''The Forest Seasons'' is the third studio album by Finnish
melodic death metal band
Wintersun. It was released on July 21, 2017 via
Nuclear Blast.
[Wintersun reveal track list and concept of "The Forest Seasons"!]
Nuclear Blast on Facebook.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017 The band cited
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...
's
violin concerto ''The Four Seasons'' as an inspiration for the album title.
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Track listing
Personnel
Credits:[Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.]
Band members
* Jari Mäenpää
Jari Mäenpää (born 23 December 1977) is a Finnish heavy metal multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He is the founder of Wintersun for which he records all instruments except the drums. Before forming Wintersun, Mäenpää was best known for ...
– lead vocals
The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...
, all instruments, samples and orchestrations ''(Credited as Winter)''
* Teemu Mäntysaari – backing vocals, growling shouts, choirs ''(Credited as Spring)''
* Jukka Koskinen
Jukka Koskinen is a Finnish musician, who is the bassist for the Finnish band Wintersun. He was also the bassist for Norther from 2000 until their disbandment in 2012, for Amberian Dawn from 2010 until 2013, for Cain's Offering from 2009 until ...
– low growling vocals, backing vocals, choirs ''(Credited as Autumn)''
Production, credits
* Produced by Jari Mäenpää
* Music: Jari Mäenpää
* Lyrics: Jari Mäenpää
* All arrangements by Jari Mäenpää
* Vocals: Jari Mäenpää
* Additional low growling vocals: Jukka Koskinen
* Additional growling shouts: Teemu Mäntysaari
* 3-man Choir on the 'Awaken From The Dark Slumber (Spring)' by Jari Mäenpää, Teemu Mäntysaari and Jukka Koskinen
* Guitars, drums, bass, synthesizers, samples, and orchestrations: Jari Mäenpää
* Engineer: Jari Mäenpää
* Recorded by Jari Mäenpää
* Mixed by Jari Mäenpää
* Mastered by Jari Mäenpää
* Album cover: Gyula Havancsák and Jari Mäenpää (hjules.com)
* Album booklet and photos: Jari Mäenpää
* Wintersun logo: Ritual (nucleart.com)
The Forest Expendables Choir on "The Forest That Weeps (Summer)"
* Teemu Mäntysaari ( Wintersun)
* Jukka Koskinen ( Wintersun)
* Heri Joensen ( Tyr)
* Markus Toivonen (Ensiferum
Ensiferum (Latin: , n adj., meaning "sword bearing") is a Finnish folk metal band from Helsinki. The members of the band label themselves as "melodic folk metal."
History Formation, demos and ''Ensiferum'' (1995−2002)
''Ensiferum'' was founde ...
)
* Jukka-Pekka Miettinen (Kirkkokahvit & Atmosphere Enterprise)
* Mathias Nygård ( Turisas)
* Olli Vänskä ( Turisas)
* Perttu Vänskä (Scoring Helsinki)
* Jussi Wickström ( Turisas)
* Kasper Mårtenson ( Turisas)
* Jesper Anastasiadis ( Turisas)
* Aleksi Sihvonen (Medicated)
* Daniel Freyberg ( Children of Bodom & Naildown)
* Micko Hell (Denigrate & Gloomy Grim)
* Mikko Salovaara
* Mitja Harvilahti ( Moonsorrow)
Charts
References
External links
"The Forest Seasons" album on YouTube
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2017 albums
Wintersun albums
Nuclear Blast albums
Concept albums