Where Twilight Dwells
Encyclopedia
Where Twilight Dwells is the debut full-length album
by the German
/ Norwegian
Gothic
/ folk metal
band Midnattsol
. It was released on January 31, 2005 through Napalm Records
.
The lyrics and main melody of Tapt av Håp is taken from Edward Grieg's classical piece Solveig's Song
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
/ Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
Gothic
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
/ folk metal
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
band Midnattsol
Midnattsol
Midnattsol is a Symphonic metal band from Germany and Norway, The band was formed in 2002 by singer Carmen Elise Espenæs and guitarist Christian Hector.- History :...
. It was released on January 31, 2005 through Napalm Records
Napalm Records
Napalm Records is an Austrian independent record label focused on heavy metal and hard rock.Originally, Napalm Records focused mainly on black metal acts such as Abigor and Summoning and folk metal bands such as Falkenbach and Vintersorg....
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The lyrics and main melody of Tapt av Håp is taken from Edward Grieg's classical piece Solveig's Song
Solveig's Song
Solveig's Song , is sung by Solveig in the fourth act of Edvard Grieg's original Peer Gynt Op. 23, and for Suite No. 2, Op. 55, which was written as incidental music for inclusion in Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt....
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Track listing
- "Another Return" – 5:03
- "Lament" – 4:07
- "Unpayable Silence" – 5:04
- "Haunted" – 3:24
- "Desolation" – 4:22
- "Enlightenment" – 4:07
- "Tårefall" – 4:23
- "Infinite Fairytale" – 4:46
- "På Leting" – 4:07
- "Dancing with the Midnight Sun" – 3:58
- "Tapt Av Håp" – 7:56
Credits
- Carmen Elise EspenæsCarmen Elise EspenæsCarmen Elise Espenæs is the vocalist and the co-founder of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol.- Career :...
– vocals - Daniel DrosteDaniel Droste- Career :He is known for being the guitarist of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol and the vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist of the funeral doom band Ahab.-With Penetralia:*Schwarz *Tribute to the Moon...
– guitar - Christian Hector – guitar
- Daniel Fischer – keyboard
- Birgit Öllbrunner – bass
- Chris Merzinsky – drums