Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years

Magic & Mayhem - Tales from the Early Years

Compilation album by Amorphis

Released

September 15, 2010 (Finland)
September 17, 2010 (Europe)

Genre

Death/doom, melodic death metal, progressive metal, folk metal

Length

60:34

Label

Nuclear 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 a compilation album by the Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released on September 15, 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.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Original album	Length
1.	"Magic and Mayhem"	Traditional	Esa Holopainen	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	5:24
2.	"Vulgar Necrolatry"	Jussi Ahlroth	Tomi Koivusaari	The Karelian Isthmus	4:44
3.	"Into Hiding"	Traditional	Holopainen, Olli-Pekka Laine	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	3:53
4.	"Black Winter Day"	Traditional	Kasper Mårtenson	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	3:55
5.	"On Rich and Poor"	Traditional	Holopainen, Kim Rantala	Elegy	5:24
6.	"Exile of the Sons of Uisliu"	Holopainen	Holopainen	The Karelian Isthmus	3:56
7.	"The Castaway"	Traditional	Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine, Mårtenson	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	5:56
8.	"Song of the Troubled One"	Traditional	Holopainen, Laine	Elegy	4:14
9.	"Sign from the North Side"	Holopainen	Holopainen, Koivusaari, Laine	The Karelian Isthmus	5:04
10.	"Drowned Maid"	Traditional	Koivusaari, Holopainen, Laine	Tales from the Thousand Lakes	4:11
11.	"Against Widows"	Traditional	Laine	Elegy	4:19
12.	"My Kantele"	Traditional	Holopainen	Elegy	6:49
13.	"Light My Fire" (Bonus track, The Doors cover)	The Doors	The Doors	Tales From The Thousand Lakes	2:45

Charts

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

Credits

Amorphis

Tomi Joutsen – lead vocals
Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar, co-vocals
Niclas Etelävuori – bass guitar
Santeri Kallio – keyboards
Jan Rechberger – drums

References

↑ "Tales from the Early Years". Amorphis.net. August 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
↑ "Magic And Mayhem - Tales From The Early Years". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
↑ http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Amorphis&titel=Magic+And+Mayhem+-+Tales+From+The+Early+Years&cat=a
↑ "MAHASZ - Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2010-09-30.

Amorphis

Tomi Joutsen Esa Holopainen Tomi Koivusaari Niclas Etelävuori Santeri Kallio Jan Rechberger Pasi Koskinen Olli-Pekka Laine Pekka Kasari Kim Rantala Kasper Mårtenson

Studio albums	The Karelian Isthmus (1992) Tales from the Thousand Lakes (1994) Elegy (1996) Tuonela (1999) Am Universum (2001) Far from the Sun (2003) Eclipse (2006) Silent Waters (2007) Skyforger (2009) The Beginning of Times (2011) Circle (2013) Under the Red Cloud (2015)

EPs	Disment of Soul Privilege of Evil Black Winter Day My Kantele

Compilations	Story - 10th Anniversary Chapters Magic & Mayhem - Tales from the Early Years

Related articles	Discography Abhorrence Kalevala

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