Vilda Mánnu

Vilda Mánnu
Studio album by Eternal Tears of Sorrow
Released	1998
Recorded	Tico-Tico Studio (Kemi, Finland), July 1998 by Ahti Kortelainen & EToS
Genre	Melodic death metal
Length	43:37
Label	Spinefarm Records
Eternal Tears of Sorrow chronology
Sinner's Serenade (1997) Vilda Mánnu (1998) Chaotic Beauty (2000)

Vilda Mánnu is the second album by Finnish band Eternal Tears of Sorrow. It contains the band's first guest vocals (by Heli Luokkala, known from Nicepappi). It is also the last EToS album with their original line-up as one of the co-founders of the band, Olli-Pekka Törrö, left the band a few months after the release of this album.

The title of the album (as well as the name of the title song), Vilda Mánnu, is Northern Sami language. It means "Wild Moon" in English. There is also another Sami song title on the album, Goashem, which (in the form "goas'kem") is Old Sami language for "an eagle"

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Northern Doom"	Törrö & Veteläinen	Törrö	4:35
2.	"Burning Flames' Embrace"	Eternal Tears of Sorrow	Puolakanaho	4:07
3.	"Goashem"	Puolakanaho & Veteläinen	Puolakanaho & Veteläinen	3:53
4.	"Scars of Wisdom"	Törrö & Veteläinen	Törrö	4:56
5.	"Nightwind's Lullaby"	Veteläinen & Puolakanaho	Puolakanaho & Törrö	5:28
6.	"Raven (In Your Eyes)"	Törrö	Törrö	5:35
7.	"Vilda Mánnu"	Eternal Tears of Sorrow	Törrö	5:52
8.	"Coronach"	Eternal Tears of Sorrow	Puolakanaho	4:54
9.	"Nodde Rahgam"		Törrö	1:12
10.	"Seita"	Veteläinen & Törrö	Törrö & Veteläinen	3:06

Credits

Band members

• Altti Veteläinen − vocals, bass guitar
• Jarmo Puolakanaho − guitar, keyboards
• Olli-Pekka Törrö − guitar, keyboards

Guest appearances

• Heli Luokkala − female vocals (on tracks: 5 and 6)