Eclipse (Amorphis album)

Eclipse is the seventh studio album by Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis. The lyrics are from a play based on the Kullervo legend (told in the Kalevala), written by Finnish poet and playwright Paavo Haavikko in 1982.

Eclipse
Studio album by Amorphis
Released	15 February 2006 17 February 2006 (Europe except German-speaking countries) 24 February 2006 (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) 21 March 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded	1 July – August 2005[1]
Studio	Sonic Pump Studios (Helsinki, Finland)[1]
Genre	Folk metal, hard rock,[2] heavy metal,[3] gothic metal
Length	41:47
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Amorphis
Amorphis chronology
Chapters (2003) Eclipse (2006) Silent Waters (2007)
Singles from Eclipse
"House of Sleep" Released: 4 January 2006 "The Smoke" Released: 7 June 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[4]
AllMusic	[3]
Blabbermouth.net	[5]

Eclipse is also notable for being current vocalist Tomi Joutsen's debut with Amorphis following the departure of longtime singer Pasi Koskinen in 2005.^[4] It also marked the reintroduction of death growls into their music, albeit in limited quantity compared to subsequent albums.^[5] Music videos were made for the tracks "House of Sleep" and "The Smoke".

In February 2008, the record was certified gold in Finland, having sold over 15,000 units.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Two Moons"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen, S. Kallio	3:24
2.	"House of Sleep"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen	4:15
3.	"Leaves Scar"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen	3:22
4.	"Born from Fire"	P. Haavikko	S. Kallio	4:07
5.	"Under a Soil and Black Stone"	T. Koivusaari	S. Kallio	4:12
6.	"Perkele (The God of Fire)"	P. Haavikko	N. Etelävuori	3:27
7.	"The Smoke"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen	3:38
8.	"Same Flesh"	P. Haavikko	S. Kallio	4:37
9.	"Brother Moon"	E. Holopainen	E. Holopainen	5:10
10.	"Empty Opening"	P. Haavikko	E. Holopainen	5:37
Total length:				41:47

Bonus track from the digipak edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
11.	"Stone Woman"	P. Haavikko	T. Koivusaari	3:38
Total length:				45:24

Credits

Amorphis

• Tomi Joutsen − vocals
• Esa Holopainen − lead guitar
• Tomi Koivusaari − rhythm guitar
• Niclas Etelävuori − bass
• Santeri Kallio − keyboards, piano, synthesizer and other samples
• Jan Rechberger − drums

Other personnel

• Marko Hietala − vocals producer, backing vocals
• Mikko Karmila – mixing
• Travis Smith – album artwork