SWALLOW THE SUN - Emerald Forest And The Blackbird Digi-CD

Comes in a 6-panel Digisleeve with fold-out booklet.

Emerald Forest and the Blackbird is the fifth full length album from Finnish melodic death/doom metal band Swallow the Sun. There are 10 songs here, totaling about 67 minutes. It is an album that will surely divide fans, as overall this is quite the departure from previous works. Some will call this a sellout album, the songs are mainstream sounding, or something along those lines. But if you keep an open mind, there is plenty to enjoy. If you are like me, you may find this album to be just as epic as their other records.

This is the band’s most melodic outing. There are acoustic guitars, 3 songs with female vocals, and most songs contain a lot of clean/acoustic guitar playing with Mikko Kotamaki singing as opposed to growling/screaming.