Hope (Swallow the Sun album)

Hope is the third album by Finnish melodic death metal / doom metal band Swallow the Sun. It was released February 7, 2007.

Hope
Studio album by Swallow the Sun
Released	February 7, 2007
Recorded	11 September-8 October 2006
Genre	Death-doom, melodic death metal
Length	63:37
Label	Spinefarm
Swallow the Sun chronology
Ghosts of Loss (2005) Hope (2007) Plague of Butterflies (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Terrorizer	(Nov 2008)

The Horror tetralogy continues from this album, first being on The Morning Never Came, then New Moon, & finally on Emerald Forest and the Blackbird.

The Limited Edition version includes "These Low lands" a Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus cover that is originally named "Alavilla mailla", Swallow the Sun translated the song into English for this version.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hope"	7:53
2.	"These Hours of Despair"	5:58
3.	"The Justice of Suffering"	6:26
4.	"Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2)"	7:41
5.	"Too Cold for Tears"	9:16
6.	"The Empty Skies"	7:17
7.	"No Light, No Hope"	4.42
8.	"Doomed to Walk the Earth"	9:00
Total length:		57:43

Limited Edition Bonus Track

No.	Title	Note	Length
9.	"These Low Lands"	Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus cover	5:54
Total length:			63:37

Credits

Swallow the Sun

• Mikko Kotamäki - lead vocals
• Markus Jämsen - lead guitar
• Juha Raivio - rhythm guitar; songwriting (1-8)
• Matti Honkonen - bass guitar
• Aleksi Munter - keyboards; keyboard recording, engineering
• Pasi Pasanen - drums

Production staff

• Sami Kokko - engineering, mixing, production, recording (Vocals, Guitars & Drums)
• Hannu Honkonen - engineering, co-keyboards recording
• Minerva Pappi - mastering

Songwriters (9)

• Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus

Guest vocalists

Co-vocalists

• Jonas Renkse - (3)
• Tomi Joutsen - (9)

Backing vocalists

• Tinuviel - (2, 4, 8)
• Jaani Peuhu - (4)

Album inlay designers

• Tero Salonen - art direction
• Viara Gentchev - logo
• Sean Elliot - cover art
• Jarmo Katila - band photography

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Peak
2007	Finnish Top 40 Album Chart	3

References

• Hope at AllMusic. Retrieved 17:02, 13 September 2016 (UTC).