Under the Red Cloud | ||||
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Released | 4 September 2015 | |||
Studio | Fascination Street Studios | |||
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Length | 49:56 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Jens Bogren [3] | |||
Amorphis chronology | ||||
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Under the Red Cloud is the twelfth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released worldwide on 4 September 2015 through Nuclear Blast. The album was produced by Jens Bogren, who was described as "just the right person" by keyboardist Santeri Kallio. [4] [5] [6] This would be the band's last album with longtime bassist Niklas Etelävuori who left in 2017.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Under the Red Cloud" | Pekka Kainulainen | Santeri Kallio | 5:33 |
2. | "The Four Wise Ones" | Kainulainen | Esa Holopainen | 4:40 |
3. | "Bad Blood" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 5:23 |
4. | "The Skull" | Kainulainen | Tomi Koivusaari | 5:04 |
5. | "Death of a King" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 5:14 |
6. | "Sacrifice" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 3:56 |
7. | "Dark Path" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:08 |
8. | "Enemy at the Gates" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:07 |
9. | "Tree of Ages" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 4:36 |
10. | "White Night" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:15 |
Total length: | 49:56 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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11. | "Come the Spring" | Kainulainen | Koivusaari | 3:27 |
12. | "The Wind" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 5:48 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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11. | "Come the Spring" | Kainulainen | Koivusaari | 3:27 |
12. | "Winter's Sleep" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 6:37 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Shades of Gray" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 7:28 |
2. | "Narrow Path" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 4:46 |
3. | "Sky Is Mine" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 4:22 |
4. | "Silver Bride" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 4:18 |
5. | "Into Hiding" | traditional | Holopainen, Olli-Pekka Laine | 4:09 |
6. | "My Kantele" | traditional | Holopainen | 6:39 |
7. | "Nightbird's Song" | Kainulainen | Koivusaari | 5:09 |
8. | "Hopeless Days" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:24 |
9. | "House of Sleep" | Paavo Haavikko | Holopainen | 5:29 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Enigma" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:33 |
2. | "Far from the Sun" | Pasi Koskinen | Amorphis | 5:00 |
3. | "Silent Waters" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 5:53 |
4. | "My Kantele" | traditional | Holopainen | 5:09 |
5. | "Silver Bride" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 4:56 |
6. | "Sampo" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 6:54 |
7. | "Alone" | Koskinen | Amorphis | 6:57 |
8. | "The Wanderer" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 4:54 |
9. | "Her Alone" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 7:46 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Angry Metal Guy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | mixed [9] |
Cryptic Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Upon release, the album received critical acclaim. Cryptic Rock reviewed the album, finding that it had more of a focus on melody than the previous album, and it had a wider variety of instruments, which was more in line with the band's pre-2012 work. "The Four Wise Ones" was described as an "instant classic" song, "pure melodic death metal at its finest." [11] Cryptic Rock also saw songs that were heavy metal, folk metal and rock ballads. [11]
Under the Red Cloud debuted at No. 144 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 1,600 units in the US in its first week.
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [12] | 20 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [13] | 53 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [14] | 40 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [15] | 50 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [16] | 2 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [17] | 85 |
Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [18] | 25 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [19] | 10 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 11 |
Amorphis
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Miscellaneous staff
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Under the Red Cloud | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 4 September 2015 | |||
Studio | Fascination Street Studios | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 49:56 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Jens Bogren [3] | |||
Amorphis chronology | ||||
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Under the Red Cloud is the twelfth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released worldwide on 4 September 2015 through Nuclear Blast. The album was produced by Jens Bogren, who was described as "just the right person" by keyboardist Santeri Kallio. [4] [5] [6] This would be the band's last album with longtime bassist Niklas Etelävuori who left in 2017.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Under the Red Cloud" | Pekka Kainulainen | Santeri Kallio | 5:33 |
2. | "The Four Wise Ones" | Kainulainen | Esa Holopainen | 4:40 |
3. | "Bad Blood" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 5:23 |
4. | "The Skull" | Kainulainen | Tomi Koivusaari | 5:04 |
5. | "Death of a King" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 5:14 |
6. | "Sacrifice" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 3:56 |
7. | "Dark Path" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:08 |
8. | "Enemy at the Gates" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:07 |
9. | "Tree of Ages" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 4:36 |
10. | "White Night" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:15 |
Total length: | 49:56 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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11. | "Come the Spring" | Kainulainen | Koivusaari | 3:27 |
12. | "The Wind" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 5:48 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
11. | "Come the Spring" | Kainulainen | Koivusaari | 3:27 |
12. | "Winter's Sleep" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 6:37 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Shades of Gray" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 7:28 |
2. | "Narrow Path" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 4:46 |
3. | "Sky Is Mine" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 4:22 |
4. | "Silver Bride" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 4:18 |
5. | "Into Hiding" | traditional | Holopainen, Olli-Pekka Laine | 4:09 |
6. | "My Kantele" | traditional | Holopainen | 6:39 |
7. | "Nightbird's Song" | Kainulainen | Koivusaari | 5:09 |
8. | "Hopeless Days" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:24 |
9. | "House of Sleep" | Paavo Haavikko | Holopainen | 5:29 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Enigma" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 5:33 |
2. | "Far from the Sun" | Pasi Koskinen | Amorphis | 5:00 |
3. | "Silent Waters" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 5:53 |
4. | "My Kantele" | traditional | Holopainen | 5:09 |
5. | "Silver Bride" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 4:56 |
6. | "Sampo" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 6:54 |
7. | "Alone" | Koskinen | Amorphis | 6:57 |
8. | "The Wanderer" | Kainulainen | Kallio | 4:54 |
9. | "Her Alone" | Kainulainen | Holopainen | 7:46 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Angry Metal Guy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
PopMatters | mixed [9] |
Cryptic Rock | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Upon release, the album received critical acclaim. Cryptic Rock reviewed the album, finding that it had more of a focus on melody than the previous album, and it had a wider variety of instruments, which was more in line with the band's pre-2012 work. "The Four Wise Ones" was described as an "instant classic" song, "pure melodic death metal at its finest." [11] Cryptic Rock also saw songs that were heavy metal, folk metal and rock ballads. [11]
Under the Red Cloud debuted at No. 144 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling 1,600 units in the US in its first week.
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
---|---|
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [12] | 20 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [13] | 53 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [14] | 40 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [15] | 50 |
Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista) [16] | 2 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [17] | 85 |
Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [18] | 25 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [19] | 10 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [20] | 11 |
Amorphis
|
Miscellaneous staff
|
Additional Vocalists
|
Orchestra
|