Amaranthe (album)

Amaranthe is the debut album by the Swedish band Amaranthe. The album was released April 13, 2011 (digital download 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.

Amaranthe
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	Power metal, metalcore, melodic death metal
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
"Hunger" Released: March 1, 2011 "Rain" Released: June 13, 2011 "Amaranthine" Released: July 27, 2011 "1.000.000 Lightyears" Released: May 21, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jukebox: Metal	[2]
Global Domination	[3]
Sea of Tranquility	[4]

Track listing

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

Deluxe Edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
13.	"Breaking Point"	Mörck, Lundberg, Ryd, Solveström	Mörck, Ryd	3:41
14.	"A Splinter in My Soul"	Mörck, Lundberg, Solveström	Mörck, Lundberg	3:42
Total length:				50:19

Special US Edition

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Breaking Point"	3:41
14.	"A Splinter in My Soul"	3:44
15.	"Amaranthine" (acoustic)	3:09
16.	"Leave Everything Behind" (Power rock acoustic version)	3:18
Total length:		56:46

Notes

• On streaming services and digital stores, "Rain" is alternatively titled "It's All About Me".[7][8]

DVD

Music videos

• Hunger
• Amaranthine

Extras

• Behind the Scenes - The Making of Hunger
• 2011 European Tour Documentary
• Album Recording Studio Diaries

Personnel

Amaranthe

• Elize Ryd - clean vocals (female)
• Jake E. Lundberg - clean vocals (male)
• Andreas Solveström - harsh vocals
• Olof Mörck - guitars, keyboards
• Johan Andreassen - bass
• Morten Løwe Sørensen - drums

Additional musicians

• Elias Holmlid - keyboards and arrangements on track 6
• Pagaard Wolff - additional guitar on track 6

Production

• Jacob Hansen - producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
• Olof Mörck - co-producer, mixing
• Jeppe Andersson - co-producer

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Finnish Albums Chart[6]	16
Japanese Albums Chart[9]	39
Swedish Albums Chart[5]	35

Release history

Country	Date
Europe	13 April 2011[10]
Japan	8 June 2011
United States	6 November 2012

References

1. 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. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
4. Jensen, Kim. "Amaranthe: Amaranthe". Sea of Tranquility.org. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
5. "Amaranthe - Amaranthe (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
6. "Amaranthe - Amaranthe (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
7. "It's All About Me (Rain), a song by Amaranthe". Spotify. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
8. "It's All About Me (Rain)". YouTube. December 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
9. "Amaranthe Deluxe Edition - Amaranthe" (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
10. "Amaranthe Comments On Release Of Debut Full-Length Album". February 16, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011.