''Where Twilight Dwells'' is the debut full-length studio album by the German

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band

Midnattsol Midnattsol are a gothic/folk metal band from Germany. The band was founded in 2002 by Norwegian vocalist Carmen Elise Espenæs and German guitarist Christian Hector. The band's name is a modified spelling of the Norwegian word ''midnattssol'', wh ...

. It was released on 31 January 2005 through

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Background

''Where Twilight Dwells'' is a continuation of their 2003 demo ''Midnattsol'' (released only in Germany), from which takes its two songs in form re-recorded and renamed, as well as its ghostly

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illustrated by Ingo Römling. The rest of the album includes nine previously unreleased and original songs, composed mainly by their lead singer Carmen Elise Espenæs. The sound is essentially

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with influences from

, or "Nordic folk metal" in the own words of the band, because of the folk elements in their music and occasional Norwegian lyrics. Their lyrics are largely based on Norwegian folk tales. The lyrics and main melody of the song "Tapt av håp" are taken from Edvard Grieg's classical piece ''

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''.

Track listing

* The songs "Dancing with the Midnight Sun" and "Desolation" are re-recorded and renamed versions of 2003 Midnattsol demo songs "Dancing in the Midnight Sun" and "Desolate".

Personnel

Midnattsol

Carmen Elise Espenæs Midnattsol are a gothic metal, gothic/folk metal band from Germany. The band was founded in 2002 by Norwegian vocalist Carmen Elise Espenæs and German guitarist Christian Hector. The band's name is a modified spelling of the Norwegian word ''mid ...

– Vocals * Birgit Öllbrunner – Bass *

Daniel Droste Daniel Droste (born 2 April 1980 in Mosbach) is a German musician. He was a member of Midnattsol between 2003 and 2010, and founded Ahab in 2006. Career Droste was the guitarist of the gothic/folk metal band Midnattsol and is the vocalist, ...

– Guitars, Acoustic Guitars * Christian Hector – Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Mouth Harp * Daniel Fischer – Keyboards * Chris Merzinsky – Drums

Production

Alexander Krull Alexander Krull (born 31 July 1970) is a German musician who is the lead vocalist for metal band Atrocity, as well as backing vocalist in the band Leaves' Eyes. Biography Krull was born in Ludwigsburg, where he formed Atrocity in 1985. He has ...

- producer, engineering, mixing, mastering * Martin Schmidt, Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer - assistant engineers * Stephan Adolph - keyboards recording engineer * Birgit Öllbrunner, Chris Merzinsky - mixing * Fabian Ritter - artwork design and layout * Daniel Fischer, Bernd Hector - photography (landscape) * Katja Piolka - photography (cover) * Jens Howorka - photography (band) * Ingo Römling - cover art

References

{{Authority control 2005 debut albums Midnattsol albums Napalm Records albums Albums produced by Alexander Krull