When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light

When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light is the seventh studio album by Finnish extreme metal band Swallow the Sun. It was released on January 25, 2019, by Century Media. The album deals directly with the death of Juha Raivio's partner, the singer Aleah Stanbridge.[6] It is their shortest studio album release to date, and also the first to have a much more prominent emphasis on clean vocals.

When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light
Studio album by
Swallow the Sun
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2019
GenrePost-metal, gothic metal, black metal, doom metal[1]
Length52:26
LabelCentury Media
ProducerJaani Peuhu, Juha Raivio
Swallow the Sun chronology
Songs from the North I, II & III
(2015)		 When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light
(2019)
Singles from When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light
  1. "Upon the Water"
    Released: January 7, 2019
  2. "Firelights"
    Released: January 18, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Laut.de[2]
Metal.de8/10[3]
Metal Hammer[4]
Rock Hard8.0/10[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Juha Raivio, except where noted.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."When a Shadow Is Forced into the Light" 7:26
2."The Crimson Crown" 7:56
3."Firelights" 5:40
4."Upon the Water" 6:16
5."Stone Wings" 6:55
6."Clouds on Your Side"Raivio, Mikko Kotamäki, Aleah Stanbridge4:46
7."Here on the Black Earth" 5:38
8."Never Left" 7:49
Total length:52:26

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 63
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 195
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 159
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 38

References
  1. "Swallow the Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  2. "SWALLOW THE SUN – When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light album review". Laut.de (in German). 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-21.
  3. "Swallow the Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light album review". Metal.de (in German). 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  4. "Swallow the Sun - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light album review". Metal Hammer. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  5. "SWALLOW THE SUN - When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light". Rock Hard (in German). 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
  6. "Swallow The Sun: release first single "Upon The Water" of new album "When A Shadow Is Forced Into The Light"". Century Media. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  10. "Swallow the Sun: When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  12. "Swisscharts.com – Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow Is Forced Into the Light". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 15, 2019.



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