Hope (Swallow the Sun album)

Hope is the third album by Finnish melodic death metal / doom metal band Swallow the Sun. It was released February 7, 2007.

The Horror tetralogy continues from this album, first being on The Morning Never Came, then New Moon, & finally on Emerald Forest and the Blackbird.

The Limited Edition version includes "These Low lands" a Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus cover that is originally named "Alavilla mailla", Swallow the Sun translated the song into English for this version.

Swallow the Sun

 * Mikko Kotamäki - lead vocals
 * Markus Jämsen - lead guitar
 * Juha Raivio - rhythm guitar; songwriting (1-8)
 * Matti Honkonen - bass guitar
 * Aleksi Munter - keyboards; keyboard recording, engineering
 * Pasi Pasanen - drums

Production staff

 * Sami Kokko - engineering, mixing, production, recording (Vocals, Guitars & Drums)
 * Hannu Honkonen - engineering, co-keyboards recording
 * Minerva Pappi - mastering

Songwriters (9)

 * Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus

Co-vocalists

 * Jonas Renkse - (3)
 * Tomi Joutsen - (9)

Backing vocalists

 * Tinuviel	- (2, 4, 8)
 * Jaani Peuhu - (4)

Album inlay designers

 * Tero Salonen - art direction
 * Viara Gentchev - logo
 * Sean Elliot - cover art
 * Jarmo Katila	- band photography