Magic & Mayhem - Tales from the Early Years is a compilation album by the Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released on September 15, 2010 in Finland.[1] It's a collection of re-recorded and partially re-arranged songs from their first three studio albums. In addition, the limited edition includes a cover of The Doors song "Light My Fire" as a bonus.[2]
The majority of the vocals are performed by Tomi Joutsen. Vocal performances by Tomi Koivusaari also appear for the first time since 1997.
Track listing
| Lyrics | Music | Original album |
| 1. |
"Magic and Mayhem" | Traditional | Esa Holopainen | Tales from the Thousand Lakes |
5:24 |
| 2. |
"Vulgar Necrolatry" | Jussi Ahlroth | Tomi Koivusaari | The Karelian Isthmus |
4:44 |
| 3. |
"Into Hiding" | Traditional | Holopainen, Olli-Pekka Laine | Tales from the Thousand Lakes |
3:53 |
| 4. |
"Black Winter Day" | Traditional | Kasper Mårtenson | Tales from the Thousand Lakes |
3:55 |
| 5. |
"On Rich and Poor" | Traditional | Holopainen, Kim Rantala | Elegy |
5:24 |
| 6. |
"Exile of the Sons of Uisliu" | Holopainen | Holopainen | The Karelian Isthmus |
3:56 |
| 7. |
"The Castaway" | Traditional | Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine, Mårtenson | Tales from the Thousand Lakes |
5:56 |
| 8. |
"Song of the Troubled One" | Traditional | Holopainen, Laine | Elegy |
4:14 |
| 9. |
"Sign from the North Side" | Holopainen | Holopainen, Koivusaari, Laine | The Karelian Isthmus |
5:04 |
| 10. |
"Drowned Maid" | Traditional | Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine | Tales from the Thousand Lakes |
4:11 |
| 11. |
"Against Widows" | Traditional | Laine | Elegy |
4:19 |
| 12. |
"My Kantele" | Traditional | Holopainen | Elegy |
6:49 |
| 13. |
"Light My Fire" (Bonus track, The Doors cover) | The Doors | The Doors | Black Winter Day |
2:45 |
Credits
- Band members
- Production
- Sami Koivisto - Engineering
- Mika Jussila - Mastering
- Mikko Karmila - Mixing
- Audrey Dujardin - Artwork
- Necrolord - Artwork
References
