Where Twilight Dwells

Where Twilight Dwells
Studio album by Midnattsol
Released	31 January 2005
Recorded	Mastersound Studios, Fellbach, Germany, 2003 – 2004; SAD Studio (keyboards)
Genre	Gothic metal, folk metal
Length	51:17
Language	English, Norwegian
Label	Napalm
Producer	Alexander Krull, Midnattsol
Midnattsol chronology

Where Twilight Dwells is the debut full-length studio album by the German symphonic/folk metal band Midnattsol. It was released on 31 January 2005 through Napalm Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Storm	[1]

Background

Where Twilight Dwells is a continuation of their 2003 demo Midnattsol (released only in Germany), from which takes its two songs in form re-recorded and renamed, as well as its ghostly cover art illustrated by Ingo Römling. The rest of the album includes nine previously unreleased and original songs, composed mainly by their lead singer Carmen Elise Espenæs.

The sound is essentially Gothic metal with influences from folk metal, or "Nordic folk metal" in the own words of the band, because of the folk elements in their music and occasional Norwegian lyrics.[2] Their lyrics are largely based on Norwegian folk tales.

The lyrics and main melody of the song "Tapt av håp" is taken from Edvard Grieg's classical piece Solveig's Song.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Carmen Elise Espenæs, except for "Lament", by Christian Hector and "Tapt Av Håp", written by Henrik Ibsen.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Another Return"	Daniel Droste, Espenæs, Hector & Midnattsol	5:03
2.	"Lament"	Droste, Hector & Midnattsol	4:07
3.	"Unpayable Silence"	Droste, Espenæs & Midnattsol	5:04
4.	"Haunted"	Hector, Chris Merzinsky & Midnattsol	3:24
5.	"Desolation"	Midnattsol	4:22
6.	"Enlightenment"	Droste, Espenæs, Hector & Midnattsol	4:07
7.	"Tårefall" ("Tearfall")	Droste, Espenæs	4:23
8.	"Infinite Fairytale"	Midnattsol	4:46
9.	"På Leting" ("Searching")	Espenæs, Christian Fütterer, Hector & Midnattsol	4:07
10.	"Dancing With The Midnight Sun"	Espenæs, Daniel Fischer, Hector, Merzinsky & Midnattsol	3:58
11.	"Tapt Av Håp" ("The Loss of Hope")	Edvard Grieg, intro and outro by Droste & Midnattsol	7:56
Total length:			51:17

The songs "Dancing with the Midnight Sun" and "Desolation" are re-recorded and renamed versions of 2003 Midnattsol demo songs "Dancing in the Midnight Sun" and "Desolate".

Personnel

Midnattsol

Carmen Elise Espenæs – Vocals
Birgit Öllbrunner – Bass
Daniel Droste – Guitars, Acoustic Guitars
Christian Hector – Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Mouth Harp
Daniel Fischer – Keyboards
Chris Merzinsky – Drums

Production

Alexander Krull - producer, engineering, mixing, mastering
Martin Schmidt, Mathias Röderer, Thorsten Bauer - assistant engineers
Stephan Adolph - keyboards recording engineer
Birgit Öllbrunner, Chris Merzinsky - mixing
Fabian Ritter - artwork design and layout
Daniel Fischer, Bernd Hector - photography (landscape)
Katja Piolka - photography (cover)
Jens Howorka - photography (band)
Ingo Römling - cover art

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References

"Midnattsol - Where Twilight Dwells". Metal Storm. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2014.

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[1] "Midnattsol - Where Twilight Dwells". Metal Storm. 25 January 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2014.