Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years

Magic & Mayhem - Tales from the Early Years
Compilation album by Amorphis
Released	September 15, 2010 (Finland) September 17, 2010 (Europe)
Genre	Death/doom, melodic death metal, progressive metal, folk metal
Length	60:34
Label	Nuclear Blast
Amorphis chronology
Skyforger (2009) Magic & Mayhem - Tales from the Early Years (2010) The Beginning of Times (2011)

Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years is a compilation album by the Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released on September 15, 2010 in Finland.^[1] It's a collection of re-recorded and partially re-arranged songs from their first three studio albums. In addition, the limited edition includes a cover of The Doors song "Light My Fire" as a bonus.^[2]

The majority of the vocals are performed by Tomi Joutsen. Vocal performances by Tomi Koivusaari also appear for the first time since 1997.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original album	Length
1.	"Magic and Mayhem"	Traditional	Esa Holopainen	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	5:24
2.	"Vulgar Necrolatry"	Jussi Ahlroth	Tomi Koivusaari	The Karelian Isthmus	4:44
3.	"Into Hiding"	Traditional	Holopainen, Olli-Pekka Laine	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	3:53
4.	"Black Winter Day"	Traditional	Kasper Mårtenson	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	3:55
5.	"On Rich and Poor"	Traditional	Holopainen, Kim Rantala	Elegy	5:24
6.	"Exile of the Sons of Uisliu"	Holopainen	Holopainen	The Karelian Isthmus	3:56
7.	"The Castaway"	Traditional	Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine, Mårtenson	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	5:56
8.	"Song of the Troubled One"	Traditional	Holopainen, Laine	Elegy	4:14
9.	"Sign from the North Side"	Holopainen	Holopainen, Koivusaari, Laine	The Karelian Isthmus	5:04
10.	"Drowned Maid"	Traditional	Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	4:11
11.	"Against Widows"	Traditional	Laine	Elegy	4:19
12.	"My Kantele"	Traditional	Holopainen	Elegy	6:49
13.	"Light My Fire" (Bonus track, The Doors cover)	The Doors	The Doors	Black Winter Day	2:45

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart[3]	8
Hungarian Albums Chart[4]	6

Credits

Amorphis

• Tomi Joutsen – lead vocals
• Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
• Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar, co-vocals
• Niclas Etelävuori – bass guitar
• Santeri Kallio – keyboards
• Jan Rechberger – drums

References

1. "Tales from the Early Years". Amorphis.net. August 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
2. "Magic And Mayhem - Tales From The Early Years". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
3. http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Amorphis&titel=Magic+And+Mayhem+-+Tales+From+The+Early+Years&cat=a
4. "MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2010-09-30.