''Plague of Butterflies'' is the first EP by the

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band

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 September 17, 2008 in Finland and September 23, 2008 worldwide through

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. The song, "Plague of Butterflies", runs about 35 minutes in length and is divided into three parts, the first being titled "Losing the Sunsets," second being "Plague of Butterflies" and the last titled "Evael 10:00." The bonus tracks on this EP are from the Demo "Out of This Gloomy Light" released in 2003. The tracks from this demo were composed and written by Juha Raivio.

Track listing

All tracks written by Juha Raivio.

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control Swallow the Sun albums 2008 EPs Number-one singles in Finland EPs by Finnish artists