Amaranthe (album)

Amaranthe
Amaranthe debut album cover art
Studio album by Amaranthe
Released April 13, 2011 (2011-04-13)
Recorded Jacob Hansen Studios, Ribe, Denmark, 6 October-4 December 2010
Amaranthe Metalmedia Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden (additional recordings)
Genre Melodic death metal, power metal, power pop[1]
Length 42:56
Label Spinefarm
Producer Jacob Hansen, Jeppe Andersson, Olof Mörck
Amaranthe chronology
Leave Everything Behind
(2009)
Amaranthe
(2011)
The Nexus
(2013)
Singles from Amaranthe
  1. "Hunger"
    Released: February 28, 2011
  2. "It's All About Me (Rain)"
    Released: June 13, 2011
  3. "Amaranthine"
    Released: September 26, 2011
  4. "1.000.000 Lightyears"
    Released: May 23, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Jukebox: Metal[2]
Global Domination[3]
Sea of Tranquility[4]

Amaranthe is the debut album by the Swedish band Amaranthe. The album was released April 13, 2011 (iTunes release: April 11, 2011) and reached No. 35 on Swedish[5] and No. 16 on the Finnish Charts.[6] It also topped the Japanese Import charts beating Lady Gaga. A deluxe edition was released in October 2011, featuring two bonus tracks and a DVD.

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Leave Everything Behind"  Olof Mörck, Jake E. LundbergMörck, Lundberg 3:19
2. "Hunger"  Mörck, Lundberg, Andreas SolveströmMörck, Lundberg, Elize Ryd, Solveström 3:13
3. "1.000.000 Lightyears"  Mörck, Lundberg, Ryd, SolveströmMörck, Ryd 3:16
4. "Automatic"  Mörck, Lundberg, Ryd, SolveströmMörck, Ryd 3:26
5. "My Transition"  Mörck, LundbergMörck 3:50
6. "Amaranthine"  Mörck, Lundberg, SolveströmMörck, Lundberg 3:30
7. "It's All About Me (Rain)"  Mörck, LundbergMörck, Lundberg 3:45
8. "Call Out My Name"  Mörck, LundbergMörck, Lundberg 3:17
9. "Enter the Maze"  Mörck, LundbergMörck, Lundberg 4:05
10. "Director's Cut"  Mörck, LundbergMörck, Lundberg 4:44
11. "Act of Desperation"  MörckMörck, Ryd 3:05
12. "Serendipity"  Mörck, Lundberg, Ryd, SolveströmMörck, Ryd 3:26

DVD

Music videos

Extras

Personnel

Amaranthe

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Finnish Albums Chart[6] 16
Japanese Albums Chart[7] 39
Swedish Albums Chart[5] 35

Release history

Country Date
Europe 13 April 2011[8]
Japan 8 June 2011
United States 6 November 2012

References

  1. 1 2 Collar, Matt. "Amaranthe - Amaranthe review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  2. Donovan, James. "Amaranthe - Amaranthe". Jukebox Metal.com. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  3. Philipson, K. "Amaranthe: Amaranthe". Global Domination.se. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  4. Jensen, Kim. "Amaranthe: Amaranthe". Sea of Tranquility.org. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  5. 1 2 "Amaranthe - Amaranthe (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  6. 1 2 "Amaranthe - Amaranthe (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
  7. "Amaranthe Deluxe Edition - Amaranthe" (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  8. "Amaranthe Comments On Release Of Debut Full-Length Album". February 16, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
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