Silent Waters (Amorphis album)

Silent Waters is the eighth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis.

Silent Waters
Studio album by Amorphis
Released	29 August 2007
Recorded	January–February 2007
Studio	Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki[1]
Genre	Progressive metal, melodic death metal, folk metal[2]
Length	46:34 (Standard Release) 51:07 (Reissue)
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Marko Hietala and Mikko Karmila
Amorphis chronology
Eclipse (2006) Silent Waters (2007) Skyforger (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[3]
Chronicles of Chaos	[4]
MetalUnderground	[5]

The lyrics are English translations of Finnish poems written by poet Pekka Kainulainen, who wrote them based on the character of Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala.

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.	"Weaving the Incantation"	P. Kainulainen	T. Koivusaari	4:57
2.	"A Servant"	P. Kainulainen	S. Kallio	3:35
3.	"Silent Waters"	P. Kainulainen	S. Kallio	4:50
4.	"Towards and Against"	P. Kainulainen	E. Holopainen	4:59
5.	"I of Crimson Blood"	P. Kainulainen	S. Kallio	5:05
6.	"Her Alone"	P. Kainulainen	E. Holopainen	6:01
7.	"Enigma"	P. Kainulainen	E. Holopainen	3:34
8.	"Shaman"	P. Kainulainen	E. Holopainen	4:55
9.	"The White Swan"	P. Kainulainen	T. Koivusaari	4:49
10.	"Black River"	P. Kainulainen	S. Kallio	3:49
Total length:				46:34

Bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Sign"	P. Kainulainen	T. Joutsen	4:33
Total length:				51:07

Credits

Amorphis Tomi Joutsen − vocals Esa Holopainen − lead guitar Tomi Koivusaari − rhythm guitar Niclas Etelävuori − bass guitar Santeri Kallio − keyboards Jan Rechberger − drums

Other personnel Marko Hietala − backing vocals Pekka Kainulainen − lyrics

References

1. "Cover Artwork For Amorphis' "Skyforger"". smnnews.com. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
2. Eduardo, Rivadavia. "Allmusic review of Silent Waters". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
3. "Amorphis – Silent Waters Review". Heavymetal.about.com. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
4. Amorphis – Silent Waters : Review
5. Metal Underground Review
6. Official Website Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine