Taival

Taival (translation: Journey) is the eighth studio album by Finnish band Stam1na, released on 12 October 2018. Just like with the previous album, it was produced by Janne Joutsenniemi and mixed by Jens Bogren.[1] It debuted at number one on the The Official Finnish Charts.

Taival
Studio album by
Stam1na
Released12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
StudioSF Sound, Lehmo
Genre
Length40:59
LabelSakara
ProducerJanne Joutsenniemi
Stam1na chronology
Elokuutio
(2016)		 Taival
(2018)		 Novus ordo mundi
(2021)

Stam1na promoted the album with a tour of Finland, called the Haloo Lemi tour, from October to December 2018.

Background

On 5 September 2018, the band published the track listing and shared the cover art. Before releasing the album, they released three singles: "Elämänlanka" on 16 May 2018,[2] "Enkelinmurskain" on 7 September, and "Gaian lapsi" on 11 October. The band's lyricist Antti Hyyrynen described the album as "wander[ing] through the big topics of a human's life" and speaking "of the unachievable nature of life".[3]

Track listing
  1. "Hyvää yötä" (Antti Hyyrynen) – 2:31
  2. "Solar" (Pekka Olkkonen) – 3:55
  3. "Elämänlanka" (Hyyrynen[4]) – 3:30
  4. "Enkelinmurskain" (Olkkonen) – 4:12
  5. "Gaian lapsi" (featuring Anna Eriksson) (Hyyrynen) – 3:20
  6. "Metsästäjä I: Metsästäjä" (Olkkonen) – 2:59
  7. "Metsästäjä II: Ero" (Olkkonen) – 2:27
  8. "Metsästäjä II: Ylösalainen" (Olkkonen) – 2:34
  9. "Sudet tulevat" (featuring Björgvin Sigurðsson) (Kai-Pekka Kangasmäki) – 3:19
  10. "Merivälimatka" (Hyyrynen) – 5:00
  11. "Kannoin sinut läpi hiljaisen huoneen" (Olkkonen) – 3:53
  12. "Kajo" (Emil Lähteenmäki) – 3:19

Personnel

Stam1na
  • Antti Hyyrynen – vocals, guitar
  • Kai-Pekka Kangasmäki – bass guitar, secondary vocals
  • Emil Lähteenmäki – keyboard
  • Pekka Olkkonen – guitar
  • Teppo Velin – drums

Guest musicians
  • Anna Eriksson – vocals on "Gaian lapsi"
  • Björgvin Sigurðsson (Skálmöld) – vocals on "Sudet tulevat"
  • Eetu Klemetti – kampiliira on "Kajo"
  • Janne Joutsenniemi – secondary vocals on "Merivälimatka"
  • Zaani, Arttu Leppänen, Joonas Kaselius & Lauri Mäntynen (Nerve End) – background vocals

Charts
Chart performance for Taival
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 1

References
  1. Meriläinen, Mikko (8 August 2018). "Oletteko valmiita kahdeksanteen Stam1na-levyyn? Taival saapuu pian, ja kiertuettakin pukkaa". Soundi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. "Elämänlanka-single 16.5. ja kiertue Japaniin". stam1na.com (in Finnish). 17 April 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. "Stam1na julkaisi uuden singlen ja musiikkivideon 'Enkelinmurskain'". Metalliluola (in Finnish). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. "'Kampesin sängystä bussin alakertaan, tuijotin maisemaa ja itkin' – Antti Hyyrynen kertoo Stam1nan Elämänlanka-singlen syntyhetkistä". Soundi (in Finnish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. "Stam1na: Taival" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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