Hope

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Annotation

Credits from the booklet:

PRODUCED BY Swallow the Sun and Sami Kokko
RECORDED AT Seawolf Studios, Helsinki during 11.9.2006-8.10.2006
RECORDED, ENGINEERED AND MIXED BY Sami Kokko
MASTERED BY Minerva Pappi / Finnvox
ALL SONGS COMPOSED BY Juha Raivio except The Empty Skies by Aleksi Munter
LYRICS BY Juha Raivio (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5), Mikko Kotamäki (tracks 2, 7, 8) and Aleksi Munter (track 6)
ALL ARRANGEMENTS BY Swallow the Sun except vocal lines on track 3 by Jonas Renkse
KEYBOARDS Partially recorded, engineered and orchestrated by Hannu Honkonen and Aleksi Munter at Studio Karate
GUEST VOCALS on track 3 by Jonas Renkse who appears on courtesy of Peaceville Records
BACKING VOCALS on tracks 2, 4 and 8 by Tinuviel, on track 4 by Jaani Peuhu
MANAGEMENT Juha Ruusunen / TWU Music
ART DIRECTION Tero Salonen / titanikhelsinki.fi
BAND PHOTOGRAPHY Jarmo Katila / moshpit.fi
LOGOS BY Viara Gentchev / solarhive.com
ENDORSEMENTS ESP & LTD Guitars, PDP Drums, Alchemy Cymbals, Balbex Drumsticks, Backstreet Wears
MAKE-UP BY Anne Minkkinen / Makewell
COVER PHOTO BY Seal Elliot

Annotation last modified on 2009-02-15 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Hope
recording engineer and engineer:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) (keyboard), Sami Kokko and Aleksi Munter (keyboard)
producer:
Sami Kokko and Swallow the Sun
mixer:
Sami Kokko
bass guitar:
Matti Honkonen
drums (drum set):
Pasi Pasanen
guitar:
Markus Jämsen and Juha Raivio
keyboard:
Aleksi Munter
lead vocals:
Mikko Kotamäki
keyboard arranger:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) and Aleksi Munter
arranger:
Swallow the Sun
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard) and Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2006-09-11 until 2006-10-08)
engineered at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard)
recording of:
Hope
lyricist and composer:
Juha Raivio
7:54
2These Hours of Despair
recording engineer and engineer:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) (keyboard), Sami Kokko and Aleksi Munter (keyboard)
producer:
Sami Kokko and Swallow the Sun
mixer:
Sami Kokko
bass guitar:
Matti Honkonen
drums (drum set):
Pasi Pasanen
guitar:
Markus Jämsen and Juha Raivio
keyboard:
Aleksi Munter
guest background vocals:
Tinuviel (vocalist)
lead vocals:
Mikko Kotamäki
keyboard arranger:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) and Aleksi Munter
arranger:
Swallow the Sun
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard) and Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2006-09-11 until 2006-10-08)
engineered at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard)
recording of:
These Hours of Despair
lyricist:
Mikko Kotamäki
composer:
Juha Raivio
5:58
3The Justice of Suffering
recording engineer and engineer:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) (keyboard), Sami Kokko and Aleksi Munter (keyboard)
producer:
Sami Kokko and Swallow the Sun
mixer:
Sami Kokko
bass guitar:
Matti Honkonen
drums (drum set):
Pasi Pasanen
guitar:
Markus Jämsen and Juha Raivio
keyboard:
Aleksi Munter
guest vocals:
Jonas Renkse
lead vocals:
Mikko Kotamäki
keyboard arranger:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) and Aleksi Munter
arranger:
Swallow the Sun
additional vocals arranger:
Jonas Renkse
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard) and Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2006-09-11 until 2006-10-08)
engineered at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard)
recording of:
The Justice of Suffering
lyricist and composer:
Juha Raivio
36:26
4Don't Fall Asleep (Horror, Part 2)
recording engineer and engineer:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) (keyboard), Sami Kokko and Aleksi Munter (keyboard)
producer:
Sami Kokko and Swallow the Sun
mixer:
Sami Kokko
bass guitar:
Matti Honkonen
drums (drum set):
Pasi Pasanen
guitar:
Markus Jämsen and Juha Raivio
keyboard:
Aleksi Munter
guest background vocals:
Jaani Peuhu and Tinuviel (vocalist)
lead vocals:
Mikko Kotamäki
keyboard arranger:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) and Aleksi Munter
arranger:
Swallow the Sun
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard) and Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2006-09-11 until 2006-10-08)
engineered at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard)
recording of:
Don’t Fall Asleep (Horror, Part 2)
lyricist and composer:
Juha Raivio
7:42
5Too Cold for Tears
recording engineer and engineer:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) (keyboard), Sami Kokko and Aleksi Munter (keyboard)
producer:
Sami Kokko and Swallow the Sun
mixer:
Sami Kokko
bass guitar:
Matti Honkonen
drums (drum set):
Pasi Pasanen
guitar:
Markus Jämsen and Juha Raivio
keyboard:
Aleksi Munter
lead vocals:
Mikko Kotamäki
keyboard arranger:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) and Aleksi Munter
arranger:
Swallow the Sun
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard) and Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2006-09-11 until 2006-10-08)
engineered at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard)
recording of:
Too Cold for Tears
lyricist and composer:
Juha Raivio
4.59:16
6The Empty Skies
recording engineer and engineer:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) (keyboard), Sami Kokko and Aleksi Munter (keyboard)
producer:
Sami Kokko and Swallow the Sun
mixer:
Sami Kokko
bass guitar:
Matti Honkonen
drums (drum set):
Pasi Pasanen
guitar:
Markus Jämsen and Juha Raivio
keyboard:
Aleksi Munter
lead vocals:
Mikko Kotamäki
keyboard arranger:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) and Aleksi Munter
arranger:
Swallow the Sun
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard) and Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2006-09-11 until 2006-10-08)
engineered at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard)
recording of:
The Empty Skies
lyricist and composer:
Aleksi Munter
7:17
7No Light, No Hope
recording engineer and engineer:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) (keyboard), Sami Kokko and Aleksi Munter (keyboard)
producer:
Sami Kokko and Swallow the Sun
mixer:
Sami Kokko
bass guitar:
Matti Honkonen
drums (drum set):
Pasi Pasanen
guitar:
Markus Jämsen and Juha Raivio
keyboard:
Aleksi Munter
lead vocals:
Mikko Kotamäki
keyboard arranger:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) and Aleksi Munter
arranger:
Swallow the Sun
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard) and Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2006-09-11 until 2006-10-08)
engineered at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard)
recording of:
No Light, No Hope
lyricist:
Mikko Kotamäki
composer:
Juha Raivio
4:43
8Doomed to Walk the Earth
recording engineer and engineer:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) (keyboard), Sami Kokko and Aleksi Munter (keyboard)
producer:
Sami Kokko and Swallow the Sun
mixer:
Sami Kokko
bass guitar:
Matti Honkonen
drums (drum set):
Pasi Pasanen
guitar:
Markus Jämsen and Juha Raivio
keyboard:
Aleksi Munter
guest background vocals:
Tinuviel (vocalist)
lead vocals:
Mikko Kotamäki
keyboard arranger:
Hannu Honkonen (production music) and Aleksi Munter
arranger:
Swallow the Sun
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spin-Farm Oy (company, for copyrights purposes) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard) and Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2006-09-11 until 2006-10-08)
engineered at:
Studio Karate in Finland (keyboard)
recording of:
Doomed to Walk the Earth
lyricist:
Mikko Kotamäki
composer:
Juha Raivio
38:30