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Songs from the North I, II & III Image
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  • Summary: The three-disc release from the Finnish death/doom metal band features acoustic as well as death and doom metal.
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  • Record Label: Century Media
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Heavy Metal, Doom Metal, Death Metal, Scandinavian Metal, Goth Metal
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Rooms and Shadows
I walked into the room of shadows And closed the door behind me Silent walls remind me of my faults Bleeding paintings of holy colours Burnt letters... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Dec 14, 2015
    90
    While each disc stands on its own, it's the sum total that makes this a career-defining work.
  2. Kerrang!
    Dec 14, 2015
    80
    It's an epic journey, and one that both requires and repays immersion and patience. [14 Nov 2015, p.53]
  3. Dec 14, 2015
    60
    Swallow the Sun should have released this as three separate albums. The connection between the three pieces is frail, and given the relative lack of direction this is not a surprise. The album’s strengths are numerous, yet scattered, and its weaknesses are unfortunately a lot more concentrated.
  4. Dec 14, 2015
    60
    It’s not that there isn’t anything to love in Songs from the North—there’s plenty, especially on II and III. Instead, the listener is given far too much. With such excess, “too much of a good thing” though it is, diminishing returns are bound to follow.
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