The Karelian Isthmus is a Metal album by Amorphis, originally released in 1992. On Gatefold: 55 pressings tracked.
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The Karelian Isthmus is the debut album of Finnish metal band Amorphi. Although The Karelian Isthmus took its name from a historic Finnish battleground, Karelian Isthmu, its lyrics focus on Amorphis's well known epic themes from the history of Finnish warfare and religion, but drawing more into celtic mythology rather than the later traditions of Amorphis's own native land. The epic side is sometimes broken up by the occult lyrical themes in tracks including "Pilgrimage", "Misery Path" and "Black Embrace". In recent year, songs from this album have been receiving more play during Amorphis' live performance, despite being of a different style than their later work. The album was re-released in 2003 with all the songs from the "Privilege of Evil" EP added as bonus track. Released: 1993 Genres: Death/doom, folk metal, black metal Label: Relapse Records Track listing: 1. "Karelia" (instrumental) (Tomi Koivusaari, Esa Holopainen) - 0:43 2. "The Gathering" (Koivusaari) - 4:12 3. "Grail's Mysteries" (Holopainen) - 3:02 4. "Warriors Trial" (Koivusaari, Holopainen) - 5:04 5. "Black Embrace" (Koivusaari, Holopainen) - 3:38 6. "Exile of the Sons of Uisliu" (Holopainen) - 3:43 7. "The Lost Name of God" (Holopainen, Koivusaari, Rechberger) - 5:32 8. "The Pilgrimage" (Koivusaari) - 4:39 9. "Misery Path" (Holopainen, Koivusaari, Rechberger) - 4:17 10. "Sign from the North Side" (Holopainen, Koivusaari, Olli-Pekka Laine) - 4:54 11. "Vulgar Necrolatry" (Abhorrence cover) (Koivusaari) - 4:21 All lyrics by Holopainen, except "Black Embrace" and "The Lost Name of God", which are by Rechberger, and "Vulgar Necrolatry" which are by Jussi Ahlroth. Personnel: * Tomi Koivusaari − vocal, guitar, six string acoustic guitar * Esa Holopainen − guitar, twelve-string acoustic guitar * Olli-Pekka Laine − bass guitar * Jan Rechberger − drum, keyboards Credits: * Production: Amorphi, Tomas Skogsberg * Mixing and Engineering: Tomas Skogsberg * Mastering: Dave Shirk * Remastered by Scott Hull at Visceral Sound .
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Tracklist
- 1Karelia0:42
- 2The Gathering4:12
- 3Grail's Mysteries3:02
- 4Warriors Trial5:04
- 5Black Embrace3:38
- 6The Exile of the Sons of Uisliu3:43
- 7The Lost Name of God5:32
- 8The Pilgrimage4:39
- 9Misery Path4:17
- 10The Sign from the North Side4:54
- 11Vulgar Necrolatry4:21
- 12Pilgrimage from Darkness4:30
- 13Black Embrace3:23
- 14Privilege of Evil3:48
- 15Misery Path4:15
- 16Vulgar Necrolatry3:56
- 17Excursing from Existence3:06
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Death Metal
- heavy
- dark
- occult
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Olli-Pekka LaineBASS
- Jan RechbergerDRUMS KEYBOARDS
- Esa HolopainenGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR TWELVE-STRING GUITAR
- Tomi KoivusaariVOCALS GUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Jukka KolehmainenVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 55 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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