Elegy (Amorphis album)

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Elegy

Studio album by

Amorphis

Released

14 May 1996

Recorded

1995–1996

Studio

Sunlight Studio, Stockholm, Sweden
MD Studio, Helsinki, Finland
Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland

Genre

Progressive metal, folk metal, melodic death metal

Length

56:35

Label

Relapse

Producer

Amorphis

Amorphis chronology

Tales from the Thousand Lakes
(1994)

Elegy
(1996)

Tuonela
(1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Metal.de	^[2]

Elegy is the third studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. It is their first to feature a majority of clean vocals, sung by new vocalist Pasi Koskinen. This also marks the first album with drummer Pekka Kasari who replaced Jan Rechberger and the only album with keyboardist Kim Rantala. The music and lyrics are inspired by the traditional Finnish ballads and poems compiled in the Kanteletar by Elias Lönnrot in 1840.

The primary genre of the album is progressive metal, with strong folk influence, as well as elements of melodic death metal and heavy metal.^{[citation needed]} Many of the album's tracks, e.g. "Against Widows", have become fan favorites and have been performed in concerts since Elegy's release.

In 2004, Relapse Records reissued Elegy as a digipak, featuring four live bonus tracks. The songs "Against Widows", "On Rich and Poor", "My Kantele", and "Song of the Troubled One" were all re-recorded on Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years. "My Kantele" was covered on Live & Acoustic by Thurisaz.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Better Unborn"	E. Holopainen	5:52
2.	"Against Widows"	O.P. Laine	4:06
3.	"The Orphan"	E. Holopainen, O.P. Laine	5:17
4.	"On Rich and Poor"	E. Holopainen, K. Rantala	5:19
5.	"My Kantele"	E. Holopainen	5:02
6.	"Cares"	T. Koivusaari, E. Holopainen, O.P Laine	4:29
7.	"Song of the Troubled One"	E. Holopainen, O.P. Laine	4:08
8.	"Weeper on the Shore"	O.P. Laine, K. Rantala	4:52
9.	"Elegy"	K. Rantala	7:21
10.	"Relief"	O.P. Laine	4:09
11.	"My Kantele (Acoustic Reprise)"	E. Holopainen	5:55
Total length:			56:35

Bonus CDs

Live
No.	Title	Note	Length
12.	"Better Unborn"		6:00
13.	"Against Widows"	^{Note 1}	4:05
14.	"The Castaway"	^{Note 1}	4:54
15.	"Black Winter Day"		3:39

*My Kantele*
No.	Title	Length
12.	"The Brother-Slayer"	3:36
13.	"The Lost Son (The Brother-Slayer Part II)"	4:36
14.	"Levitation (Hawkwind cover)"	5:51
15.	"And I Hear You Call (Kingston Wall cover)"	3:39

Notes

^Note 1: Songs recorded live at Ilosaarirock, Finland, on 12 July 1997.

Personnel

Amorphis

Pasi Koskinen – clean/lead vocals (1–6, 8, 9, 11), occasional growling (2, 6)
Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar, co-vocal/death growl (1, 2, 4–9); tambourine
Olli-Pekka Laine – bass
Kim Rantala – keyboards
Pekka Kasari – drums

Additional personnel

Mixed at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England
Engineer: Pete Coleman
Assistant engineer: Dave Buchanan
Mastered by Dave Shirk at SAE Mastering
Produced by Amorphis and Hiili Hiilesmaa.
Executive producers: William J. Yurkiewicz Jr. and Matthew F. Jacobson
Cover art: Kristian Wåhlin

References

^ Raggett, Ned "Elegy Review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
^ Maronde, Eckart (1 November 2023). "Amorphis - Elegy". Metal.de. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

v t e 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
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