Till Death Unites Us

Infobox Album |
Name = Till Death Unites Us
Type = studio
Artist = Norther


Released = January 25, 2006
Recorded = July - September, 2005 Studio Fredman, Goteborg, Sweden
Genre = Melodic death metal
Length = 46:04
64:34 (with bonus tracks)
Producer = Fredrik Nordström
Label = flagicon|FIN Spinefarm
flagicon|USA Universal
Reviews =
* The Metal Observer Rating-10|7 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=9639 link]
* Metal-Rules Rating|4|5 [http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?band=norther&album=&post_by=&rating=&month=&year=&letter=&pos=2 link]
* Metal Storm (8.0/10) [http://www.metalstorm.ee/pub/review.php?review_id=630 link]
* Metal Underground Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.metalunderground.com/reviews/details.cfm?releaseid=213 link]
Last album = "Solution 7"
(2005)
This album = "Till Death Unites Us"
(2006)
Next album = "No Way Back"
(2007)

"Till Death Unites Us" is the fourth full-length studio album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Norther. It was released on January 25, 2006 through Spinefarm Records. The album has no cover song, while most if not all releases include a cover song. This release marks their first studio album to not include one. The song; "Scream" was released as a CD single.

Track listing

# "Throwing My Life Away" – 3:08
# "Drowning" – 3:47
# "Norther" – 3:41
# "Everything" – 4:32
# "Evil Ladies" – 3:37
# "Omen" – 4:27
# "Scream" – 4:19
# "Fuck You" – 2:03
# "Alone in the End" – 4:09
# "Die" – 2:23
# "Wasted Years" – 5:01
# "The End of Our Lives" – 3:34

Japanese Bonus Tracks
# "Day Zero" – 3:11
# "YDKS" (You Don't Know Shit) – 3:44
# "Hellhole" – 3:45
# "Thorn" – 3:32
# "Chasm" (Remix) – 4:18(These tracks are taken from "Solution 7")

Charts

Credits

Band members

* Petri Lindroos − vocals, guitar
* Kristian Ranta − guitar, vocals
* Toni Hallio − drums
* Jukka Koskinen − bass
* Tuomas Planman − keyboards, synthesizers

Individual composers and lyrics

Composers
* J. Koskinen − (track: 1)
* P. Lindroos − (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 8)
* K. Ranta − (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
* T. Planman − (tracks: no tracks composed by this musician within the album)Lyricists
* J. Koskinen − (tracks: 1, 6, 12)
* P. Lindroos − (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 8)
* K. Ranta − (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 9, 11)
* T. Planman − (track: 10)

Other

* Heikki Saari joined the band after the album was recorded.
* Toni Hallio recorded the drum parts before leaving.
* The name "Omen" has nothing to do with the song's lyrics. It is called this because the band thought the intro sounded like the song "Nemo" by Nightwish.
* "Nemo" backwards is "Omen".
* The song "Wasted Years" is dedicated to Kristian Ranta's brother Pete who passed away around the time of writing/recording.
* The lyrics for the song "Norther" are composed of almost every past song title from each Norther album.
* Recorded and mixed at Studio Fredman in Goteborg, Sweden from July to September 2005.
* Mastered at Chartmaker Studios in Helsinki, Finland in November 2005 by Svante Forsback.
* Design and illustrations by [http://www.killustrations.com Killustrations.com] [ [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=100481 Encyclopaedia Metallum - Norther - Till Death Unites Us ] ]

External links

* Track composers/lyricists and album chart position found at the [http://www.norther.net/ Official Norther website]
* Information on the recording studio found in an [http://tartareandesire.com/interviews/norther1.html interview with Petri Lindroos and Jukka Koskinen.]
* [http://www.metalfromfinland.com/Norther/albums#76 Till Death Unites Us] on metalfromfinland Site
* Cover design on [http://www.killustrations.com Killustrations.com]

References