Before the Bleeding Sun
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Before the Bleeding Sun is the fifth studio album released by the Finnish
symphonic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow
. The album counts guest performances from Marco Hietala
(Tarot
and Nightwish
), Jarmo Kylmänen (who joined the band in 2008), Sfinx (Ram-Zet
) and Tony Kakko
(Sonata Arctica
).
According to the band, The album is damn heavy but still more diverse and more melodic than any of our previous albums. The whole process has rarely been so easy and rewarding for us before, all the pieces really clicked together this time.
It is the bands first album recorded in two different studios (excluding some random recordings on previous albums). Keyboards were recorded by member Janne Tolsa, at his Note On Studios - the rest of the instruments were recorded at Tico-Tico Studios.
It is also the bands third album to include material from two recording sessions. Sinner's Serenade
was recorded in July 1996 but also included material from their Bard's Burial demo tape (recorded in October 1994). A Virgin and a Whore
was recorded in May 2001 but one of its songs (Last One for Life) was recorded in December 2000. Before the Bleeding Sun was recorded in two sessions, in spring 2005 and in December 2005-January 2006.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
symphonic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Eternal Tears of Sorrow is a Finnish symphonic death metal band formed in Pudasjärvi in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland...
. The album counts guest performances from Marco Hietala
Marco Hietala
Marko Tapani "Marco" Hietala is a heavy metal vocalist and bassist. Internationally, he is most known as the current bassist, male vocalist and composer, of the symphonic metal band Nightwish...
(Tarot
Tarot (band)
Tarot is a heavy metal band from Finland. They are most famous for the song “Wings of Darkness” from the 1986 album Spell of Iron. While having enjoyed a broad underground popularity in Finland, the band has never been very famous elsewhere until gaining new success in the recent years when their...
and Nightwish
Nightwish
Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...
), Jarmo Kylmänen (who joined the band in 2008), Sfinx (Ram-Zet
Ram-Zet
Ram-Zet is an extreme metal/avant-garde metal band formed in Norway in 1998. It began as a one-man project by singer and guitarist Zet, which later evolved into a full-grown band with the arrival of Küth and Solem , leading to the release of Ram-Zet's debut album Pure Therapy in September...
) and Tony Kakko
Tony Kakko
Toni Kristian "Tony" Kakko is a Finnish musician, composer and vocalist. He is mainly known as the vocalist, primary songwriter, and creative force in the band Sonata Arctica since 1996.-Biography:...
(Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....
).
According to the band, The album is damn heavy but still more diverse and more melodic than any of our previous albums. The whole process has rarely been so easy and rewarding for us before, all the pieces really clicked together this time.
Production
The recording was started in 2005, after the band came back together and reforged their line-up. During the writing and recording processes for this album, the band kept a blog "Studio Diary Blog - The Making of the Fifth Album".It is the bands first album recorded in two different studios (excluding some random recordings on previous albums). Keyboards were recorded by member Janne Tolsa, at his Note On Studios - the rest of the instruments were recorded at Tico-Tico Studios.
It is also the bands third album to include material from two recording sessions. Sinner's Serenade
Sinner's Serenade
-Credits:* Altti Veteläinen − vocals, bass guitar* Jarmo Puolakanaho − guitar, keyboards* Olli-Pekka Törrö − guitar, keyboards...
was recorded in July 1996 but also included material from their Bard's Burial demo tape (recorded in October 1994). A Virgin and a Whore
A Virgin and a Whore
Japanese bonus tracks:# "As I Die" – 4:03# "The River Flows Frozen" – 5:47-Band members:* Altti Veteläinen – vocals, bass guitar* Jarmo Puolakanaho – guitar* Antti Kokko – lead guitar...
was recorded in May 2001 but one of its songs (Last One for Life) was recorded in December 2000. Before the Bleeding Sun was recorded in two sessions, in spring 2005 and in December 2005-January 2006.
Track listing
Band members
- Altti Veteläinen − Vocals, Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Jarmo Puolakanaho − Guitars
- Risto Ruuth − Lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Janne TolsaJanne TolsaJanne Tolsa is a Finnish heavy metal musician. Known for his keyboard work in Tarot from the late 1980s, Tolsa also takes part in the melodic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow, which he joined in 2005 for their album Before the Bleeding Sun, as well as the industrial metal band Turmion...
− KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Petri Sankala − Drums
Guest Vocals
- Jarmo Kylmänen − Clean vocals (on tracks: 3, 5, 6 and 9)
- Miriam Elisabeth "Sfinx" Renvåg − Female vocals (on tracks: 3, 5, 6 and 9)
- Marco HietalaMarco HietalaMarko Tapani "Marco" Hietala is a heavy metal vocalist and bassist. Internationally, he is most known as the current bassist, male vocalist and composer, of the symphonic metal band Nightwish...
− Backing vocals (on tracks: 3, 5, 6 and 9) - Tony KakkoTony KakkoToni Kristian "Tony" Kakko is a Finnish musician, composer and vocalist. He is mainly known as the vocalist, primary songwriter, and creative force in the band Sonata Arctica since 1996.-Biography:...
− Backing vocals (on tracks: 3 and 9)