Queen of Time

Queen of Time is the thirteenth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released worldwide on 18 May 2018 through Nuclear Blast. This is the first album since 1999's Tuonela to feature original bassist Olli-Pekka Laine who rejoined the band in 2017, making this the first time since 1994's Tales from the Thousand Lakes that all four original band members played together on an album.[11] The album was produced by Jens Bogren, who was described as "a true brother in spirit."[12]

Queen of Time
Studio album by
Amorphis
Released18 May 2018
RecordedWinter 2017 – 2018
StudioFascination Street Studios
Genre
Length57:29
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerJens Bogren[4]
Amorphis chronology
Under the Red Cloud
(2015)		 Queen of Time
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Injection[5]
Angry Metal Guy[6]
Sputnikmusic[7]
Distorted Sound Magazine[8]
Blabbermouth[9]
Louder[10]

Critical reception

Queen of Time received critical acclaim upon release.

MetalWani reviewed the album, praising the production and the incorporation of real acoustic string instruments.

Blabbermouth praised the use of variety of instruments such as flutes, saxophone, reeds or choral sequences, calling the compositions "long, layered and resonant".

Louder wrote: "Amorphis are incredible songwriters; everything from stirring opener The Bee through to lavish, dramatic closer Pyres On The Coast boasts at least one life-affirming hook, and vocalist Tomi Joutsen has never sounded more commanding."

AngryMetalGuy called the album "great!!!", writing: "Over the years, it's been common to hear gripes how Amorphis hasn't been the same band that engineered Tales from a Thousand Lakes. Too true once again, yet keeping things in their proper context, Queen of Time is vastly superior in craft and has far more guts in what it seeks to achieve."


Track listing

All lyrics are written by Pekka Kainulainen.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."The Bee"Santeri Kallio5:30
2."Message in the Amber"Esa Holopainen6:44
3."Daughter of Hate"Holopainen6:20
4."The Golden Elk"Kallio6:22
5."Wrong Direction"Holopainen5:09
6."Heart of the Giant"Kallio6:32
7."We Accursed"Kallio4:59
8."Grain of Sand"Holopainen4:44
9."Amongst Stars" (featuring Anneke van Giersbergen)Kallio4:50
10."Pyres on the Coast"Holopainen6:19
Total length:57:29
Digipak edition bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicLength
11."As Mountains Crumble"Olli-Pekka Laine6:17
12."Brother and Sister"Kallio6:03
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
11."Honeyflow" (featuring Akira Takasaki)Kallio5:15

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 66
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[17] 45
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 84
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[21] 16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 46
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 98
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[26] 3

References
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  2. Chainey, Ian (December 28, 2018). "The Black Market: The Year In Metal 2018". Stereogum. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. Lawson, Dom (May 16, 2018). "Amorphis – Queen Of Time album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
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  6. "Amorphis, Queen of Time". Angry Metal Guy.
  7. "Amorphis, Queen of Time". Sputnikmusic.
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  9. "Amorphis, Queen of Time". Blabbermouth.
  10. "Amorphis, Queen of Time". Loudersound.
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  13. "AMORPHIS: To Release New Album "Under The Red Cloud" In September". Metal Shock Finland. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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  15. "Ultratop.be – Amorphis – Queen of Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Amorphis – Queen of Time" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  17. "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201821 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  18. "Amorphis: Queen of Time" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  19. "Lescharts.com – Amorphis – Queen of Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  20. "Offiziellecharts.de – Amorphis – Queen of Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  21. "Top 40 album DVD és válogatáslemez-lista – 2018. 21. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  22. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  23. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 21: del 18.5.2018 al 24.5.2018" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  24. "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 May 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  25. "Swisscharts.com – Amorphis – Queen of Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  26. "Amorphis Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2018.


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