Tales from the Thousand Lakes

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1994 studio album by Amorphis

Tales from the Thousand Lakes

Studio album by

Amorphis

Released| 12 July 1994
Recorded| September 1993
Genre| Melodic death metal, death-doom, gothic metal
Length| 40:13
Label| Relapse
Producer| Tomas Skogsberg and Amorphis
Amorphis chronology
| Privilege of Evil
(1993)  | Tales from the Thousand Lakes
(1994)  | Elegy
(1996)

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Singles from  Tales from the Thousand Lakes

1. "Black Winter Day"
Released: 1994

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Tales from the Thousand Lakes is the second studio album by Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis. It is a concept album based on the Finnish national epic, Kalevala.

The album was an influential release in the development of the melodic death metal genre,[1] predominantly mixing the genre with death-doom[2] and gothic metal,[3] compared to the band's death metal debut. This showcases a more melodic sound for the band, with hints at their later, more progressive direction. The album also introduced synthesizers and clean vocals to the band's sound, though the latter was used sparingly.

This is the first Amorphis release to have an official keyboardist, Kasper Mårtenson, as any previous of the band's releases had the band's own drummer, Jan Rechberger, provide the empty keyboardist role until the band decided to have a keyboardist and also to find one being Mårtenson. With Mårtenson in the band, it is the first time the band's original lineup changed by having an additional member. Jan Rechberger would leave the band after this album but rejoin the band for 2003's Far from the Sun.

The original limited version (on digipack) had a cover of "Light My Fire" by The Doors added as a bonus track. It was later re-released in 2001 with most tracks from the Black Winter Day EP and the "Light My Fire" cover added as bonus tracks.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "Thousand Lakes"| (instrumental)| K. Mårtenson| 2:04
2.| "Into Hiding"| traditional| E. Holopainen, O.P. Laine| 3:45
3.| "The Castaway"| traditional| T. Koivusaari, E. Holopainen, O.P. Laine, K. Mårtenson| 5:32
4.| "First Doom"| E. Holopainen| E. Holopainen| 3:52
5.| "Black Winter Day"| traditional| K. Mårtenson| 3:50
6.| "Drowned Maid"| traditional| T. Koivusaari, E. Holopainen, O.P. Laine| 4:23
7.| "In the Beginning"| traditional| E. Holopainen, O.P. Laine| 3:37
8.| "Forgotten Sunrise"| E. Holopainen| E. Holopainen| 4:53
9.| "To Fathers Cabin"| traditional| E. Holopainen, O.P. Laine| 3:50
10.| "Magic and Mayhem"| traditional| E. Holopainen| 4:27
Total length:| 40:13

### Bonus tracks

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Tracks 11–13 added from the Black Winter Day EP; track 14 is a bonus track:

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11.| "Folk of the North"| (instrumental)| T. Koivusaari| 1:17
12.| "Moon and Sun"| traditional| T. Koivusaari| 3:36
13.| "Moon and Sun Part II: North's Son"| traditional| T. Koivusaari| 5:10
14.| "Light My Fire" (The Doors cover)| The Doors| The Doors| 2:53
Total length:| 12:56

## Credits

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### Band members

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* Tomi Koivusaari – vocals, rhythm guitar
* Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
* Olli-Pekka Laine – bass
* Jan Rechberger – drums
* Kasper Mårtenson – keyboards

### Additional musicians

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* Ville Tuomi – clean vocals, speech

Art

* Sv Bell - Cover artist

## References

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1. ^ a b Anderson, Jason. Tales from the Thousand Lakes at AllMusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
2. ^ "Amorphis - Tales From The Thousand Lakes | Metalfan.nl Review". Metalfan.nl (in Dutch).
3. ^ Müller, Jan (6 April 2013). "Savatage – The Wake Of Magellan Review". Metal1.info (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2022.

## External links

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* Tales from the Thousand Lakes at Discogs (list of releases)

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Amorphis

* Esa Holopainen
* Tomi Koivusaari
* Santeri Kallio
* Jan Rechberger
* Tomi Joutsen
* Olli-Pekka Laine

Studio albums|

* The Karelian Isthmus
* Tales from the Thousand Lakes
* Elegy
* Tuonela
* Am Universum
* Far from the Sun
* Eclipse
* Silent Waters
* Skyforger
* The Beginning of Times
* Circle
* Under the Red Cloud
* Queen of Time
* Halo

EPs and demos|

* Disment of Soul
* Privilege of Evil
* Black Winter Day
* My Kantele

Compilations|

* Story - 10th Anniversary
* Chapters
* Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years

Related articles|

* Discography
* Abhorrence

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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