Elegy (Amorphis album)

Elegy
Studio album by Amorphis
Released	14 May 1996
Recorded	1996, Sunlight Studio, Stockholm, Sweden MD Studio, Helsinki, Finland Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland
Genre	Progressive metal, Heavy metal, melodic death metal
Length	56:35
Label	Relapse
Producer	Amorphis
Amorphis chronology
Tales from the Thousand Lakes (1994) Elegy (1996) Tuonela (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Elegy is the third LP by the then-emerging Finnish band Amorphis. The album is their first to feature a majority of clean vocals, sung by new vocalist Pasi Koskinen. The music and lyrics are inspired by the traditional Finnish ballads and poems compiled in the Kanteletar by Elias Lönnrot in 1840. The primary genre of the album is progressive metal, with strong folk influence, as well as elements of melodic death metal and heavy metal. Many of the album's tracks, e.g. "Against Widows", have become fan favorites and have been performed in concerts since Elegy's release. In 2004, Relapse Records reissued Elegy as a digipak, featuring four live bonus tracks. The songs "Against Widows", "On Rich and Poor", "My Kantele" & "Song of the Troubled One" were all re-recorded on Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years. "My Kantele" was covered on Live & Acoustic by Thurisaz.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Better Unborn"	Holopainen	5:52
2.	"Against Widows"	Laine	4:06
3.	"The Orphan"	Holopainen, Laine	5:17
4.	"On Rich and Poor"	Holopainen, Rantala	5:19
5.	"My Kantele"	Holopainen	5:02
6.	"Cares"	Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine	4:29
7.	"Song of the Troubled One"	Holopainen, Laine	4:08
8.	"Weeper on the Shore"	Laine, Rantala	4:52
9.	"Elegy"	Rantala	7:21
10.	"Relief"	Laine	4:09
11.	"My Kantele (Acoustic Version)"	Holopainen	5:55
Total length:			56:35

Bonus CD(s)

Live
No.	Title	Note	Length
12.	"Better Unborn"		6:00
13.	"Against Widows"	^Note 1	4:05
14.	"The Castaway"	^Note 1	4:54
15.	"Black Winter Day"		3:39

My Kantele
No.	Title	Note	Length
12.	"The Brother-Slayer"		3:36
13.	"The Lost Son (The Brother-Slayer Part II)"		4:36
14.	"Levitation (Hawkwind cover)"		5:51
15.	"And I Hear You Call (Kingston Wall cover)"		3:39

Notes

1. ^Note 1 Song(s) are recorded live at Ilosaarirock on July 12, 1997.

Personnel

Amorphis

• Pasi Koskinen – clean/lead vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 11)
• Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
• Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar, co-vocal/death growl (1, 2, 4-9); tambourine
• Olli-Pekka Laine – bass guitar
• Kim Rantala – keyboards
• Pekka Kasari – drums

Additional Personnel

• Mixed at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England.
• Engineer: Pete Coleman
• assistant engineer: Dave Buchanan
• Mastered by Dave Shirk at SAE Mastering
• Produced by Amorphis and Hiili Hiilesmaa. *Executive producers: William J. Yurkiewicz Jr. & Matthew F. Jacobson
• Cover art: Kristian Wahlin

References

1. Raggett, Ned "Elegy Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 30, 2013.