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Label:	Roadrunner Records – RR79702
Format:	CD , Album CD , Album All Media , Collector's Edition
Country:	Australia
Released:	Sep 29, 2007
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Symphonic Metal

Tracklist

1-1	The Poet And The Pendulum Cello [Solo] – Martin Loveday	13:53
1-2	Bye Bye Beautiful	4:15
1-3	Amaranth	3:51
1-4	Cadence Of Her Last Breath	4:15
1-5	Master ion Greed	5:58
1-6	Eva	4:26
1-7	Sahara	5:46
1-8	Whoever Brings The Night Music By – Emppu Vuorinen	4:16
1-9	For The Heart I Once Had Whistle [Solo] – Andy Findon*	3:56
1-10	The Islander Music By – Marco Hietala Violin [Solo] – Gavin Wright*	5:06
1-11	Last Of The Wilds	5:41
1-12	Seven Days To The Wolves Music By – Marco Hietala	7:03
1-13	Meadows Of Heaven	7:10
1-14	Reach (Amaranth Demo Version)	3:52
	Orchestral Versions
2-1	The Poet And The Pendulum Cello [Solo] – Martin Loveday
2-2	Bye Bye Beautiful	13:54
2-3	Amaranth	4:14
2-4	Cadence Of Her Last Breath	3:51
2-5	Master ion Greed	4:14
2-6	Eva	6:02
2-7	Sahara	4:25
2-8	Whoever Brings The Night Music By – Emppu Vuorinen	5:47
2-9	For The Heart I Once Had Whistle [Solo] – Andy Findon*	4:17
2-10	The Islander Music By – Marco Hietala Violin [Solo] – Gavin Wright*	3:56
2-11	Last Of The Wilds	5:05
2-12	Seven Days To The Wolves Music By – Marco Hietala	5:40
2-13	Meadows Of Heaven	7:04

Companies, etc.

Licensed From – Scene Nation Oy
Licensed To – The All Blacks B.V.
Record Company – Roadrunner Records Australia
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Scene Nation Oy
Copyright © – Scene Nation Oy
Manufactured By – Warner Music Australia
Distributed By – Warner Music Australia
Pressed By – SM – 6171072708
Pressed By – SM – 6171072808
Published By – WB Music Corp.
Published By – Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH
Published By – Potoska Publishing Ltd. Oy
Recorded At – Petrax Studios
Recorded At – E-Major Studios
Recorded At – Finnvox
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Mixed At – Finnvox
Mastered At – Finnvox

Credits

Arranged By – Holopainen*
Arranged By [Orchestra], Orchestrated By [Orchestra], Directed By [Orchestra] – Pip Williams
Arranged By, Engineer – Kinnunen*
Artwork, Layout – Janne Pitkänen
Bass – Steve Williams*
Bass Trombone – Dave Stewart (2)
Bass, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Marco Hietala
Bassoon, Contrabassoon – Julie Andrews (2)
Cello – Anthony Lewis*
Choir – The Metro Voices*
Chorus Master – Jenny O'Grady
Cimbalom – Greg Knowles
Clarinet – Nicholas Bucknall
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Anthony Pike
Co-producer – T. Kinnunen*
Conductor – James Shearman
Contractor [Orchestra Contractor] – Isobel Griffiths
Coordinator – Leila Stacey
Drums – Jukka Nevalainen
Electronics [Soundscapes] – Jussi Tegelman
Engineer – Karmila*
Engineer [Assistant] – Sam Okell
Fiddle [Celtic] – Nollaig Casey
Flute – Andy Findon*
Flute, Piccolo Flute – Helen Keen
French Horn – Richard Watkins
Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Emppu Vuorinen
Harp – Skaila Kanga
Kantele [Electric] – Senni Eskelinen
Keyboards, Piano, Lyrics By, Art Direction – Tuomas Holopainen
Leader [Orchestra] – Perry Montague-Mason
Mastered By – Mika Jussila
Mixed By – Mikko Karmila
Music By – Tuomas Holopainen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 1-9, 1-11 to 1-14, 2-1 to 2-7, 2-9, 2-11 to 2-13)
Oboe, Cor Anglais – David Theodore
Other [Music Preparation] – Richard Ihnatowicz
Percussion – Stephen Henderson*
Photography By [Band] – Ville Akseli*
Producer – T. Holopainen*
Soprano Vocals [2nd Boy Soprano & Voice] – Tom Williams (6)
Soprano Vocals [Lead Boy Soprano] – Guy Elliott
Trombone – Richard Edwards (2)
Trumpet – Maurice Murphy
Tuba – Owen Slade
Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistle, Bodhrán – Troy Donockley
Viola – Tim Grant
Violin – Warren Zielinski
Vocals – Anette Olzon
Vocals [The Metro Voice Gospel Choir] – Tommy Blaize
Vocals [The Metro Voices] – Yona Dunsford

Notes

Recorded at:
Petrax Studios / Hollola
Legendary E. Major Studios / Kerava
Finnvox Studios / Helsinki
Abbey Road Studios / London
between September '06 - March '07.

Mixed at Finnvox, April - May '07.
Mastered at Finnvox, May '07.

Published by WB Music Corp. o/b/o Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co. KG & Potoska Publishing LTD. OY.

Orchestras, choirs and additional overdubs recorded at Abbey Road Studios London, during December 2006 and February 2007.

Issued under license to The All Blacks B.V. from Scene Nation Oy.
Roadrunner Records Australia, 10-12 Rosser St, Brunswick, Vic 3056.
℗&© 2007 Scene Nation Oy. Manufactured and distributed by Warner Music Australia.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 16861 79702 7
Barcode: 016861797027
Matrix / Runout (CD1): RR79702-1 6171072708 [SM logo]
Mastering SID Code (CD1): ifpi LR11
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 7912
Matrix / Runout (CD2): RR79702-2 6171072808 [SM logo]
Mastering SID Code (CD2): ifpi LR11
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 7912

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Dark ion Play (CD, Album, CD, Album, All Media, , Digipak)	Nuclear Blast	NB 1923-0, 27361 19230		2007
Recently Edited	Dark ion Play (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc)	Nuclear Blast	NB 1923-1, 27361 19231		2007
Recently Edited	Dark ion Play (CD, Album, CD, Album, CD, , Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered)	Nuclear Blast	NB 1923-2		2007
	Dark ion Play (CD, Album, CD, Album, All Media, , Collector's Edition, Slipcase)	Roadrunner Records	1686-179702	US	2007
	Dark ion Play (CD, Album, CD, Album, All Media, Special Edition, Digipak)	Spinefarm Records	SPI313SP, 172004-1, SPI313CD, 172003-8, 172004-3	Finland	2007