Shadowheart
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Shadowheart is the debut album by Finnish symphonic
/folk metal band Kivimetsän Druidi
. It was released through Century Media on October 20, 2008.
Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a term used to describe heavy metal music that has symphonic elements; that is, elements that are either borrowed from classical music or, as with progressive rock music, create a style reminiscent of it, e.g...
/folk metal band Kivimetsän Druidi
Kivimetsän Druidi
Kivimetsän Druidi is a folk metal band from Kouvola, Finland. 'Kivimetsän Druidi' is Finnish for "druid of the stone forest".-Band history:Their lyrics are based on the fantasy novel Joni Koskinen is writing. The novel tells a story from The Land of the Crystal Mountain and Stone Forest.'KmD'...
. It was released through Century Media on October 20, 2008.
Track listing
- Tracks 1-11 Published By Magic Arts Publishing.
- "Northwind - Prelude" - 1:29
- "Blacksmith" - 6:01 (Jenni Onishko, Joni Koskinen, Antti Koskinen, Antti Rinkinen)
- "Jäässä Varttunut" ("Grown Up Within Ice") - 5:51 (Onishko, A. Koskinen, J. Koskinen)
- "Halls of Shadowheart" - 4:36 (A. Koskinen, J. Koskinen, Leeni-Maria Hovila)
- "Pedon Loitsu" ("The Spell Of The Beast") - 5:57 (A. Koskinen, J. Koskinen, Lukas Pearsall)
- "Burden" - 4:31 (Onishko, J. Koskinen, Ville Ryöti)
- "The Tyrant" - 5:44 (A. Koskinen, J. Koskinen, Onishko)
- "Tiarnäch - Verinummi" ("Bloodmoor") - 2:33 (Hovila, J. Koskinen, A. Koskinen)
- "Verivala" ("Bloodoath") - 4:01 (Hovila, Ryöti, J. Koskinen, A. Koskinen)
- "Korpin Laulu" ("Raven's Song") - 5:19 (Hovila, J. Koskinen, A. Koskinen)
- "Mustan Valtikan Aika" ("The Era Of The Black Scepter") - 7:00 (Rinkinen, J. Koskinen. A. Koskinen)
- "Viimeinen Peikkokuningas" ("The Last Of The Troll Kings") - 2:22
- "Leaves" - 4:42
- Tracks 2 and 3 are re-recordings of songs from the "Taottu" EP.
- Tracks 5 and 11 are re-recordings of songs from the "Mustan Valtikan Aika" EP.
- Tracks 6 and 7 are re-recordings of songs from the "The New Chapter" demo.
- Track 12 and 13 are bonus tracks. Track 13 is a cover of a song by The GatheringThe Gathering (band)The Gathering is a Dutch alternative rock band, founded in 1989 by brothers Hans and René Rutten and vocalist Bart Smits in the small city of Oss, North Brabant....
Kivimetsän Druidi
- Leeni-Maria Hovila: Female Vocal
- Joni Koskinen: Lead Guitar, Male Vocal, ChoirChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
Vocal - Antti Rinkinen: Rhythm Guitar
- Antti Koskinen: Keyboards, Synthesizers, Choir Vocal
- Simo Lehtonen: Bass, Male Backing Vocal
- Atte Martinen: Drums, Percussion
Additional Personnel
- Janne Virkki, Olle Korte, Pasi Itäniemi, Vesa Virtanen, Ville Konka, Esa Orjatsalo: Choir
Production
- Arranged By Kivimetsän Druidi
- Produced, Engineered & Mixed By Esa Orjsatsalo
- Digital Editing By Artturi Laukkanen & Timo Kuismanen
- Mastered By Svante Forsback