The Forest Seasons Explained
The Forest Seasons is the third studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Wintersun. It was released on July 21, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.[2] The band cited Antonio Vivaldi's violin concerto The Four Seasons as an inspiration for the album title.[2]
Personnel
Credits for The Forest Seasons adapted from liner notes.[3]
Band members
- Jari Mäenpää – lead vocals, all instruments, samples and orchestrations (Credited as Winter)
- Teemu Mäntysaari – backing vocals, growling shouts, choirs (Credited as Spring)
- Jukka Koskinen – low growling vocals, backing vocals, choirs (Credited as Autumn)
- Kai Hahto - credited, but did not perform on the album (Credited as Summer)
Production, credits
- Produced by Jari Mäenpää
- Music: Jari Mäenpää
- Lyrics: Jari Mäenpää
- All arrangements by Jari Mäenpää
- Vocals: Jari Mäenpää
- Additional low growling vocals: Jukka Koskinen
- Additional growling shouts: Teemu Mäntysaari
- 3-man Choir on the 'Awaken From The Dark Slumber (Spring)' by Jari Mäenpää, Teemu Mäntysaari and Jukka Koskinen
- Guitars, drums, bass, synthesizers, samples, and orchestrations: Jari Mäenpää
- Engineer: Jari Mäenpää
- Recorded by Jari Mäenpää
- Mixed by Jari Mäenpää
- Mastered by Jari Mäenpää
- Album cover: Gyula Havancsák and Jari Mäenpää (hjules.com)
- Album booklet and photos: Jari Mäenpää
- Wintersun logo: Ritual (nucleart.com)
The Forest Expendables Choir on "The Forest That Weeps (Summer)"
- Teemu Mäntysaari (Wintersun)
- Jukka Koskinen (Wintersun)
- Heri Joensen (Tyr)
- Markus Toivonen (Ensiferum)
- Jukka-Pekka Miettinen (Kirkkokahvit & Atmosphere Enterprise)
- Mathias Nygård (Turisas)
- Olli Vänskä (Turisas)
- Perttu Vänskä (Scoring Helsinki)
- Jussi Wickström (Turisas)
- Kasper Mårtenson (Turisas)
- Jesper Anastasiadis (Turisas)
- Aleksi Sihvonen (Medicated)
- Daniel Freyberg (Children of Bodom & Naildown)
- Micko Hell (Denigrate & Gloomy Grim)
- Mikko Salovaara
- Mitja Harvilahti (Moonsorrow)
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/band/news/details/4681361.71013.wintersun-start-crowdfunding.html WINTERSUN – start crowdfunding, "The Forest Seasons" available for pre-order now!
- https://www.facebook.com/nuclearblasteurope/photos/a.413273683693.203020.224325578693/10155068619813694/?type=3&theater Wintersun reveal track list and concept of "The Forest Seasons"!
- (2017). "The Forest Seasons liner notes". In The Forest Seasons [CD booklet]. Nuclear Blast.
