Abandon

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Tracklist

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1Abandon
recording engineer:
Matias Kupiainen (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
assistant producer:
Paavo Kurkela (engineer, producer), Kalle‐Keski Orvola and Perttu Vänskä
producer and mixer:
Matias Kupiainen
drums (drum set):
Rolf Pilve (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
electric guitar:
Matias Kupiainen (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
instruments:
Lauri Porra (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
choir vocals:
Ari "Homopomo" Sievälä (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Hepa "Waara" Waara (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Anna-Maija Jalkanen (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), James "Danger" Lascelles (born 1983) (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Jani "Liimis" Liimatainen (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Koop "the Pope" Arponen III (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Susanna Koski (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Anna-Maria Parkkinen (mezzosoprano) (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Dane Stefaniuk (from 2012-08 until 2012-10), Tipe "One Wheel" Johnson (from 2012-08 until 2012-10) and Alexa Leroux (from 2012-08 until 2012-12)
lead vocals:
Timo Kotipelto (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
produced for:
Export Metal Music Oy
recorded at:
Wolfsschanze in Sweden (keyboard) and 5by5 Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
mixed at:
5by5 Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
recording of:
Abandon (from 2012-08 until 2012-10)
lyricist:
Timo Kotipelto
composer:
Matias Kupiainen
4.54:52
2Falling Star
recording engineer:
Matias Kupiainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals, background vocals)
engineer:
Jens Johansson (from 2008-09 until 2008-12) and Matias Kupiainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
producer:
Stratovarius (Finnish power metal band) (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
mixer:
Mikko Karmila (from 2008 until 2009)
additional editor:
Perttu Vänskä (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
drums (drum set):
Jörg Michael (German drummer) (in 2008-09)
electric bass guitar:
Lauri Porra (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
guitar:
Matias Kupiainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
keyboard:
Jens Johansson (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
background vocals:
Jens Johansson (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Tipe Johnson (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Tony Kakko (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Timo Kotipelto (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Matias Kupiainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Alexi Parvainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Lauri Porra (from 2008-09 until 2008-12) and Hepa Waara (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
lead vocals:
Timo Kotipelto (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
recorded at:
Hästfittan in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (in 2008-09: drums (drum set); from 2008-09 until 2008-12: keyboard), 5by5 Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals, background vocals), 71st Street in New York, New York, United States (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: keyboard), Der Bünker (Anderslöv) in Trelleborg Municipality (Trelleborg municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: keyboard) and Kotipelto's Kitchen in Finland (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: keyboard)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2008 until 2009)
recording of:
Falling Star (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
lyricist and composer:
Lauri Porra
4:33
3Winter Skies
recording engineer:
Matias Kupiainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals, background vocals)
engineer:
Jens Johansson (from 2008-09 until 2008-12) and Matias Kupiainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
producer:
Stratovarius (Finnish power metal band) (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
mixer:
Mikko Karmila (from 2008 until 2009)
additional editor:
Perttu Vänskä (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
drums (drum set):
Jörg Michael (German drummer) (in 2008-09)
electric bass guitar:
Lauri Porra (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
guitar:
Matias Kupiainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
keyboard:
Jens Johansson (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
background vocals:
Jens Johansson (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Tipe Johnson (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Tony Kakko (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Timo Kotipelto (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Matias Kupiainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Alexi Parvainen (from 2008-09 until 2008-12), Lauri Porra (from 2008-09 until 2008-12) and Hepa Waara (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
lead vocals:
Timo Kotipelto (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
recorded at:
Hästfittan in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (in 2008-09: drums (drum set); from 2008-09 until 2008-12: keyboard), 5by5 Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: guitar, bass guitar, lead vocals, background vocals), 71st Street in New York, New York, United States (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: keyboard), Der Bünker (Anderslöv) in Trelleborg Municipality (Trelleborg municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: keyboard) and Kotipelto's Kitchen in Finland (from 2008-09 until 2008-12: keyboard)
mixed at:
Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2008 until 2009)
recording of:
Winter Skies (from 2008-09 until 2008-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jens Johansson
5:50
4Glory Days
additional recording engineer:
Matias Kupiainen (guitar, keyboard) and Perttu Vänskä (keyboard)
recording engineer:
Jens Johansson (keyboard), Leevi Kohonen (choir vocals [Värina Chamber Choir]), Matias Kupiainen (drums (drum set), guitar, lead vocals, background vocals), Jani Liimatainen (background vocals), Elmo Syrjäläinen (drums (drum set), bass guitar, background vocals, choir vocals, choir vocals [Värinä Chamber Choir], choir vocals [male choir]) and Perttu Vänskä
additional programming:
Matias Kupiainen
engineer:
Leevi Kohonen (choir vocals [Värina Chamber Choir]), Matias Kupiainen (drums (drum set)) and Elmo Syrjäläinen (drums (drum set), choir vocals [Värinä Chamber Choir])
producer and mixer:
Matias Kupiainen
assistant mixer:
Elmo Syrjäläinen
editor:
Matias Kupiainen and Elmo Syrjäläinen
bass guitar:
Lauri Porra
drums (drum set):
Rolf Pilve
guitar:
Matias Kupiainen
keyboard:
Jens Johansson
alto vocals [Kamarikuoro Värinä]:
Linnea Hartwall (alto vocal), Katriina Kalliomäki (alto vocal), Terhi Lehtiniemi, Mari Myllys (alto vocal), Anna-Leena Rönnback (alto vocal), Lara McCoy Roslof (alto vocal) and Henriikka Tavi
background vocals:
Jani Liimatainen and Elmo Syrjäläinen
bass vocals [Kamarikuoro Värinä]:
Olli Junkkari (bass vocal), Lauri Lampi (bass vocal), Leevi Mänttäri (bass vocal), Sauli Norja (bass vocal) and Seppo Ranta-aho (bass vocal)
choir vocals:
Kamarikuoro Värinä
choir vocals [Male choir]:
Petri Aho (Altaria), Rafael Castillo (choir singer), Mikko Herranen, Viljami Holopainen, Antti Lappalainen, Jani Liimatainen, Heikki Mäkäräinen (singer), Mikael Salo, Ari Sievälä, Anssi Stenberg (vocalist (Stratovarius, Thunderstone)) and Hepa Waara
soprano vocals [Kamarikuoro Värinä]:
Sirkku Hanski (soprano), Reeta Holma (soprano), Aino Launis (soprano), Meri Liimatainen (soprano), Susanna Moliski (soprano), Onerva Oja (soprano), Chrisu Ruth (soprano), Kanerva Sunila (soprano) and Sonya Volynets (soprano)
tenor vocals [Kamarikuoro Värinä]:
Martti Anttila (tenor), Petri Juujärvi (tenor), Antti Mäkinen (tenor), Eric Nguyen (tenor), Santtu Repo (tenor), Ville Rissanen (tenor), Aki Vähä (tenor) and Mikko Vepsäläinen (tenor)
vocals:
Timo Kotipelto
chorus master:
Noora Hirn
choir vocals arranger:
Perttu Vänskä
orchestrator:
Perttu Vänskä
additionally recorded at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (guitar)
recorded at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (bass guitar), Finnvox (Finnvox Studios) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (drums (drum set), choir vocals [Värinä Chamber Choir]), High and Loud Studios (guitar, lead vocals, background vocals), Moon Path Alpha (keyboard) and Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (choir vocals [Male Choir])
mixed at:
5 by 5 Studio in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland and Estudio Eiffel in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
recording of:
Glory Days
lyricist:
Jens Johansson, Timo Kotipelto and Matias Kupiainen
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