The Clouds of Northland Thunder

The Clouds of Northland Thunder is the second full-length studio album by Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. It was released 13 May 2009. Its single, "He Sleeps in a Grove", was the third Amberian Dawn song to have a music video produced.[3]

The Clouds of Northland Thunder
Studio album by
Released13 May 2009
Recorded2008
StudioRockstar Productions Studio, Hyvinkää, Finland
GenreSymphonic metal, power metal
Length45:47
LabelKHY Suomen Musiikki
ProducerTommi Kuri, Tuomas Seppälä
Amberian Dawn chronology
River of Tuoni
(2008)
The Clouds of Northland Thunder
(2009)
End of Eden
(2010)
Singles from The Clouds of Northland Thunder
  1. "He Sleeps in a Grove"
    Released: 13 May 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles8.0/10[1]
DPRP.net5/10[2]

A bonus track on Amberian Dawn's third album End of Eden shares its title with the album.

"He Sleeps in a Grove", "Incubus", "Kokko – Eagle of Fire","Willow of Tears", "Shallow Waters", "Snowmaiden", "Saga", "Lionheart", "Lost Soul", "Sons of Seven Stars", and "Morning Star" are featured as downloadable songs on the Rock Band Network.[4]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Heidi Parviainen; all music is composed by Tuomas Seppälä

No.TitleLength
1."He Sleeps in a Grove"3:20
2."Incubus"5:03
3."Kokko – Eagle of Fire"3:17
4."Willow of Tears"4:10
5."Shallow Waters"3:38
6."Lost Soul"3:43
7."Sons of Seven Stars"3:43
8."Saga"4:06
9."Snowmaiden"3:45
10."Lionheart"3:43
11."Morning Star"4:56
12."Birth of the Harp"4:06
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Omen"3:34
Total length:49:21

Personnel

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Amberian Dawn
Guest/session musicians
  • Peter James Goodman – additional vocals on "Incubus"
Production
  • Lari Takala – engineer
  • Tero-Pekka Virtanen – mixing
  • Svante Forsbäck – mastering

References

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  1. ^ Gromen, Mark (12 September 2009). "Amberian Dawn – The Clouds Of Northern Thunder". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ Torres, Alex (30 August 2009). "Issue 2009-039: Amberian Dawn – The Clouds Of Northern Thunder". DPRP.net. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. ^ The Clouds of Northland Thunder (music video) on YouTube Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  4. ^ Amberian Dawn – Five songs coming to Rock Band Network. Bravewords.com.
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