Tuonela (album)

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Tuonela
Studio album by Amorphis
Released	March 29, 1999
Recorded	October, 1998 – November, 1998
Genre	Heavy metal Progressive metal
Length	46:43
Label	Relapse Records
Professional reviews
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Amorphis chronology
My Kantele (EP) (1997)	Tuonela (1999)	Story - 10th Anniversary (2000)

Tuonela is the fourth full-length album by Amorphis. It is named for Tuonela, the realm of the dead in Finnish mythology. It shares inspiration with many of their records in the text and themes of the Kalevala or Finnish Epic.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Credits 2.1 Band members 2.2 Additional musicians

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Way" – 4:35
2. "Morning Star" – 3:50
3. "Nightfall" – 3:52
4. "Tuonela" – 4:32
5. "Greed" – 4:17
6. "Divinity" – 4:56
7. "Shining" – 4:24
8. "Withered" – 5:44
9. "Rusty Moon" – 4:56
10. "Summer's End" – 5:37
11. "Northern Lights (Japanese bonus track)" – 3:18

All songs composed by Amorphis.

[edit] Credits

[edit] Band members

• Pasi Koskinen – vocals
• Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar and sitar
• Esa Holopainen – lead guitar and acoustic guitar
• Olli-Pekka Laine – bass guitar
• Jan Rechberger – drums and percussion

[edit] Additional musicians

• Santeri Kallio – keyboards
• Sakari Kukko – saxophone ("Nightfall", "Tuonela"), flute ("Rusty Moon")

Amorphis
Members
Tomi Joutsen - Esa Holopainen - Tomi Koivusaari - Niclas Etelävuori - Santeri Kallio - Jan Rechberger
Former members: Pasi Koskinen - Olli-Pekka Laine - Pekka Kasari - Kim Rantala - Kasper Martensen
Discography
Albums: The Karelian Isthmus - Tales from the Thousand Lakes - Elegy - Tuonela - Am Universum - Far from the Sun - Eclipse
Singles and EPs: Disment of Soul - Amorphis - Privilege of Evil - Black Winter Day - My Kantele - Divinity - Alone - Day of Your Beliefs - Evil Inside - House of Sleep - The Smoke
Compilations: Story - 10th Anniversary - Chapters