Silent Waters | ||||
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Released | 29 August 2007 | |||
Recorded | January–February 2007 | |||
Studio | Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki[1] | |||
Genre | Progressive metal, melodic death metal, folk metal[2] | |||
Length | 46:34 (Standard Release) 51:07 (Reissue) | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Marko Hietala and Mikko Karmila | |||
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Chronicles of Chaos | [4] |
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Silent Waters is the eighth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis.
The lyrics are English translations of Finnish poems written by poet Pekka Kainulainen, who wrote them based on the character of Lemminkäinen in the Kalevala.
In February 2008, the record was certified gold in Finland, having sold over 15,000 units.[6]