SWALLOW THE SUN - 20 Years of Gloom, Beauty and Despair - Live in Helsinki - 3xLP + DVD

$44.98

GENRE: Metal

2020 had been planned to celebrate the Finns’ 20th Anniversary, two decades of doom, gloom, and desperation etched in proverbial platinum. They were going to bring Nordic sorrow to their legions in Europe and North America, but in the waning winter months of last year, their plans were indefinitely put on ice due to the pandemic. “We were supposed to play anniversary shows in Europe and North America,” vocalist Mikko Kotamäki recalls. “We started our European tour in Finland in February 2020 and played 10 gigs. Everything got canceled two weeks after that. Luckily, we filmed and recorded our gig in Helsinki. Now, everyone can see it. At the time, we didn't know the footage or recordings would be used for this purpose.” The traits that set “20 Years of Gloom Beauty and Despair Live in Helsinki” apart from almost any live album out there were the acoustic performance (with a string quartet) of “Songs from the North II” and a fan-voted setlist that featured not only some of the group's most-performed songs ("Swallow (Horror, Part 1)," "Cathedral Walls") to date but also a bevy of live rarities (“Empires of Loneliness,” “Plague of Butterflies,” and “Here on the Black Earth”). “I can’t wait for our fans to hear it,” grins singer Mikko Kotamäki. “We were going to spread doom and gloom over Europe and North America in the flesh, but that couldn’t be, so we’ve got the next best thing, our first-ever live album.”

Tracklist

LP1

Side A

  1. The Womb Of Winter
  2. The Heart Of A Cold White Land
  3. Away
  4. Pray For The Winds To Come

Side B

  1. Songs From The North
  2. 66°50'N, 28°40'E
  3. Autumn Fire
  4. Before the Summer Dies

LP2

Side C

  1. Lost and Catatonic
  2. Empires of Loneliness
  3. Falling World

Side D

  1. Cathedral Walls
  2. Plaque of Butterflies, Pt. II
  3. Don't Fall Asleep (Horrow, Pt. II)

LP3

Side E

  1. Stone Wings
  2. The Giant

Side F

  1. Swallow (Horrow, Pt. I)
  2. Here on the Black Earth

DVD

  1. The Womb Of Winter
  2. The Heart Of A Cold White Land
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  4. Pray For The Winds To Come
  5. Songs From The North
  6. 66°50'N, 28°40'E
  7. Autumn Fire
  8. Before the Summer Dies
  9. Lost and Catatonic
  10. Empires of Loneliness
  11. Falling World
  12. Cathedral Walls
  13. Plaque of Butterflies, Pt. II
  14. Don't Fall Asleep (Horrow, Pt. II)
  15. Stone Wings
  16. The Giant
  17. Swallow (Horrow, Pt. I)
  18. Here on the Black Earth
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