Black Winter Day
1995 EP by Amorphis
Black Winter Day | ||||
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EP by Amorphis | ||||
Released | 31 January 1995 (1995-01-31) | |||
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Studio | Sunlight Studios | |||
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Length | 13:59 | |||
Label | Relapse | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Black Winter Day is a split EP by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis with Dutch death metal band Gorefest, released in 1995. The track "Black Winter Day" is one of the band's best-known songs and continues to be a crowd favourite in live performances to this very day.[2]
The song is covered by Children of Bodom on their album I Worship Chaos.
The song is also covered by Dol Ammad and the track appears on their album Winds of the Sun.[3]
This is the last Amorphis release with Kasper Mårtenson and to have the band's original logo.
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Black Winter Day" | traditional | Kasper Mårtenson | 3:48 |
2. | "Folk of the North" | (instrumental) | Tomi Koivusaari | 1:17 |
3. | "Moon and Sun" | traditional | Koivusaari | 3:36 |
4. | "Moon and Sun Part II: North's Son" | traditional | Koivusaari | 5:10 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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5. | "Light My Fire" (The Doors cover) | The Doors | The Doors | 2:52 |
Total length: | 16:44 |
No. | Title | Note | Length |
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5. | "Fear" | 4:31 | |
6. | "Raven" | 3:07 | |
7. | "Horrors in a Retarded Mind '94" | 3:54 | |
8. | "Fear" | Live | 5:10 |
Total length: | 29:52 |
Personnel
Amorphis
| Additional personnel
| Gorefest
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References
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- My Kantele
- Story - 10th Anniversary
- Chapters
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