''The Clouds of Northland Thunder'' is the second full-length studio album by
Finnish
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symphonic power metal
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band
Amberian Dawn
Amberian Dawn is a Finnish symphonic power metal band, formed in 2006 by Tuomas Seppälä and Tommi Kuri. Their fifth album '' Re-Evolution'' (a re-recorded compilation with a new singer) was released on KHY Suomen Musiikki & Encore Music in sum ...
. It was released 13 May 2009. Its single, "He Sleeps in a Grove", was the third Amberian Dawn song to have a
music video
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produced.
A bonus track on Amberian Dawn's third album ''
End of Eden
''End of Eden'' is the third studio album by Amberian Dawn, and the first released on Spinefarm Records, previous albums having been released on KHY Suomen Musiikki. The album was released on 20 October 2010, but was preceded by its online single ...
'' shares its title with the album.
"
He Sleeps in a Grove", "Incubus", "Kokko – Eagle of Fire","Willow of Tears", "Shallow Waters", "Snowmaiden", "Saga", "Lionheart", "Lost Soul", "Sons of Seven Stars", and "Morning Star" are featured as downloadable songs on the
Rock Band Network
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.
Amberian Dawn - Five songs coming to Rock Band Network
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Track listing
Personnel
;Amberian Dawn
* Heidi Parviainen
Heidi Parviainen (born 8 March 1979) is a Finnish heavy metal singer and lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Dark Sarah.
She previously fronted Amberian Dawn. She is a classically trained lyric soprano.
Career
Agonia, Iconofear (1997†...
– vocals
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, lyrics
* Tuomas Seppälä
Tuomas Seppälä is a Finnish guitarist, keyboardist, and composer, best known as a founding member and main composer of the Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn.
Biography
Seppälä started playing piano at the age of five, and in ...
– guitar
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, keyboards
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, orchestral arrangements, producer
* Kasperi Heikkinen
Kasperi Heikkinen (born 1980) is a guitar player who is best known as a member of Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. He played in the band from early 2007 until late 2012. He is also the guitarist for Finnish metal bands Merging Fl ...
– guitar
* Emil Pohjalainen - guitar
* Tom Joens (as Tommi Kuri) bass guitar
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, producer
* Joonas Pykälä-aho – drums
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;Guest/session musicians
* Peter James Goodman – additional vocals on "Incubus"
;Production
*Lari Takala – engineer
*Tero-Pekka Virtanen – mixing
*Svante Forsbäck – mastering
References
External links
*
''The Clouds of Northland Thunder''
at Encyclopaedia Metallum
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Amberian Dawn albums
2009 albums
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