Released 20 years ago
Before the Bleeding Sun
Eternal Tears of Sorrow · 2006
43 min · 9 tracks · melodic death metal
A sweeping blend of melodic death metal and symphonic elements that evokes both beauty and darkness.
Top tracks — play these first
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Sweet Lilith of My Dreams — This track opens the album with an enticing mix of haunting melodies and aggressive riffs, setting the tone for the intricate arrangements that follow.
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Red Dawn Rising — Offering a powerful chorus intertwined with symphonic elements, this song exemplifies the band's ability to create dramatic contrasts between melody and heaviness.
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Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act I: Before the Bleeding Sun) — This epic closer blends narrative lyrics with complex musical passages, showcasing the band's orchestral flair while encapsulating the thematic essence of the album.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album effectively merges melodic death metal with symphonic elements, showcasing strong craftsmanship and composition.
What we noticed
- The album features orchestral arrangements that intertwine with heavy guitar riffs, creating a dynamic contrast between melodic and aggressive sections.
- Several tracks incorporate clean vocals alongside growled vocals, enhancing the emotional range of the music.
- The final track is notably longer than the others, allowing for an expansive conclusion that blends various musical themes presented earlier in the album.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- layered, dense sonic textures
- atmospheric background focus
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Before the Bleeding Sun is Eternal Tears of Sorrow's fourth studio album, released in 2006. This album followed their critically acclaimed 2001 release, Chaotic Beauty, and marked a significant evolution in their sound, integrating more orchestral arrangements and complexity. By this time, the band had established themselves as a prominent act within the Finnish metal scene.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Amorphis· Insomnium· Swallow the Sun
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Sweet Lilith of My Dreams 4:50
- 2 Another Me 3:52
- 3 Red Dawn Rising 5:06
- 4 Upon the Moors 4:47
- 5 Sakura No Rei 2:12
- 6 Sinister Rain 5:40
- 7 Lost Rune of Thunder 4:03
- 8 Tar Still Flows 3:55
- 9 Angelheart, Ravenheart (Act I: Before the Bleeding Sun) 8:40
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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