The Beginning of Times

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The Beginning of Times
Studio album by Amorphis
Released	May 25, 2011 (FI) May 27, 2011 (EU) June 7, 2011 (US)
Recorded	January 2011
Genre	Progressive metal folk metal, heavy metal
Length	54:42
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Marco Hietala (vocals), Amorphis
Amorphis album chronology
Skyforger (2009) The Beginning of Times (2011) Circle (2013)
Singles from The Beginning of Times
"You I Need" Released: April 20, 2011

The Beginning of Times is the tenth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis

Track listing

All lyrics written by Pekka Kainulainen. 

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Battle for Light"	Santeri Kallio	5:35
2.	"Mermaid"	Kallio	4:24
3.	"My Enemy"	Tomi Koivusaari	3:25
4.	"You I Need"	Kallio	4:22
5.	"Song of the Sage"	Kallio	5:27
6.	"Three Words"	Esa Holopainen	3:55
7.	"Reformation"	Holopainen	4:33
8.	"Soothsayer"	Koivusaari	4:09
9.	"On a Stranded Shore"	Kallio	4:13
10.	"Escape"	Kallio	3:52
11.	"Crack in a Stone"	Holopainen	4:56
12.	"Beginning of Time"	Holopainen	5:51
13.	"Heart's Song" (Bonus track)	Holopainen	4:07

Credits

Band members

• Tomi Joutsen - Vocals
• Jan Rechberger - Drums
• Niclas Etelävuori - Bass, Backing vocals
• Santeri Kallio - Keyboards
• Tomi Koivusaari - Rhythm guitar
• Esa Holopainen - Lead Guitar

Guest musicians

• Savotta Choir - Choirs
• Iikka Kahri - Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone
• Netta Dahlberg - Additional vocals

Production

• Stefan de Batselier - Photography
• Svante Forsbäck - Mastering
• Thomas Ewerhard - Layout
• Sami Koivisto - Engineering
• Travis Smith - Cover art
• Mikko Karmila - Mixing
• Marco Hietala - Producer (vocals)
• Erkki Virta - Lyrics translation