The Clouds of Northland Thunder

The Clouds of Northland Thunder is the second full-length studio album by Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. It was released May 13, 2009. Its single, "He Sleeps in a Grove", was the third Amberian Dawn song to have a music video produced.[3]

The Clouds of Northland Thunder
Studio album by Amberian Dawn
Released	May 13, 2009
Recorded	2008
Studio	Rockstar Productions Studio, Hyvinkää, Finland
Genre	Symphonic metal, power metal
Length	45:47
Label	KHY Suomen Musiikki
Producer	Tommi Kuri, Tuomas Seppälä
Amberian Dawn chronology
River of Tuoni (2008) The Clouds of Northland Thunder (2009) End of Eden (2010)
Singles from The Clouds of Northland Thunder
"He Sleeps in a Grove" Released: May 13, 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles	8.0/10[1]
DPRP.net	5/10[2]

A bonus track on Amberian Dawn's third album End of Eden shares its title with the album.

"He Sleeps in a Grove", "Incubus", "Kokko – Eagle of Fire","Willow of Tears", "Shallow Waters", "Snowmaiden", "Saga", "Lionheart", "Lost Soul", "Sons of Seven Stars", and "Morning Star" are featured as downloadable songs on the Rock Band Network.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Heidi Parviainen; all music is composed by Tuomas Seppälä.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"He Sleeps in a Grove"	3:20
2.	"Incubus"	5:03
3.	"Kokko – Eagle of Fire"	3:17
4.	"Willow of Tears"	4:10
5.	"Shallow Waters"	3:38
6.	"Lost Soul"	3:43
7.	"Sons of Seven Stars"	3:43
8.	"Saga"	4:06
9.	"Snowmaiden"	3:45
10.	"Lionheart"	3:43
11.	"Morning Star"	4:56
12.	"Birth of the Harp"	4:06

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Omen"	3:34
Total length:		49:21

Personnel

Amberian Dawn

• Heidi Parviainen – vocals, lyrics
• Tuomas Seppälä – guitar, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, producer
• Kasperi Heikkinen – guitar
• Emil Pohjalainen - guitar
• Tom Joens (as Tommi Kuri) bass guitar, producer
• Joonas Pykälä-aho – drums

Guest/session musicians

• Peter James Goodman – additional vocals on "Incubus"

Production

• Lari Takala – engineer
• Tero-Pekka Virtanen – mixing
• Svante Forsbäck – mastering

References

1. Gromen, Mark (12 September 2009). "Amberian Dawn - The Clouds Of Northern Thunder". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
2. Torres, Alex (30 August 2009). "Issue 2009-039: Amberian Dawn - The Clouds Of Northern Thunder". DPRP.net. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
3. The Clouds of Northland Thunder (music video) on YouTube Retrieved May 7, 2015.
4. Amberian Dawn - Five songs coming to Rock Band Network. Bravewords.com.

External links

• The Clouds of Northland Thunder at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Clouds of Northland Thunder at Encyclopaedia Metallum