New Moon (Swallow the Sun album)

New Moon
Studio album by
Swallow the Sun
ReleasedNovember 4, 2009
Recorded15 June - Mid-July 2009
StudioFascination Street Studios (Örebro, Sweden)
GenreDeath-doom, melodic death metal, gothic metal
Length53:50
LabelSpinefarm, Svart Records
ProducerJens Bogren
Swallow the Sun chronology
Plague of Butterflies
(2008) 		New Moon
(2009) 		Emerald Forest and the Blackbird
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Guitarist[2]
Rock Sound[3]

New Moon is the fourth studio album by Finnish death-doom band Swallow the Sun. The album was released on November 4, 2009 in Finland, November 9, 2009 in Europe, and November 10, 2009 in the United States.[4] Recording of the album commenced on June 15 at Fascination Street Studios with Jens Bogren as executive producer.[4] Wintersun drummer Kai Hahto replaced Pasi Pasanen and contributed drums on the album.[4] Some versions of the album contain an alternate recording of "Servant of Sorrow", which features a guitar solo by Steve Rothery.

The Horror songs continued from this album which would be Horror Pt. III, and also previously being on The Morning Never Came - Horror I, Hope - Horror Pt. 2, then finally later on Emerald Forest and the Blackbird - Horror Pt IV.

On February 1, 2012, Svart Records released the album on LP, limited to 500 copies.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Juha Raivio, except where noted[4]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."These Woods Breathe Evil" 6:43
2."Falling World"Mikko Kotamäki, Raivio5:08
3."Sleepless Swans" 7:23
4."...And Heavens Cried Blood"Kotamäki, Raivio6:17
5."Lights on the Lake (Horror Pt. III)" 7:45
6."New Moon" 5:00
7."Servant of Sorrow" 6:25
8."Weight of the Dead" 9:04

Bonus track

No.TitleLength
9."Servant of Sorrow (Alternate Version)"6:25

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart 10[6]

Personnel

Swallow The Sun

  • Mikko Kotamäki - vocals
  • Markus Jämsen - guitar
  • Juha Raivio - guitar
  • Aleksi Munter - keyboards
  • Matti Honkonen - bass
  • Kai Hahto - drums

Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. [1] Retrieved on 2010-31-12.
  2. ^ Guitarist Magazine, Issue 323, December 2009, p.198
  3. ^ Alderslade, Merlin. New Moon review rocksound.tv. Retrieved on 2009-12-05.
  4. ^ a b c d "Swallow the Sun : New Album Details Revealed". blabbermouth.net. June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  5. ^ "Swallow the Sun: New Moon LP - Svart Records". Svart Records. December 24, 2011. Retrieved on January 22, 2012.
  6. ^ Suomen virallinen lista yle.yle.fi. Retrieved on 2009-11-11. (Finnish)
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