Tuonela (album)

Tuonela is the fourth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis.

Tuonela
Studio album by Amorphis
Released	29 March 1999
Recorded	October–November 1998
Studio	Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland
Genre	Progressive metal, folk metal, doom metal
Length	46:48
Label	Relapse, Nuclear Blast
Producer	Simon Efemey
Amorphis chronology
My Kantele (1997) Tuonela (1999) Story – 10th Anniversary (2000)
Singles from Tuonela
"Divinity / Northern Lights" Released: 6 February 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

This marks the first album by the band to feature Santeri Kallio on keyboards who performed as a session member and joined the band after in 1998. The album is named from Tuonela, the realm of the dead in Finnish mythology. The album also shares inspiration with many of the band's productions in the text and themes of the Kalevala, or Finnish Epic.

This album was the last release with original and long time bassist, Olli-Pekka Laine, until his return on 2018's Queen of Time. Laine quit a year after this release in 2000, because of musical differences and to focus on his family.^[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Pasi Koskinen, except track ten by Antti Litmanen; all music is composed by Amorphis^[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Way"	4:35
2.	"Morning Star"	3:50
3.	"Nightfall"	3:52
4.	"Tuonela"	4:32
5.	"Greed"	4:17
6.	"Divinity"	4:56
7.	"Shining"	4:24
8.	"Withered"	5:44
9.	"Rusty Moon"	4:56
10.	"Summer's End"	5:37
Total length:		46:48

Japanese release^[4] and Australian release^[5] bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Northern Lights" (Recorded during Tuonela session)	3:17

Mexican release^[6] bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Northern Lights" (Recorded during Tuonela session)	3:17
12.	"The Brother-Slayer" (Originally from My Kantele EP)	3:37
13.	"The Lost Sun (The Brother-Slayer Pt II)" (Originally from My Kantele EP)	4:36

German limited digipak^[7] and Limited editions from Russia^[8] and Ukraine^[9] bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Weeper on the Shore (live in Essen, Germany 1997)" (Video)	4:46
12.	"Against Widows (Ilosaarirock Festival Finland 1997)" (Video)	4:01

Personnel

Amorphis

• Pasi Koskinen – vocals
• Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitars, sitar ("Greed")
• Esa Holopainen – lead guitars, acoustic guitars
• Olli-Pekka Laine – bass guitar
• Pekka Kasari – drums, percussion

Session musicians

• Santeri Kallio – keyboards
• Sakari Kukko – saxophone ("Nightfall" & "Tuonela"), flute ("Rusty Moon")

References

1. Tuonela at AllMusic
2. "AMORPHIS: Olli-Pekka hat die Band verlassen! • News • vampster.com". vampster.com. 18 March 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
3. "Amorphis – Tuonela". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
4. "Amorphis – Tuonela". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
5. "Amorphis – Tuonela". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
6. "Amorphis – Tuonela". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
7. "Amorphis – Tuonela". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
8. "Amorphis – Tuonela". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
9. "Amorphis – Tuonela". Discogs.com. Retrieved 10 December 2016.