The Beginning of Times

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The Beginning of Times
File:The Beginning of Times (Amorphis) album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Amorphis
Released25 May 2011 (2011-05-25) (FI)
27 May 2011 (2011-05-27) (EU)[1]
June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07) (US)[2]
RecordedJanuary 2011[3]
StudioSonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, Marco's CockPit, Kuopio
GenreProgressive metal,[4] melodic death metal, gothic metal, hard rock[5]
Length54:42[6]
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerMarko Hietala (vocals), Amorphis
Amorphis chronology
Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years
(2010) 		The Beginning of Times
(2011) 		Circle
(2013)
Singles from The Beginning of Times
  1. "You I Need"
    Released: 20 April 2011

The Beginning of Times is the tenth studio album by Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis, released on 25 May 2011 in Finland, 27 May in Europe and 7 June in the United States. Like previous Amorphis albums, The Beginning of Times, is a concept album. The central character of the songs is Väinämöinen, described by the band as "the iconic hero of Finnish mythology".[6]

Release

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Singles

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On 11 April 2011, Amorphis premiered the first single "You I Need" on their Facebook page.[7] It was released digitally in Finland on 20 April 2011,[8] and in other countries on 22 April 2011. Early the next month, the band released another new song, "My Enemy", again on Facebook.[9]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg [10]
Jukebox:MetalStarStarStarStarStar [11]
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg [5]
Metal-Temple.comStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg [12]
Rockfreaks.netStarStarStarStarStarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg [13]
MetalUnderground.comStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg [14]
Sea of TranquilityStarStarStarStarHalf star [15]

The Beginning of Times had a strong sales debut week, charting at No. 1 on the Finnish Albums Chart and No. 16 on the German Media Control Charts.[16][17]

In a professional review for PopMatters, Adrien Begrand praised the album, going so far as to say that Amorphis have never sounded better with their current line-up and describes the album as "a slick, classy blend of death metal and melodic hard rock".[5] Amateur reviews have also been positive, with Craig Hartranft of DangerDog proclaiming "The Beginning of Times finds Amorphis in grand form, doing what they do best".[18]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Pekka Kainulainen[6]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Battle for Light"Santeri Kallio5:35
2."Mermaid"Kallio4:24
3."My Enemy"Tomi Koivusaari3:25
4."You I Need"Kallio4:22
5."Song of the Sage"Kallio5:27
6."Three Words"Esa Holopainen3:55
7."Reformation"Holopainen4:33
8."Soothsayer"Koivusaari4:09
9."On a Stranded Shore"Kallio4:13
10."Escape"Kallio3:52
11."Crack in a Stone"Holopainen4:56
12."Beginning of Time"Holopainen5:51
Total length:54:42
Bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
13."Heart's Song"Holopainen4:07
Total length:58:49

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[16] 1

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