Songs from the North I, II & III
Black cover with equilateral triangle linking the three albums' symbols. Swallow the Sun Songs from the North I, II, and III is written here
Studio album by
Swallow the Sun
Released13 November 2015
Studio
  • Sound Supreme
  • Electric Fox Studio
  • Noisework Studio
  • Black Chandelier
  • Ahonlaita
  • MANA REC
  • Stereotunes
Genre
Length153:39
LabelCentury Media
Swallow the Sun chronology
Emerald Forest and the Blackbird
(2012)		 Songs from the North I, II & III
(2015)		 When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light
(2019)

Songs from the North I, II & III is the sixth studio album by Finnish doom metal band Swallow the Sun. It is a triple album and was released on 13 November 2015, via Century Media.[3] Each disc is focused on a different facet of the band's style: Gloom is a more typical death/doom album, Beauty primarily acoustic and folksy, and Despair a funeral doom album;[4] these disc titles are also a single song title on their second album, Ghosts of Loss. This is the last release with Aleksi Munter and Markus Jämsen, who quit Swallow the Sun in 2016 and 2018 respectively. Songs from the North I, II & III received a generally positive reception from critics.[1]

Track listing

Disc One: Gloom
No.TitleLength
1."With You Came the Whole of the World's Tears"9:01
2."10 Silver Bullets"7:11
3."Rooms and Shadows"7:19
4."Heartstrings Shattering"7:46
5."Silhouettes"5:55
6."The Memory of Light"6:17
7."Lost & Catatonic"7:06
8."From Happiness to Dust"8:39
Total length:59:15
Disc Two: Beauty
No.TitleLength
1."The Womb of Winter" (Instrumental)3:35
2."The Heart of a Cold White Land"4:47
3."Away"5:22
4."Pray for the Winds to Come"5:28
5."Songs from the North"5:16
6."66°50'N, 28°40'E" (Instrumental)6:42
7."Autumn Fire"5:46
8."Before the Summer Dies"5:37
Total length:42:33
Disc Three: Despair
No.TitleLength
1."The Gathering of Black Moths"12:57
2."7 Hours Late"10:02
3."Empires of Loneliness"11:01
4."Abandoned by the Light"8:48
5."The Clouds Prepare for Battle"9:05
Total length:51:57

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[5]
AllMusic[3]
PopMatters[6]
Sputnikmusic3.0/5[7]

Credits

Swallow the Sun

Additional vocalists

  • Aleah Stanbridge – co-vocals ("Heartstrings Shattering") also cover art and photography
  • Sarah Elisabeth Wohlfahrt – backing vocals ("The Memory of Light" and "Lost & Catatonic")
  • Kaisa Vala – co-vocals ("Songs from the North")
  • Nathan Ellis – narration ("Empires of Loneliness")

Recording staff

  • Tuomas Kokko – also mixing (II Beauty)
  • Hiili Hiilesmaa – also mixing (III Despair)
  • Hannu Honkonen – recording assistance

Band photography

  • Alexandra Lisiecki
  • Antti Makkonen
  • Jussi Ratilainen
  • Indrek Päri

Vocal recording

  • Kaisa Vala
  • Pietari Pyykönen
  • Birger Nießen – recording of Sarah Elisabeth Wohlfahrt's Vocals

Mastering staff

  • Patrick W. Engel – vinyl mastering
  • Svante Forsbäck – CD mastering

Additional personnel

  • Jaani Peuhu – vocal production, mixing (II Beauty) and backing vocals
  • Rami Mursula – artwork and logo

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Songs from the North I, II & III". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Kuettel, Benjamin (17 November 2015). "Swallow the Sun - Songs from the North I, II, & III". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  3. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "Songs from the North I, II & III - Swallow the Sun". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "SWALLOW THE SUN Reveal Details for 'Songs from the North I, II & III'". The Obelisk. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. ↑ Marsciano, Dan (12 November 2015). "Swallow The Sun - Songs From The North I, II and III Review". About.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Ezell, Brice (16 November 2015). "Swallow the Sun: Songs from the North". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Ward, Kyle (7 November 2015). "Swallow the Sun - Songs from the North I, II, & III (album review 4)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Songs from the North – 2015". Swallow the Sun. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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