The Clouds of Northland Thunder

2009 studio album by Amberian Dawn

Studio album by

Amberian Dawn

Released

13 May 2009

Recorded

2008

Studio

Rockstar Productions Studio, Hyvinkää, Finland

Genre

Symphonic metal, power metal

Length

45:47

Label

KHY Suomen Musiikki

Producer

Tommi Kuri, Tuomas Seppälä

Amberian Dawn chronology

River of Tuoni
(2008)

The Clouds of Northland Thunder
(2009)

End of Eden
(2010)

Singles from The Clouds of Northland Thunder

"He Sleeps in a Grove"
Released: 13 May 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles	8.0/10^[1]
DPRP.net	5/10^[2]

The Clouds of Northland Thunder is the second full-length studio album by Finnish symphonic power metal band Amberian Dawn. It was released 13 May 2009. Its single, "He Sleeps in a Grove", was the third Amberian Dawn song to have a music video produced.^[3]

A bonus track on Amberian Dawn's third album End of Eden shares its title with the album.

"He Sleeps in a Grove", "Incubus", "Kokko – Eagle of Fire","Willow of Tears", "Shallow Waters", "Snowmaiden", "Saga", "Lionheart", "Lost Soul", "Sons of Seven Stars", and "Morning Star" are featured as downloadable songs on the Rock Band Network.^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Heidi Parviainen; all music is composed by Tuomas Seppälä

No.	Title	Length
1.	"He Sleeps in a Grove"	3:20
2.	"Incubus"	5:03
3.	"Kokko – Eagle of Fire"	3:17
4.	"Willow of Tears"	4:10
5.	"Shallow Waters"	3:38
6.	"Lost Soul"	3:43
7.	"Sons of Seven Stars"	3:43
8.	"Saga"	4:06
9.	"Snowmaiden"	3:45
10.	"Lionheart"	3:43
11.	"Morning Star"	4:56
12.	"Birth of the Harp"	4:06

Japanese edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Omen"	3:34
Total length:		49:21

Personnel

Amberian Dawn

Heidi Parviainen – vocals, lyrics
Tuomas Seppälä – guitar, keyboards, orchestral arrangements, producer
Kasperi Heikkinen – guitar
Emil Pohjalainen – guitar
Tom Joens (as Tommi Kuri) bass guitar, producer
Joonas Pykälä-aho – drums

Guest/session musicians

Peter James Goodman – additional vocals on "Incubus"

Production

Lari Takala – engineer
Tero-Pekka Virtanen – mixing
Svante Forsbäck – mastering

References

^ Gromen, Mark (12 September 2009). "Amberian Dawn – The Clouds Of Northern Thunder". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^ Torres, Alex (30 August 2009). "Issue 2009-039: Amberian Dawn – The Clouds Of Northern Thunder". DPRP.net. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^ The Clouds of Northland Thunder (music video) on YouTube Retrieved 7 May 2015.
^ Amberian Dawn – Five songs coming to Rock Band Network. Bravewords.com.