Ghosts of Loss

Ghosts of Loss is the second studio album by Swallow the Sun, released on August 24, 2005. Compared with their debut, this album has more influences of gothic metal. Some of its themes are greatly influenced by the 1990-91 TV serial Twin Peaks.

Ghosts of Loss
Studio album by Swallow the Sun
Released	August 24, 2005
Recorded	24 January - 20 February 2005
Genre	Death-doom, melodic death metal, gothic metal
Length	65:59
Label	Firebox Records
Producer	Swallow the Sun
Swallow the Sun chronology
The Morning Never Came (2003) Ghosts of Loss (2005) Hope (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Juha Raivio.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Giant"	11:56
2.	"Descending Winters"	6:11
3.	"Psychopath's Lair"	5:52
4.	"Forgive Her..."	9:00
5.	"Fragile"	7:14
6.	"Ghost of Laura Palmer"	8:07
7.	"Gloom, Beauty and Despair"	8:45
8.	"The Ship"	8:54

Personnel

• Mikko Kotamäki - vocals
• Markus Jämsen - guitar
• Juha Raivio - guitar
• Aleksi Munter - keyboards
• Matti Honkonen - bass guitar
• Pasi Pasanen - drums

Production

• Produced by Swallow the Sun.
• Recorded, engineered & mixed by Sami Kokko.
• Mastered by Minerva Pappi.

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak
2005	Finnish Top 40 Albums Chart	8

Cultural references

The album contains multiple references to the TV series Twin Peaks. Laura Palmer is the girl around whose murder the series revolves. Guitarist Juha Raivio said in an interview, "The song got nothing to do with real Laura Palmer or Twin Peaks, but the feeling is there and everybody knows what kind of girl Laura really was. So, no love song here."[2] The Giant is a character from the second season.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Swallow The Sun - Ghosts Of Loss (Song by Song)". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2012-02-17.