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Wintersun
Wintersun
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- September 13th, 2004
- Catalog ID:
- NB 1221-2/27361 12212
- Label:
- Nuclear Blast
- Format:
- CD
- Reviews:
- 33 reviews (avg. 80%)
| 1. | Beyond the Dark Sun | 02:38 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Winter Madness | 05:08 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Sleeping Stars | 05:41 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | Battle Against Time | 07:03 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Death and the Healing | 07:13 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | Starchild | 07:54 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Beautiful Death | 08:16 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Sadness and Hate | 10:16 | Show lyrics |
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| Band members | |
| Kai "the Grinder" Hahto | Drums |
| Jari Mäenpää | Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Lyrics, Songwriting |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Jari Mäenpää | Producer |
| Nino Laurenne | Mixing |
| Mika Jussila | Mastering |
| Tuomo Valtonen | Recording |
| Ahti Kortelainen | Recording (drums) |
| Helgorth | Design |
| Tuomas "Ritual" Tahvanainen | Logo |
| Marjo Koivumäki | Photography |
| Kristian Wåhlin | Cover art |
| Kai "the Grinder" Hahto | Drums |
| Jari Mäenpää | Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Lyrics, Songwriting |
| Jari Mäenpää | Producer |
| Nino Laurenne | Mixing |
| Mika Jussila | Mastering |
| Tuomo Valtonen | Recording |
| Ahti Kortelainen | Recording (drums) |
| Helgorth | Design |
| Tuomas "Ritual" Tahvanainen | Logo |
| Marjo Koivumäki | Photography |
| Kristian Wåhlin | Cover art |
| So much (too much) to offer | 84% | LedZeppelin2112 | April 4th, 2024 | |
| Melodeath Excellence | 93% | AxlFuckingRose | April 3rd, 2024 | |
| 'Extreme Majestic Technical... | 30% | Napalm_Satan | April 2nd, 2023 | |
| Power Metal Madness | 82% | Hames_Jetfield | April 1st, 2023 | |
| Awesome but it could be better | 95% | the_Caprine_one | December 31st, 2020 | |
| Utterly Epic | 90% | ReverseTracheotomy | December 8th, 2017 | |
| Legendary | 100% | BlackMetal213 | April 24th, 2016 | |
| Outstanding folk metal, the... | 98% | Caleb9000 | January 18th, 2016 | |
| Jari's Masterpiece | 100% | BurningPentagram | August 5th, 2014 | |
| I Don't Get It | 30% | andrewarchav | June 9th, 2013 | |
| Yeah it's ass, but he wiped... | 34% | BastardHead | February 8th, 2013 | |
| The Dawn Will Never Rise... | 98% | Crushader | August 5th, 2012 | |
| Synonym For Melodic Death... | 100% | WishmasterTheDark | September 21st, 2011 | |
| Wintersun - Wintersun | 70% | ConorFynes | July 5th, 2011 | |
| Sometimes too epic to digest | 78% | kluseba | June 5th, 2011 | |
| The Epic Definition of... | 100% | The_CrY | June 2nd, 2011 | |
| Behold...perfection | 100% | doomknocker | December 2nd, 2010 | |
| Gorgeous Music | 97% | PhillCantu93 | March 20th, 2010 | |
| Buy your Wintersun action... | 58% | Empyreal | July 11th, 2009 | |
| very good, but not brilliant | 80% | mysterion74 | May 28th, 2009 | |
| Pestilent redundancy | 39% | Trilogique | April 21st, 2009 | |
| And despite the fanboys...... | 93% | deepred | February 4th, 2009 | |
| Penguin Eggs and Permafrost | 36% | zeingard | July 16th, 2008 | |
| Amazing Blend of Styles | 100% | PutridWind | July 6th, 2008 | |
| Sowulo Fimbulvetr. | 98% | hells_unicorn | November 8th, 2007 | |
| Wintersun's Breathtaking Debut | 85% | fuzzymcchimp | October 30th, 2007 | |
| ....Seriously? | 55% | MurderNArson | May 14th, 2007 | |
| Winter Madness | 95% | Mikesn | May 12th, 2007 | |
| Perfect? Not A Chance | 24% | GuntherTheUndying | May 11th, 2007 | |
| Beauty and Brutality | 96% | Sarcothin | February 24th, 2007 | |
| The Epitome of Musical... | 100% | Rhapsorizon | January 28th, 2007 | |
| WINTERSUN 'Wintersun' | 96% | HarleyAtMetalReview | June 27th, 2005 | |
| Breaktaking. | 98% | estaticfear | May 13th, 2005 |
Figure depicted on the cover is believed to be a representation of Valfar who died of hypothermia after being lost in a snowstorm.
Jari Mäenpää had been working on the songs for this album for a long time. The songs were written in/between:
1. Beyond the Dark Sun (1998)
2. Winter Madness (2002)
3. Sleeping Stars (1995-2003)
4. Battle Against Time (2002-2003)
5. Death and the Healing (1996)
6. Starchild (2000-2003)
7. Beautiful Death (2003)
8. Sadness and Hate (1996)
Starchild is divided in 5 parts:
I. Wanderer of Time
II. Burning Star
III. The Creation
IV. The Sea of Stars
V. Finale
A music video was made for Beyond the Dark Sun
Recording information:
Drums were recorded at Tico Tico Studio, Kemi, Finland in January 2004.
Everything else was recorded at Sundi Coop Studios, Savonlinna, Finland in April 2004.
Mixed at Sonic Pump Studios in May 2004.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland in May 2004.
Identifiers:
Barcode: 7 27361 12212 6
Matrix / Runout: LU028668 NB 1221-2 01 0MM Technicolor
Mastering SID Code: IFPIL123
Mould SID Code: ifpi 7Q02
Rights Society: GEMA
Labelcode: LC 07027