When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light

When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light is the seventh studio album by Finnish extreme metal band Swallow the Sun. It was released on January 25, 2019, by Century Media. The album deals directly with the death of Juha Raivio's partner, the singer Aleah Stanbridge.[6] It is their shortest studio album release to date, and also the first to have a much more prominent emphasis on clean vocals.

When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light
Studio album by Swallow the Sun
Released	January 25, 2019
Genre	Post-metal, gothic metal, black metal, doom metal[1]
Length	52:26
Label	Century Media
Producer	Jaani Peuhu, Juha Raivio
Swallow the Sun chronology
Songs from the North I, II & III (2015) When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light (2019)
Singles from When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light
"Upon the Water" Released: January 7, 2019 "Firelights" Released: January 18, 2019

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Laut.de	[2]
Metal.de	8/10[3]
Metal Hammer	[4]
Rock Hard	8.0/10[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Juha Raivio, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light"		7:26
2.	"The Crimson Crown"		7:56
3.	"Firelights"		5:40
4.	"Upon the Water"		6:16
5.	"Stone Wings"		6:55
6.	"Clouds on Your Side"	Raivio, Mikko Kotamäki, Aleah Stanbridge	4:46
7.	"Here on the Black Earth"		5:38
8.	"Never Left"		7:49
Total length:			52:26

Personnel

• Mikko Kotamäki – lead vocals
• Juho Räihä – rhythm guitar
• Juha Raivio – lead guitar
• Jaani Peuhu – keyboards
• Matti Honkonen – bass guitar
• Juuso Raatikainen – drums

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7]	63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	195
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]	159
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]	33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	38

References

1. "Swallow the Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
2. "SWALLOW THE SUN – When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light album review". Laut.de (in German). 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
3. "Swallow the Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light album review". Metal.de (in German). 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
4. "Swallow the Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light album review". Metal Hammer. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
5. "SWALLOW THE SUN - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light". Rock Hard (in German). 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
6. "Swallow The Sun: release first single "Upon The Water" of new album "When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light"". Century Media. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
7. "Austriancharts.at – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
8. "Ultratop.be – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
9. "Ultratop.be – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
10. "Swallow the Sun: When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.