Elegy
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 1996-05-14 |
| Genres | Progressive Heavy Metal, Melodic Death Metal |
| Labels | Relapse Records, Nuclear Blast, Spinefarm Records |
| Length | 56:12 |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Better Unborn | 5:50 | 85 | 1 |
| 2. | Against Widows | 4:04 | 90 | 1 |
| 3. | The Orphan | 5:16 | - | 0 |
| 4. | On Rich and Poor | 5:18 | - | 0 |
| 5. | My Kantele | 5:00 | 90 | 1 |
| 6. | Cares | 4:27 | - | 0 |
| 7. | Song of the Troubled One | 4:06 | - | 0 |
| 8. | Weeper on the Shore | 4:50 | - | 0 |
| 9. | Elegy | 7:19 | 90 | 1 |
| 10. | Relief | 4:07 | - | 0 |
| 11. | My Kantele (Acoustic Reprise) | 5:55 | 95 | 1 |
Line-up (Members)
- Pasi Koskinen : Vocals
- Esa Holopainen : Lead Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Tomi Koivusaari : Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
- Olli-Pekka Laine : Bass
- Pekka Kasari : Drums
- Kim Rantala : Keyboards, Accordion
Production staff / artist
- Kristian Wahlin : Cover Art
- Tomas Skogsberg : Engineering
- Joullo Lehtola : Photography
- Dave Buchanan Assistant : Mixing
- Pete "Pee Wee" Coleman : Mixing
- Dave Shirk : Mastering
- William J. Yurkiewicz Jr. : Executive Producer
- Matthew F. Jacobson : Executive Producer
- Eric Horst : Art Direction
- Kaj Hiilesmaa : Engineering
- Mikko Karmila : Engineering
Additional notes
Recorded at Sunlight Studio, Stockholm, Sweden; MD Studio & Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland.
Mixed at ParrStreet Studios, Liverpool, England; Mastered at SAE Mastering.
Licensed to Nuclear Blast Records in Europe.
In 2004, Relapse Records reissued Elegy as a digipack, featuring four bonus tracks:
12. Better Unborn (Live) (06:00)
13. Against Widows (Live) (04:05)
14. The Castaway (Live) (04:54)
15. Black Winter Day (Live) (03:39)
Lyrics on this album are taken from Keith Bosley's translation of the "Kanteletar", a book comprised of nearly 700 poems and ballads based on ancient Finnish traditions.
A music video was made for the song "Against Widows".
Mixed at ParrStreet Studios, Liverpool, England; Mastered at SAE Mastering.
Licensed to Nuclear Blast Records in Europe.
In 2004, Relapse Records reissued Elegy as a digipack, featuring four bonus tracks:
12. Better Unborn (Live) (06:00)
13. Against Widows (Live) (04:05)
14. The Castaway (Live) (04:54)
15. Black Winter Day (Live) (03:39)
Lyrics on this album are taken from Keith Bosley's translation of the "Kanteletar", a book comprised of nearly 700 poems and ballads based on ancient Finnish traditions.
A music video was made for the song "Against Widows".
Elegy Comments
SCORPIONS (85/100)2025-11-07
Acoustic reprise of My Kantele is one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.
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