The Forest Seasons

The Forest Seasons
Studio album by Wintersun
Released	July 21, 2017 [1]
Studio	Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, Finland
Genre	Melodic death metal, power metal, symphonic black metal
Length	54:00
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Wintersun
Wintersun chronology

The Forest Seasons is the third studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Wintersun. It was released on July 21, 2017 via Nuclear Blast.[2] The band cited Antonio Vivaldi's violin concerto The Four Seasons as an inspiration for the album title.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jari Mäenpää.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Awaken from the Dark Slumber (Spring)" Part I: "The Dark Slumber" Part II: "The Awakening"	14:40
2.	"The Forest That Weeps (Summer)"	12:18
3.	"Eternal Darkness (Autumn)" Part I: "Haunting Darkness" Part II: "The Call of the Dark Dream" Part III: "Beyond the Infinite Universe" Part IV: "Death"	14:08
4.	"Loneliness (Winter)"	12:54
Total length:		54:00

Credits:[3]

Jari Mäenpää – lead vocals, all instruments, samples and orchestrations (Credited as Winter)
Teemu Mäntysaari – backing vocals, growling shouts, choirs (Credited as Spring)
Jukka Koskinen – low growling vocals, backing vocals, choirs (Credited as Autumn)

Produced by Jari Mäenpää
Music: Jari Mäenpää
Lyrics: Jari Mäenpää
All arrangements by Jari Mäenpää
Vocals: Jari Mäenpää
Additional low growling vocals: Jukka Koskinen
Additional growling shouts: Teemu Mäntysaari
3-man Choir on the 'Awaken From The Dark Slumber (Spring)' by Jari Mäenpää, Teemu Mäntysaari and Jukka Koskinen
Guitars, drums, bass, synthesizers, samples, and orchestrations: Jari Mäenpää
Engineer: Jari Mäenpää
Recorded by Jari Mäenpää
Mixed by Jari Mäenpää
Mastered by Jari Mäenpää
Album cover: Gyula Havancsák and Jari Mäenpää (hjules.com)
Album booklet and photos: Jari Mäenpää
Wintersun logo: Ritual (nucleart.com)

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	124
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6]	170
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8]	14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	16

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WINTERSUN - start crowdfunding, "The Forest Seasons" available for pre-order now! Retrieved March 16, 2017
Wintersun reveal track list and concept of "The Forest Seasons"! Nuclear Blast on Facebook.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
"Austriancharts.at – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
"Ultratop.be – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
"Ultratop.be – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
"Wintersun: The Forest Seasons" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
"Swisscharts.com – Wintersun – The Forest Seasons". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 3, 2017.

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