Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years

Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years
Compilation album by
Amorphis
Released15 September 2010 (Finland)
17 September 2010 (Europe)
GenreDeath/doom, melodic death metal, progressive metal, folk metal
Length60:34
LabelNuclear Blast
Amorphis chronology
Skyforger
(2009) 		Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years
(2010) 		The Beginning of Times
(2011)

Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years is the third compilation album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released on 15 September 2010, in Finland.[1] It's a collection of re-recorded and partially re-arranged songs from their first three studio albums. In addition, the limited edition includes a cover of The Doors song "Light My Fire" as a bonus.[2]

The majority of the vocals are performed by Tomi Joutsen. Vocal performances by Tomi Koivusaari also appear for the first time since 1997.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal albumLength
1."Magic and Mayhem"TraditionalEsa HolopainenTales from the Thousand Lakes5:24
2."Vulgar Necrolatry"Jussi AhlrothTomi KoivusaariThe Karelian Isthmus4:44
3."Into Hiding"TraditionalHolopainen, Olli-Pekka LaineTales from the Thousand Lakes3:53
4."Black Winter Day"TraditionalKasper MårtensonTales from the Thousand Lakes3:55
5."On Rich and Poor"TraditionalHolopainen, Kim RantalaElegy5:24
6."Exile of the Sons of Uisliu"HolopainenHolopainenThe Karelian Isthmus3:56
7."The Castaway"TraditionalKoivusaari, Holopainen, Laine, MårtensonTales from the Thousand Lakes5:56
8."Song of the Troubled One"TraditionalHolopainen, LaineElegy4:14
9."Sign from the North Side"HolopainenHolopainen, Koivusaari, LaineThe Karelian Isthmus5:04
10."Drowned Maid"TraditionalKoivusaari, Holopainen, LaineTales from the Thousand Lakes4:11
11."Against Widows"TraditionalLaineElegy4:19
12."My Kantele"TraditionalHolopainenElegy6:49
13."Light My Fire" (Bonus track, The Doors cover)The DoorsThe DoorsTales from the Thousand Lakes2:45
Total length:60:34

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[3] 8
Hungarian Albums Chart[4] 6

Credits

Amorphis

References

  1. ^ "Tales from the Early Years". Amorphis.net. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Magic And Mayhem – Tales From The Early Years". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  3. ^ "finnishcharts.com – Amorphis – Magic And Mayhem – Tales From The Early Years". Finnishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  4. ^ "MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2010.