Reformation (album)
Encyclopedia
Reformation is the second full-length studio album
from Kiuas
, released on May 24, 2006 by Spinefarm Records
. On the some releases it features a cover
titled; "Hunting Girl" by the progressive rock
band, Jethro Tull
.
Musicians in individual songs:
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
from Kiuas
Kiuas
Kiuas is a heavy metal band from Espoo, Finland. Their music has influences from power metal, folk metal and different styles of extreme metal. Influences from progressive metal can also be heard in some songs.-History:...
, released on May 24, 2006 by Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records
Spinefarm Records is a Finland-based record label focusing mainly on heavy metal artists. In 1999, a sub-label titled Spikefarm Records was started by Sami Tenetz from Thy Serpent...
. On the some releases it features a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
titled; "Hunting Girl" by the progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band, Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
.
Track listing
- "Race with the Falcons" − 4:47
- "Through the Ice Age" − 3:58
- "The New Chapter" − 4:25
- "Of Ancient Wounds" − 3:33
- "Child of Cimmeria" − 1:06
- "Black Winged Goddess" − 5:21
- "Heart of the Serpent" − 4:55
- "Bleeding Strings" − 5:50
- "Call of the Horns" − 3:39
- "Reformation" − 6:12
- "Hunting Girl" (Jethro TullJethro Tull (band)Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
cover) − 5:09
Band members
- Ilja Jalkanen − vocals
- Mikko Salovaara − guitarsElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Markku Näreneva − drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Atte Tanskanen − keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
- Teemu Tuominen − bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Guest musicians
Choirs by:- Kimmo Blom
- Aleksi Parviainen
- Pete "Vessaharja" Aho
Musicians in individual songs:
- Niko Kalliojärvi − berzerker vocals on Track 6
- Euge Valovirta − guest guitar solo on Track 8
- Janne "Crab" Lehikoinen − guest guitar solo on Track 8
- Jaana Ranta − fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
on Track 10 - Karoliina Tiuraniemi − violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
on Tracks 6 and 10 - Essi Toivonen − violin, celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
on Tracks 6 and 10 - Dr. Evil − black massBlack MassA Black Mass is a ceremony supposedly celebrated during the Witches' Sabbath, which was a sacrilegious parody of the Catholic Mass. Its main objective was the profanation of the host, although there is no agreement among authors on how hosts were obtained or profaned; the most common idea is that...
on Track 10
Production and other
- All music and lyrics by Mikko Salovaara.
- Cover art by Janne "ToxicAngel" Pitkänen.
- Mixed by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump Studios March 2006.
- Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios.