Silent Waters (Amorphis album)

2007 studio album by Amorphis

Silent Waters

Studio album by

Amorphis

Released

29 August 2007

Recorded

January–February 2007

Studio

Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki^[1]

Genre

Progressive metal, melodic death metal, folk metal^[2]

Length

46:34 (Standard Release)
51:07 (Reissue)

Label

Nuclear Blast

Producer

Marko Hietala and Mikko Karmila

Amorphis chronology

Eclipse
(2006)

Silent Waters
(2007)

Skyforger
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[3]
Chronicles of Chaos	^[4]
MetalUnderground	^[5]

Silent Waters is the eighth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis.

The lyrics are English translations of Finnish poems written by poet Pekka Kainulainen, who wrote them based on the character of Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala.

In February 2008, the record was certified gold in Finland, having sold over 15,000 units.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Weaving the Incantation"	P. Kainulainen	T. Koivusaari	4:57
2.	"A Servant"	P. Kainulainen	S. Kallio	3:35
3.	"Silent Waters"	P. Kainulainen	S. Kallio	4:50
4.	"Towards and Against"	P. Kainulainen	E. Holopainen	4:59
5.	"I of Crimson Blood"	P. Kainulainen	S. Kallio	5:05
6.	"Her Alone"	P. Kainulainen	E. Holopainen	6:01
7.	"Enigma"	P. Kainulainen	E. Holopainen	3:34
8.	"Shaman"	P. Kainulainen	E. Holopainen	4:55
9.	"The White Swan"	P. Kainulainen	T. Koivusaari	4:49
10.	"Black River"	P. Kainulainen	S. Kallio	3:49
Total length:				46:34

Bonus track
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Sign"	P. Kainulainen	T. Joutsen	4:33
Total length:				51:07

Credits

Amorphis

Tomi Joutsen − vocals
Esa Holopainen − lead guitar
Tomi Koivusaari − rhythm guitar
Niclas Etelävuori − bass guitar
Santeri Kallio − keyboards
Jan Rechberger − drums

Other personnel

Marko Hietala − backing vocals
Pekka Kainulainen − lyrics

References

^ "Cover Artwork For Amorphis' "Skyforger"". smnnews.com. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
^ Eduardo, Rivadavia. "Allmusic review of Silent Waters". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
^ "Amorphis – Silent Waters Review". Heavymetal.about.com. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^ Amorphis – Silent Waters : Review
^ Metal Underground Review
^ Official Website Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine