Eclipse (Amorphis album)

Eclipse is the seventh studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. The lyrics are from a play based on the Kullervo legend (told in the Kalevala), written by Finnish poet and playwright Paavo Haavikko in 1982.

Eclipse
Studio album by Amorphis
Released	February 15, 2006 February 17, 2006 (Europe except German-speaking countries) February 24, 2006 (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) March 21, 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	1 July - August 2005[1]
Studio	Sonic Pump Studios (Helsinki, Finland)[1]
Genre	Folk metal[2]
Length	41:47
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Amorphis
Amorphis chronology
Chapters (2003) Eclipse (2006) Silent Waters (2007)
Singles from Eclipse
"House of Sleep" Released: January 4, 2006 "The Smoke" Released: June 7, 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[3]
Allmusic	[4]
Blabbermouth.net	[5]

Eclipse is also notable for being current vocalist Tomi Joutsen's debut with Amorphis following the departure of longtime singer Pasi Koskinen in 2005.[3] It also marked the reintroduction of death growls into their music, albeit in limited quantity.[5]

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.	"Two Moons"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen, S. Kallio	3:24
2.	"House of Sleep"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen	4:15
3.	"Leaves Scar"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen	3:22
4.	"Born from Fire"	P. Haavikko	S. Kallio	4:07
5.	"Under a Soil and Black Stone"	T. Koivusaari	S. Kallio	4:12
6.	"Perkele (The God of Fire)"	P. Haavikko	N. Etelävuori	3:27
7.	"The Smoke"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen	3:38
8.	"Same Flesh"	P. Haavikko	S. Kallio	4:37
9.	"Brother Moon"	E. Holopainen	E. Holopainen	5:10
10.	"Empty Opening"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen	5:37
Total length:				41:47

Bonus track from the digipak edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Stone Woman"	P. Haavikko	T. Koivusaari	3:38
Total length:				45:24

Credits

Amorphis

• Tomi Joutsen − vocals
• Esa Holopainen − lead guitar
• Tomi Koivusaari − rhythm guitar
• Niclas Etelävuori − bass
• Santeri Kallio − keyboards, piano, synthesizer and other samples
• Jan Rechberger − drums

Other personnel

• Marco Hietala − vocals producer, backing vocals
• Mikko Karmila - mixing
• Travis Smith - album artwork

References

1. Blabbermouth (13 June 2005). "AMORPHIS: Preparing To Enter Studio". BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
2. Begrand, Adrien (March 31, 2006). "PopMatters review of Eclipse". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
3. "Amorphis - Eclipse Review". Heavymetal.about.com. 2006-03-21. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
4. "Eclipse". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
5. "Blabbermouth.Net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
6. "AMORPHIS - OFFICIAL". www.amorphis.net.