Elegy (Amorphis album)

Elegy

Studio album by Amorphis

Released

14 May 1996

Recorded

1995-1996, Sunlight Studio, Stockholm, Sweden
MD Studio, Helsinki, Finland
Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland

Genre

Progressive metal, Heavy metal, melodic death metal

Length

56:35

Label

Relapse

Producer

Amorphis

Amorphis chronology

Tales from the Thousand Lakes
(1994)

Elegy
(1996)

Tuonela
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Elegy is the third LP by the then-emerging Finnish band Amorphis. The album is their first to feature a majority of clean vocals, sung by new vocalist Pasi Koskinen. The music and lyrics are inspired by the traditional Finnish ballads and poems compiled in the Kanteletar by Elias Lönnrot in 1840. The primary genre of the album is progressive metal, with strong folk influence, as well as elements of melodic death metal and heavy metal. Many of the album's tracks, e.g. "Against Widows", have become fan favorites and have been performed in concerts since Elegy's release. In 2004, Relapse Records reissued Elegy as a digipak, featuring four live bonus tracks. The songs "Against Widows", "On Rich and Poor", "My Kantele" & "Song of the Troubled One" were all re-recorded on Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years. "My Kantele" was covered on Live & Acoustic by Thurisaz.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Better Unborn"	E. Holopainen	5:52
2.	"Against Widows"	O.P. Laine	4:06
3.	"The Orphan"	E. Holopainen, O.P. Laine	5:17
4.	"On Rich and Poor"	E. Holopainen, K. Rantala	5:19
5.	"My Kantele"	E. Holopainen	5:02
6.	"Cares"	T. Koivusaari, E. Holopainen, O.P Laine	4:29
7.	"Song of the Troubled One"	E. Holopainen, O.P. Laine	4:08
8.	"Weeper on the Shore"	O.P. Laine, K. Rantala	4:52
9.	"Elegy"	K. Rantala	7:21
10.	"Relief"	O.P. Laine	4:09
11.	"My Kantele (Acoustic Version)"	E. Holopainen	5:55
Total length:			56:35

Bonus CD(s)

Live
No.	Title	Note	Length
12.	"Better Unborn"		6:00
13.	"Against Widows"	^{Note 1}	4:05
14.	"The Castaway"	^{Note 1}	4:54
15.	"Black Winter Day"		3:39

My Kantele
No.	Title	Note	Length
12.	"The Brother-Slayer"		3:36
13.	"The Lost Son (The Brother-Slayer Part II)"		4:36
14.	"Levitation (Hawkwind cover)"		5:51
15.	"And I Hear You Call (Kingston Wall cover)"		3:39

Notes

^Note 1 Song(s) are recorded live at Ilosaarirock on July 12, 1997.

Personnel

Amorphis

Pasi Koskinen – clean/lead vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 11)
Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar, co-vocal/death growl (1, 2, 4-9); tambourine
Olli-Pekka Laine – bass guitar
Kim Rantala – keyboards
Pekka Kasari – drums

Additional Personnel

Mixed at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England.
Engineer: Pete Coleman
assistant engineer: Dave Buchanan
Mastered by Dave Shirk at SAE Mastering
Produced by Amorphis and Hiili Hiilesmaa. *Executive producers: William J. Yurkiewicz Jr. & Matthew F. Jacobson
Cover art: Kristian Wahlin

References

↑ Raggett, Ned "Elegy Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 30, 2013.

Amorphis

Tomi Joutsen Esa Holopainen Tomi Koivusaari Niclas Etelävuori Santeri Kallio Jan Rechberger Pasi Koskinen Olli-Pekka Laine Pekka Kasari Kim Rantala Kasper Mårtenson

Studio albums	The Karelian Isthmus (1992) Tales from the Thousand Lakes (1994) Elegy (1996) Tuonela (1999) Am Universum (2001) Far from the Sun (2003) Eclipse (2006) Silent Waters (2007) Skyforger (2009) The Beginning of Times (2011) Circle (2013) Under the Red Cloud (2015)

EPs	Disment of Soul Privilege of Evil Black Winter Day My Kantele

Compilations	Story - 10th Anniversary Chapters Magic & Mayhem - Tales from the Early Years

Related articles	Discography Abhorrence Kalevala

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