Before the Bleeding Sun

Before the Bleeding Sun is the fifth studio album released by the Finnish melodic death metal band Eternal Tears of Sorrow. The album counts guest performances from Marco Hietala (Tarot and Nightwish), Jarmo Kylmänen (who joined the band in 2008), Sfinx (Ram-Zet) and Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica).

Before the Bleeding Sun
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 2006
RecordedMay 2005 – January 2006
GenreGothic metal, melodic death metal,[1] extreme metal[2]
Length43:08
LabelSpinefarm
Eternal Tears of Sorrow chronology
A Virgin and a Whore
(2001)
Before the Bleeding Sun
(2006)
Children of the Dark Waters
(2009)

Production

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The recording was started in 2005, after the band came back together and reforged their line-up. During the writing and recording processes for this album, the band kept a blog "Studio Diary Blog - The Making of the Fifth Album".[3] It is the band's first album recorded in two different studios (excluding some random recordings on previous albums). Keyboards were recorded by member Janne Tolsa, at his Note On Studios - the rest of the instruments were recorded at Tico-Tico Studios.

It is also the band's third album to include material from two recording sessions. Sinner's Serenade was recorded in July 1996 but also included material from their Bard's Burial demo tape (recorded in October 1994). A Virgin and a Whore was recorded in May 2001 but one of its songs ("Last One for Life") was recorded in December 2000. Before the Bleeding Sun was recorded in two sessions, in spring 2005 and in December 2005-January 2006.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Sweet Lilith of My Dreams"Puolakanaho & VeteläinenPuolakanaho & Ruuth & Tolsa4:51
2."Another Me"VeteläinenKylmänen3:51
3."Red Dawn Rising"Veteläinen & PuolakanahoPuolakanaho5:06
4."Upon the Moors"PuolakanahoPuolakanaho4:48
5."Sakura No Rei"Puolakanaho & VeteläinenKylmänen2:12
6."Sinister Rain"PuolakanahoPuolakanaho5:41
7."Lost Rune of Thunder"VeteläinenRuuth4:03
8."Tar Still Flows"Veteläinen & SankalaVeteläinen & Puolakanaho3:55
9."Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act I: Before the Bleeding Sun)"VeteläinenPuolakanaho & Kylmänen8:40

Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[4] 26

Credits

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Band members

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Guest Vocals

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References

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