Eternal Tears of Sorrow

 Today in 1998 Eternal Tears Of Sorrow released the album Vilda Mánnu

Pudasjärvi,Finland Thrash Metal (early), Melodic Death Metal (mid), Symphonic Death Metal (later)

Status:Active

Years active: 1991-1992 (as Andromeda), 1993 (as D.W.N.), 1993-1994 (as Moshington D.C.), 1994-2003, 2005-present

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Eternal Tears Of Sorrow formed in the early nineties, with their early material being more in the death metal camp before expanding their style to move closer to gothic metal, or perhaps melodic death metal (but not the typical Swedish version of melodic death). A breakup was announced in January 2003, but two years later they announced their return, and have carried on since.

Spinefarm Records

Altti Veteläinen − vocals, bass guitar

Jarmo Puolakanaho − guitar, keyboards

Olli-Pekka Törrö − guitar, keyboards

Guest appearances

Heli Luokkala − female vocals (on tracks: 5 and 6)

1. Northern Doom (4:35)

2. Burning Flames' Embrace (4:07)

3. Goashem (3:53)

4. Scars of Wisdom (4:56)

5. Raven (In Your Eyes) (5:35)

6. Nightwind's Lullaby (5:28)

7. Vilda Mánnu (5:52)

8. Coronach (4:53)

9. Nodde Rahgam (1:12)

10. Seita (3:06)

Total Time: 43:42

Recorded and mixed at Tico-Tico in summer '98.

Tracks 2, 6 and 8 would later be re-used as bonus tracks on special editions of the 'Chaotic Beauty' album.

Vilda Mánnu is the second album by Finnish band Eternal Tears of Sorrow. It contains the band's first guest vocals (by Heli Luokkala, known from Nicepappi). It is also the last EToS album with their original line-up as one of the co-founders of the band, Olli-Pekka Törrö, left the band a few months after the release of this album.

The title of the album (as well as the name of the title song), Vilda Mánnu, is Northern Sami language. It means "Wild Moon" in English. There is also another Sami song title on the album, Goashem, which (in the form "goas'kem") is Old Sami language for "an eagle"