Twilight Theater is the fourth studio album by the Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall. It was released in Finland as well as on iTunes on 17 March 2010[6] and was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland on 29 October. The record went gold in its first week after jumping to #1 on the Finnish album charts.[7]

Twilight Theater
Studio album by
Released17 March 2010
GenreAlternative rock, symphonic rock
Length46:16
LabelInsomniac
ProducerPoets of the Fall
Poets of the Fall chronology
Revolution Roulette
(2008)
Twilight Theater
(2010)
Alchemy Vol.1
(2011)
Singles from Twilight Theater
  1. "Dreaming Wide Awake"
    Released: 3 February 2010
  2. "War"
    Released: 16 February 2012[1][2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Tempelores.com(Favourable)[3]
Venia-mag.net(90/100)[4]
Sputnikmusic.com4/5[5]

The title of the album comes from the song "Given and Denied".

The song "War" was featured in 2010 video game Alan Wake and released as part of Steam Collector's Edition soundtrack on 2 March 2012.[8] It was released as a single on 16 February.[1][2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Poets of the Fall

No.TitleLength
1."Dreaming Wide Awake"4:23
2."War"5:06
3."Change"4:46
4."15 Min Flame"5:00
5."Given and Denied"4:17
6."Rewind"4:22
7."Dying to Live"3:46
8."You're Still Here"3:27
9."Smoke and Mirrors"5:17
10."Heal My Wounds"5:56
Total length:46:16

Release history

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Country Release date
Finland 17 March 2010
iTunes worldwide
Germany 29 October 2010
Austria
America

Singles

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Single Release date Charts
Dreaming Wide Awake 3 February 2010 (Finland)

10 February 2010 (iTunes)

#18 (Finland)[9]
War 16 February 2012 (iTunes)

Trivia

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  • The track War is featured in the video game Alan Wake
  • The track 15 Minute Flame was partly inspired by the movie The Sixth Sense starring Bruce Willis
  • The album is the first the band considers to feature "cinematic rock" instead of "alternative rock" on the previous three albums
  • The harlequin on the cover is based on a photo showing the band's vocalist Marko Saaresto
  • The ticket on the album-cover contains the original release date of the album as well as a sequence of numbers that translates into Hamartia

References

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  1. ^ a b "War – Single by Poets of the Fall". iTunes. 16 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "War – Single by Poets of the Fall". iTunes. 16 February 2012.
  3. ^ http://tempelores.com Tempelores.com review
  4. ^ http://www.venia-mag.net Venia-mag.net review
  5. ^ "Poets of the Fall – Twilight Theater (Album review ) | Sputnikmusic".
  6. ^ Twilight Theater out now Archived 6 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine http://www.poetsofthefall.com/news, 17 March 2009
  7. ^ Poets of the Fall certification data according to the Finnish IFPI
  8. ^ "Alan Wake Collector's Edition Extras on Steam".
  9. ^ [1] http://www.finnishcharts.com, 14. September 2010