Queen of Time

Queen of Time is the thirteenth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released worldwide on 18 May 2018 through Nuclear Blast. This is the first album since 1999's Tuonela to feature original bassist Olli-Pekka Laine who rejoined the band in 2017, making this the first time since 1994's Tales from the Thousand Lakes that all four original band members played together on an album.[10] The album was produced by Jens Bogren, who was described as "a true brother in spirit."[11]

Queen of Time
Studio album by Amorphis
Released	18 May 2018
Recorded	Winter 2017 – 2018
Studio	Fascination Street Studios
Genre	Progressive metal[1] melodic death metal[2][3]
Length	57:29
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Jens Bogren[4]
Amorphis chronology
Under the Red Cloud (2015) Queen of Time (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Injection	[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]
Distorted Sound Magazine	[7]
Blabbermouth	[8]
Louder	[9]

Critical reception

Queen of Time received positive reviews upon release.

Blabbermouth praised the use of a variety of instruments such as flutes, saxophone, reeds, or xylophones, calling the compositions "long, layered and resonant".[12]

Louder wrote: "Amorphis are incredible songwriters; everything from stirring opener The Bee through to lavish, dramatic closer Pyres On The Coast boasts at least one life-affirming hook, and vocalist Tomi Joutsen has never sounded more commanding."[13]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Pekka Kainulainen.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Bee"	Santeri Kallio	5:30
2.	"Message in the Amber"	Esa Holopainen	6:44
3.	"Daughter of Hate"	Holopainen	6:20
4.	"The Golden Elk"	Kallio	6:22
5.	"Wrong Direction"	Holopainen	5:09
6.	"Heart of the Giant"	Kallio	6:32
7.	"We Accursed"	Kallio	4:59
8.	"Grain of Sand"	Holopainen	4:44
9.	"Amongst Stars" (featuring Anneke van Giersbergen)	Kallio	4:50
10.	"Pyres on the Coast"	Holopainen	6:19
Total length:			57:29

Vinyl and Digipak editions bonus tracks

No.	Title	Music	Length
11.	"As Mountains Crumble"	Olli-Pekka Laine	6:17
12.	"Brother and Sister"	Kallio	6:03

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Music	Length
11.	"Honeyflow" (featuring Akira Takasaki)	Kallio	5:15

Personnel

Amorphis Tomi Joutsen – vocals Esa Holopainen – lead guitar Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar Olli-Pekka Laine – bass Santeri Kallio – keyboards, engineering (church organ) Jan Rechberger – drums

Miscellaneous staff Chrigel Glanzmann – tin whistle, low whistle Noa Gruman – arrangements (choirs), conductor Albert Kuvezin – laryngeal singing on "The Bee" Akira Takasaki – guitar solo on "Honeyflow" (bonus track) Jørgen Munkeby – saxophone on "Daughter of Hate" Linus Corneliusson – mixing assistance Valnoir Mortasonge – artwork[14] Additional vocalists Anneke van Giersbergen – female vocals on "Amongst Stars" Noa Gruman – female vocals (additional) (tracks 1, 2, 4) Hellscore Choir – choir vocals (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8)

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15]	11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16]	60
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17]	66
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[18]	45
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19]	1
French Albums (SNEP)[20]	84
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21]	4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[22]	16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23]	46
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[24]	98
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25]	45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[27]	3

References

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