Hope (Swallow the Sun album)

Hope
Studio album by Swallow the Sun
Released	February 7, 2007
Recorded	September/October, 2006
Genre	Death/doom, melodic death metal, progressive metal, gothic metal
Length	63:37
Label	Spinefarm
Swallow the Sun chronology
Ghosts of Loss (2005) Hope (2007) Plague of Butterflies (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Terrorizer	(Nov 2008)

Hope is the third album by Finnish melodic death metal / doom metal band Swallow the Sun. It was released February 7, 2007.

The Limited Edition version includes "These Low lands" a Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus cover that is originally named "Alavilla mailla", Swallow the Sun translated the song into English for this version.

The Horror Series continues from this album, also being on The Morning Never Came, New Moon & Emerald Forest and the Blackbird.

Track listing

All songs written by Juha Raivio, except where noted.

1. "Hope" – 7.53
2. "These Hours of Despair" – 5.58
3. "The Justice of Suffering" – 6.26
4. "Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2)" – 7.41
5. "Too Cold for Tears" – 9.16
6. "The Empty Skies" – 7.17
7. "No Light, No Hope" – 4.42
8. "Doomed to Walk the Earth" – 9:00
9. "These Low Lands" – 5:54

Personnel

Swallow The Sun

• Mikko Kotamäki - vocals
• Markus Jämsen - guitar
• Juha Raivio - guitar
• Aleksi Munter - keyboards
• Matti Honkonen - bass guitar
• Pasi Pasanen - drums

Guest Co-Vocalists

• Jonas Renkse - "The Justice of Suffering"
• Tomi Joutsen - "These Low Lands"

Chart positions

References

• Hope at AllMusic. Retrieved 17:02, 13 September 2016 (UTC).