''Aion'' (2003) is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The word ''Aion'' (or '' Aeon'') is

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for "age, life-force" and also a Finnish verb form meaning "I intend (to do something)". The album is regarded as something of a

concept album A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Som ...

by the band and listeners alike; a common theme throughout the songs is the concept of the

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and how this concept manifests itself in the mortal world. The album was placed at #50 in Finnish rock magazine ''Soundis list of "50 most remarkable Finnish rock albums of all time".

Track listing

All songs written by CMX with lyrics by

A. W. Yrjänä Aki Ville Yrjänä (born 30 July 1967 in Kemi), better known by the stage name, A. W. Yrjänä (), is a poet and the singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the Finnish rock band CMX. In addition to his musical work, he has published five ...

. # "Pirunnyrkki" – 3:19 ("Devil's Fist") # "Sielunvihollinen" – 4:00 ("Satan", lit. "Enemy of the Soul") # "Melankolia" – 4:12 ("Melancholy") # "Fysiikka ei kestä" – 4:53 ("Physics Will Not Last") # "Palvelemaan konetta" – 3:52 ("To Serve a Machine") # "Kuoleman risteyksestä kolme virstaa pohjoiseen" – 5:42 ("Three Versts North from the Crossing of Death") # "Kyyn pimeä puoli" – 3:17 ("Dark Side of the Viper") # "Sivu paholaisen päiväkirjasta" – 4:12 ("Page from the Devil's Diary") # "Nahkasiipi" – 4:20 ("Leather Wing") # "Ensimmäinen saattaja" – 5:42 ("First Escort") # "Hautalinnut" – 6:12 ("Grave Birds")

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

, producer * Janne Halmkrona –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, bass guitar,

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

Rhodes piano The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, t ...

glockenspiel The glockenspiel ( or , : bells and : set) or bells is a percussion instrument consisting of pitched aluminum or steel bars arranged in a keyboard layout. This makes the glockenspiel a type of metallophone, similar to the vibraphone. The glo ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

, producer * Timo Rasio – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals * Tuomas Peippo –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

* Rake – producer, engineer, mixing, programming, keyboards * Anna-Leena Haikola, Janne Ahvenainen, Kati Kiraly, Marja-Sisko Lahti, Riikka Lampinen, Maija Juuti, Lotta Poijärvi, Siiri Rasta –

strings String or strings may refer to: *String (structure), a long flexible structure made from threads twisted together, which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Strings'' (1991 film), a Canadian anim ...

* Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering * Ari Talusén – photography * Olga Poppius – photography * Sami Fiander – sleeve design * Gabi Hakanen – executive producer

References

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