Songs from the North I, II & III

Songs from the North I, II & III
Studio album by Swallow the Sun
Released 13 November 2015
Studio
  • Sound Supreme
  • Electric Fox Studio
  • Noisework Studio
  • Black Chandelier
  • Ahonlaita
  • MANA REC
  • Stereotunes
Genre Death metal,[1] doom metal,[1] acoustic[1]
Length 153:39
Label Century Media
Swallow the Sun chronology
Emerald Forest and the Blackbird
(2012)Emerald Forest and the Blackbird2012		 Songs From The North I, II & III
(2015)

Songs From The North I, II & III is the sixth studio album by Finnish extreme metal band Swallow the Sun. It is a triple album and was released on 13 November 2015, via Century Media.[2] This is the last release with Aleksi Munter and Markus Jämsen, who quit Swallow the Sun in 2016 and 2018 respectively.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[3]
AllMusic[2]
PopMatters[4]
Sputnikmusic3.0/5[5]

Songs From The North I, II & III received a generally positive reception from critics.[1]

Track listing

All music composed by Juha Raivio.

Disc One: Gloom
No.TitleLength
1."With You Came The Whole Of The World's Tears"9:01
2."10 Silver Bullets"7:11
3."Rooms And Shadows"7:19
4."Heartstrings Shattering" (Featuring Aleah Stanbridge)7:46
5."Silhouettes"5:55
6."The Memory Of Light" (Featuring Sarah Elisabeth Wohlfahrt)6:17
7."Lost & Catatonic" (Featuring Sarah Elisabeth Wohlfahrt)7:06
8."From Happiness To Dust"8:39
Total length:59:15
Disc Two: Beauty
No.TitleLength
1."The Womb Of Winter" (Instrumental)3:35
2."The Heart Of A Cold White Land"4:47
3."Away"5:22
4."Pray For The Winds To Come"5:28
5."Songs From The North" (Featuring Kaisa Vala)5:16
6."66°50'N, 28°40'E" (Instrumental)6:42
7."Autumn Fire"5:46
8."Before The Summer Dies"5:37
Total length:42:33
Disc Three: Despair
No.TitleLength
1."The Gathering Of Black Moths"12:57
2."7 Hours Late"10:02
3."Empires Of Loneliness" (Narration by Nathan Ellis)11:01
4."Abandoned By The Light"8:48
5."The Clouds Prepare For Battle"9:05
Total length:51:57

Credits

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Songs from the North I, II & III". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Songs from the North I, II & III - Swallow the Sun". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Marsciano, Dan (12 November 2015). "Swallow The Sun - Songs From The North I, II and III Review". About.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Ezell, Brice (16 November 2015). "Swallow the Sun: Songs from the North". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Ward, Kyle (7 November 2015). "Swallow the Sun - Songs from the North I, II, & III (album review 4)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  6. "Songs from the North – 2015". Swallow the Sun. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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