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The Beginning of Times

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TypeStudio Full-length
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GenresProgressive Heavy Metal
LabelsNuclear Blast
Length58:49
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Track listing (Songs)

Title Length Rating Votes
1. Battle for Light 5:35 - 0
2. Mermaid 4:24 - 0
3. My Enemy 3:25 - 0
4. You I Need 4:22 - 0
5. Song of the Sage 5:27 - 0
6. Three Words 3:55 - 0
7. Reformation 4:33 - 0
8. Soothsayer 4:09 - 0
9. On a Stranded Shore 4:13 - 0
10. Escape 3:52 - 0
11. Crack in a Stone 4:56 - 0
12. Beginning of Time 5:51 - 0
13. Heart's Song 4:07 - 0

Line-up (Members)

  • Tomi Joutsen : Vocals
  • Esa Holopainen : Lead Guitar
  • Tomi Koivusaari : Rhythm Guitar
  • Niclas Etelävuori : Bass, Backing Vocals
  • Jan Rechberger : Drums
  • Santeri Kallio : Keyboards

Guest / session musicians

  • Savotta Choir : Choirs
  • Iikka Kahri Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone
  • Netta Dahlberg : Additional Vocals

Production staff / artist

  • Stefan De Batselier : Photography
  • Svante Forsbäck : Mastering
  • Thomas Ewerhard : Layout
  • Sami Koivisto : Engineering
  • Pekka Kainulainen : Lyrics
  • Travis Smith : Cover Art
  • Mikko Karmila : Mixing
  • Marco Hietala : Producer (vocals)
  • Erkki Virta : Lyrics (translation)
Additional notes
Recorded at Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, and Marco's CockPit, Kuopio.
Mixed at Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, between September 2010 - February 2011.
Mastered at Chartmakers.

Music credits:
1, 2, 4, 5, 9, & 10 by Kallio.
3 & 8 by Koivusaari.
6, 7, 11, 12, & 13 by Holopainen.

Bonus track for Japan, Canadian and the Digipak edition:
13. Heart's Song (04:07).

The vinyl version has a different cover.

There's a limited LP press of 250 beige coloured vinyls. This LP version also contains "Heart's Song" as a bonus track.

A video was made for "You I Need".

Amorphis Discography

Album title Type Released Rating Votes Reviews
(1992) Studio - 0 0
(1993) EP - 0 0
(1994) Studio 85 1 1
(1995) EP - 0 0
(1996) Studio - 0 0
(1997) EP - 0 0
(1999) Studio - 0 0
(2001) Studio - 0 0
(2003) Studio - 0 0
(2006) Studio - 0 0
(2007) Studio - 0 0
(2009) Studio - 0 0
(2010) Studio - 0 0
(2011) Studio - 0 0
(2013) Studio - 0 0
(2015) Studio - 0 0
(2017) Live - 0 0
(2018) Studio - 0 0