''Moonflowers'' is the eighth studio album by Finnish melodic

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Swallow the Sun Swallow the Sun is a Finnish death-doom band founded in 2000 by Juha Raivio. Their death-doom style emphasizes melody and atmosphere, and occasionally steps into gothic and black metal territory. They have released eight full-length albums, one ...

. It was released on 19 November 2021 through

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Track listing

Personnel

Swallow the Sun * Mikko Kotamäki – lead vocals * Juho Räihä –

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* Juha Raivio – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards * Matti Honkonen – bass guitar * Juuso Raatikainen – drums Guest musicians * Jaani Peuhu – backing vocals * Antti Hyyrynen – backing vocals (tracks 3, 7) * Cammie Gilbert – vocals (track 5) * Aino Rautakorpi – violin * Helena Dumell – viola * Annika Furstenborg – cello Production and art * Hannu Honkonen – post-production (midi strings) * Doppelganger-Art – artwork (band members painting) * Rami Mursula – layout * Tony Lindgren – mastering * David Castillo – recording (drums, clean vocals) * Juha Raivio – cover art, producer * Juho Räihä – mixing, recording (growl vocals, guitars, bass, strings)

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References

2021 albums Swallow the Sun albums Century Media Records albums {{2020s-death-metal-album-stub