The Beginning of Times

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The Beginning of Times
File:The Beginning of Times (Amorphis) album cover.jpg
Studio album by Amorphis
Released 25 May 2011 (2011-05-25) (FI)
27 May 2011 (2011-05-27) (EU)[1]
June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07) (US)[2]
Recorded January 2011[3]
Genre Progressive metal[4] Folk metal, Melodic Death Metal
Length 54:42[5]
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Marco Hietala (vocals), Amorphis
Amorphis chronology
Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years
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(2011)		 Circle
(2013)Circle2013
Singles from The Beginning of Times
  1. "You I Need"
    Released: 20 April 2011

The Beginning of Times is the tenth studio album by Finnish metal band Amorphis, released on 25 May 2011 in Finland, 27 May in Europe and June 7 in the United States. Like previous Amorphis albums, The Beginning of Times is a concept album. The central character of the songs is Väinämöinen, described by the band as "the iconic hero of Finnish mythology".[5]

Release

Singles

On 11 April 2011, Amorphis premiered the first single "You I Need" on their Facebook page.[6] It was released digitally in Finland on 20 April 2011,[7] and in other countries on 22 April 2011. Early the next month, the band released another new song, "My Enemy", again on Facebook.[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars [9]
Jukebox:Metal 5/5 stars [10]
PopMatters 7/10 stars [11]
Metal-Temple.com 8/10 stars [12]
Rockfreaks.net 7.5/10 stars [13]
MetalUnderground.com 4/5 stars [14]
Sea of Tranquility 4.5/5 stars [15]

The Beginning of Times had a strong sales debut week, charting at No. 1 on the Finnish Albums Chart and No. 16 on the German Media Control Charts.[16][17]

In a professional review for PopMatters, Adrien Begrand praised the album, going so far as to say that Amorphis have never sounded better with their current line-up.[11] Amateur reviews have also been positive, with Craig Hartranft of DangerDog proclaiming "The Beginning of Times finds Amorphis in grand form, doing what they do best".[18]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Pekka Kainulainen[5]. 

No. Title Music Length
1. "Battle for Light"   Santeri Kallio 5:35
2. "Mermaid"   Kallio 4:24
3. "My Enemy"   Tomi Koivusaari 3:25
4. "You I Need"   Kallio 4:22
5. "Song of the Sage"   Kallio 5:27
6. "Three Words"   Esa Holopainen 3:55
7. "Reformation"   Holopainen 4:33
8. "Soothsayer"   Koivusaari 4:09
9. "On a Stranded Shore"   Kallio 4:13
10. "Escape"   Kallio 3:52
11. "Crack in a Stone"   Holopainen 4:56
12. "Beginning of Time"   Holopainen 5:51
13. "Heart's Song" (Bonus track) Holopainen 4:07

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[16] 1

References

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