Alvinzi - Keyboards (additional) (track 6)
- Martin Lopez - Percussion
- Chrigel Glanzmann - Whistles
Production
- Jens Bogren - Producer, mixing and mastering
- Lasse Väyrynen - Engineering (Jan Rechberger's percussion)
- David Castillo - Engineering (Martin Lopez's percussion)
- Jonas Olsson - Engineering (additional)
- Pekka Kainulainen - Lyrics
- Linus Corneliusson - Mixing (assistant)
- Viktor Stenqvist - Engineering (additional)
- Jyri Riikonen - Engineering (Grand piano, Hammond, Rhodes)
- Santeri Kallio - Engineering (Church organ)
- Valnoir Mortasonge - Artwork[6]
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 20 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 53 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 40 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 50 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 2 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 85 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[13] | 25 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 10 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] | 11 |
References
- ^ a b c "Amorphis - Under the Red Cloud (Album Review)". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "AMORPHIS Complete Pre-Production For New Album". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Booth, Alison (4 September 2015). "Interview With Santeri Kallio, AMORPHIS: "We're extremely excited to hear some feedback from the fans"". Metal Shock Finland. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "AMORPHIS Keyboardist Santeri Kallio On Working With Producer JENS BOGREN - "He Was Always Shouting 'Give Me More Energy'"; Audio". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "AMORPHIS Under The Red Cloud". Nuclear Blast. Retrieved 3 Sep 2015.
- ^ "AMORPHIS: To Release New Album "Under The Red Cloud" In September". Metal Shock Finland. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Amorphis: Under the Red Cloud" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 37. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Amorphis – Under the Red Cloud". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
External links
- Amorphis - Under the Red Cloud, Sputnik Music review by Oranges
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