Finnish melancholy death-doom metal masters SWALLOW THE SUN will release a triple album titled "Songs From The North I, II & III" on November 13 via Century Media. Incorporating dark menace and gradations of death, black and funeral doom, each of the three albums of "Songs From The North I, II & III" embodies the band's unofficial band motto: "Gloom, Beauty & Despair." "Songs From The North I" continues in the vein of the albums before it first-rate death-doom in the typical style of SWALLOW THE SUN. "Songs From The North I" track listing: 01. With You Came The Whole Of The World's Tears 02. 10 Silver Bullets 03. Rooms And Shadows 04. Heartstrings Shattering 05. Silhouettes 06. The Memory Of Light 07. Lost & Catatonic 08. From Happiness To Dust "Songs From The North II" is a beautiful, acoustic foray representing the groups ability to unplug and revel in the darkness. "Songs From The North II" track listing: 01. The Womb Of Winter 02. The Heart Of A Cold White Land 03. Away 04. Pray For The Winds To Come 05. Songs From The North 06. 66°50 'N, 28°40 'E 07. Autumn Fire 08. Before The Summer Dies "Songs From The North III" is the most extreme album, a complete ride into SWALLOW THE SUN's most horrific abyss of finely-crafted, conscience-crushing funeral doom. "Songs From The North III" track listing: 01. The Gathering Of Black Moths 02. 7 Hours Late 03. Empires Of Loneliness 04. Abandoned By The Light 05. The Clouds Prepare For Battle The official lyric video for "Abandoned By The Light" can be seen below. "Songs From The North I, II & III" will be available as special edition 3CD box containing three digipaks and a booklet, limited deluxe edition 5LP+3CD Box with each album in a gatefold sleeve and as digital album. SWALLOW THE SUN's main songwriter and guitarist Juha Raivio comments on the triple-album concept: "Making a triple album in this godforsaken digital and modern day and age... Many will say it's madness. I say it is to bring worth, heart and respect back into the music and to the album format where it belongs. This should never turn into a shallow fast food industry where music is only downloaded one song at a time. "These albums hold life, death, gloom, beauty and despair in their deepest levels and forms. The three chapters are different but connected, one long journey through these songs written up here in the North. "Music is holy, albums are holy. See you on the other side friends." SWALLOW THE SUN is: Juha Raivio - guitar Markus Jämsen - guitar Mikko Kotamäki - vocals Matti Honkonen -bass Aleksi Munter - keys Juuso Raatikainen - drums
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