The Forest Seasons
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| The Forest Seasons | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 21, 2017[1] | |||
| Studio | Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, Finland | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, power metal, symphonic black metal, neoclassical metal | |||
| Length | 54:00 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Wintersun | |||
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The Forest Seasons is the third studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Wintersun. It was released on July 21, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.[2] The band cited Antonio Vivaldi's violin concerto The Four Seasons as an inspiration for the album title.[2]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Jari Mäenpää
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Awaken from the Dark Slumber (Spring)" Part I: "The Dark Slumber" Part II: "The Awakening" | 14:40 |
| 2. | "The Forest That Weeps (Summer)" | 12:18 |
| 3. | "Eternal Darkness (Autumn)" Part I: "Haunting Darkness" Part II: "The Call of the Dark Dream" Part III: "Beyond the Infinite Universe" Part IV: "Death" | 14:08 |
| 4. | "Loneliness (Winter)" | 12:54 |
| Total length: | 54:00 | |
Personnel[edit]
Credits for The Forest Seasons adapted from liner notes.[3]
Band members[edit]
- Jari Mäenpää – lead vocals, all instruments, samples and orchestrations (Credited as Winter)
- Teemu Mäntysaari – backing vocals, growling shouts, choirs (Credited as Spring)
- Jukka Koskinen – low growling vocals, backing vocals, choirs (Credited as Autumn)
Production, credits[edit]
- Produced by Jari Mäenpää
- Music: Jari Mäenpää
- Lyrics: Jari Mäenpää
- All arrangements by Jari Mäenpää
- Vocals: Jari Mäenpää
- Additional low growling vocals: Jukka Koskinen
- Additional growling shouts: Teemu Mäntysaari
- 3-man Choir on the 'Awaken From The Dark Slumber (Spring)' by Jari Mäenpää, Teemu Mäntysaari and Jukka Koskinen
- Guitars, drums, bass, synthesizers, samples, and orchestrations: Jari Mäenpää
- Engineer: Jari Mäenpää
- Recorded by Jari Mäenpää
- Mixed by Jari Mäenpää
- Mastered by Jari Mäenpää
- Album cover: Gyula Havancsák and Jari Mäenpää (hjules.com)
- Album booklet and photos: Jari Mäenpää
- Wintersun logo: Ritual (nucleart.com)
The Forest Expendables Choir on "The Forest That Weeps (Summer)"[edit]
- Teemu Mäntysaari (Wintersun)
- Jukka Koskinen (Wintersun)
- Heri Joensen (Tyr)
- Markus Toivonen (Ensiferum)
- Jukka-Pekka Miettinen (Kirkkokahvit & Atmosphere Enterprise)
- Mathias Nygård (Turisas)
- Olli Vänskä (Turisas)
- Perttu Vänskä (Scoring Helsinki)
- Jussi Wickström (Turisas)
- Kasper Mårtenson (Turisas)
- Jesper Anastasiadis (Turisas)
- Aleksi Sihvonen (Medicated)
- Daniel Freyberg (Children of Bodom & Naildown)
- Micko Hell (Denigrate & Gloomy Grim)
- Mikko Salovaara
- Mitja Harvilahti (Moonsorrow)
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 20 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 124 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 170 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 1 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 14 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 16 |
References[edit]
- ^ WINTERSUN – start crowdfunding, "The Forest Seasons" available for pre-order now! Retrieved March 16, 2017
- ^ a b Wintersun reveal track list and concept of "The Forest Seasons"! Nuclear Blast on Facebook.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017
- ^ (2017). "The Forest Seasons liner notes". In The Forest Seasons [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Wintersun: The Forest Seasons" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
External links[edit]
- "The Forest Seasons" album on YouTube
- "Album Review: WINTERSUN The Forest Seasons – Metal Injection". Metal Injection. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
