Track Listing

1. Hope
2. These Hours of Despair
3. Justice of Suffering
4. Don't Fall Asleep
5. Too Cold for Tears
6. Empty Skies
7. No Light, No Hope
8. Doomed to Walk the Earth

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #133305 in Music
• Released on: 2007-03-20
• Number of discs: 1

Album Description
2007 release of the Finnish doom metal band's third full length album. It's predecessor was the first doom metal album ever to enter the pop charts in their homeland....and it actually enjoyed a six week run!

Customer Reviews

"With bleeding hearts we crawl"
After the disappointing "Ghosts of Loss" I very nearly washed my hands of this band. But then I remembered their debut album "The Morning Never Came" was magnificent Doom Metal of the highest quality and I decided to give these guys another chance. Their third album "Hope" is dark, oppressive Doom Metal that very nearly rekindles the magic of their debut release, though at times there are sections that drone on a bit too long and become boring much like their second album "Ghosts of Loss". These moments are infrequent, however, so the majority of the album is recommendable. "Hope" is solid Doom Metal, though rarely amazing, it flows along pitch black waves of rage and loss occassionally mixing the two together into a tidal surge of crushing depression.

Dark Depressive Doom Metal
This CD is one of my favs of the year...If you like your metal dark, depressing but melodic than this is the cd for you. Great Guitar melodies, Keyboards give that great dark atmosphere...Growling vox give the dark aspect of this music, and the clean vox are haunting.. production of this cd is top knotch, bass is loud and clean, guitars are most powerful and vocal tracks are simply awesome. if you are new to the doom genre than this is a "MUST HAVE" ( Katatonia, My Dying Bride Fans will like it )

No redemption for the lost souls...
Anyone who's heard "Ghosts Of Loss" or the magnificent "The Morning Never Came" should be perfectly familiar with Swallow The Sun's sound by now: dark, depressive, doom metal with some melody. "Hope" sees the band expanding on their palette with faster songs (well, for a doom band) and a greater emphasis on clean vocals.

For the most part, "Hope" is excellent. From opening title track to the final wretched notes of "Doomed To Walk The Earth", "Hope" takes you to a place where you feel, well, hopeless. The songs are absolutely drenched in atmosphere with ominous yet beautiful guitar riffs (check out the opening riff on the title track), alternating brutal death growls and clean vocals, and subtle use of keyboards. "The Justice Of Suffering" even features a stunning chorus sung by Jonas Renske of Katatonia.

While I wouldn't say it's as good as "The Morning Never Came", "Hope" is still a phenomenal album. It's more accessible than their previous works, yet it doesn't sacrifice Swallow The Sun's core sound. If you're a fan of doom metal or just metal in general, you owe it to yourself to check this out.