Swallow The Sun "Hope"

Hope is the third album by Finnish melodic death metal / doom metal band Swallow the Sun. It was released February 7, 2007.

The Horror Series continues from this album, also being on The Morning Never Came, New Moon & Emerald Forest and the Blackbird.

The Limited Edition version includes "These Low lands" a Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus cover that is originally named "Alavilla mailla", Swallow the Sun translated the song into English for this version.

Videos have been made for "Don't Fall Asleep (Horror Pt. 2)" and "Doomed to Walk the Earth".

2xLP released by Garden of Exile Records limited to 500 copies (100 copies on green/black vinyl, 150 copies on green vinyl and 250 copies on black vinyl). All of which were pressed on 180 grams heavyweight vinyl.

There is also a promotional version of this album with a completely different artwork and the limited edition digipak bonus song as a hidden track. Released by Spinefarm on CD in cardsleeve.

Produced by Swallow the Sun and Sami Kokko.
Recorded at Seawolf Studios, Helsinki during 11.9.2006-8.10.2006.
Mastered at Finnvox Studios.
All songs composed by Juha Raivio except "The Empty Skies" by Aleksi Munter.
Lyrics by Juha Raivio (tracks 1, 3-5), Mikko Kotamäki (tracks 2, 7, 8) and Aleksi Munter (track 6).
All arrangements by Swallow the Sun except vocal lines on track 3 by Jonas Renkse.

Keyboards partially recorded, engineered and orchestrated by Hannu Honkonen and Aleksi Munter at Studio Karate.