Taival

Taival
Studio album by Stam1na
Released	12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)
Studio	SF Sound, Lehmo
Genre	Progressive metal thrash metal
Length	40:59
Label	Sakara
Producer	Janne Joutsenniemi
Stam1na chronology
Elokuutio (2016) Taival (2018) Novus Ordo Mundi (2021)

Taival (translation: Journey) is the eighth studio album by Finnish band Stam1na, released on 12 October 2018. Just like with the previous album, it was produced by Janne Joutsenniemi and mixed by Jens Bogren.[1] It debuted at number one on The Official Finnish Charts.

Stam1na promoted the album with a tour of Finland, called the Haloo Lemi tour, from October to December 2018.

Background

On 5 September 2018, the band published the track listing and shared the cover art. Before releasing the album, they released three singles: "Elämänlanka" on 16 May 2018,[2] "Enkelinmurskain" on 7 September, and "Gaian lapsi" on 11 October. The band's lyricist Antti Hyyrynen described the album as "wander[ing] through the big topics of a human's life" and speaking "of the unachievable nature of life".[3]

Track listing

1. "Hyvää yötä" – "Good Night" (Antti Hyyrynen) - 2:31
2. "Solar" (Pekka Olkkonen) – 3:55
3. "Elämänlanka" - "Lifeline" (Hyyrynen[4]) – 3:30
4. "Enkelinmurskain" - "Angel Crusher" (Olkkonen) – 4:12
5. "Gaian lapsi" - "Gaia's Child" (featuring Anna Eriksson) (Hyyrynen) – 3:20
6. "Metsästäjä I: Metsästäjä" - "Hunter I: Hunter" (Olkkonen) – 2:59
7. "Metsästäjä II: Ero" - "Hunter II: Separation" (Olkkonen) – 2:27
8. "Metsästäjä II: Ylösalainen" - "Hunter III: Upside Down" (Olkkonen) – 2:34
9. "Sudet tulevat" - "The Wolves Are Coming" (featuring Björgvin Sigurðsson) (Kai-Pekka Kangasmäki) – 3:19
10. "Merivälimatka" - "Sea Voyage" (a play-on-words; "Välimeri" refers to the Mediterranean Sea) (Hyyrynen) – 5:00
11. "Kannoin sinut läpi hiljaisen huoneen" - "I Carried You Through a Silent Room" (Olkkonen) – 3:53
12. "Kajo" - "Shimmer" (Emil Lähteenmäki) – 3:19

Personnel

Stam1na

• Antti Hyyrynen – vocals, guitar
• Kai-Pekka Kangasmäki – bass guitar, secondary vocals
• Emil Lähteenmäki – keyboard
• Pekka Olkkonen – guitar
• Teppo Velin – drums

Guest musicians

• Anna Eriksson – vocals on "Gaian lapsi"
• Björgvin Sigurðsson (Skálmöld) – vocals on "Sudet tulevat"
• Eetu Klemetti – kampiliira on "Kajo"
• Janne Joutsenniemi – secondary vocals on "Merivälimatka"
• Zaani, Arttu Leppänen, Joonas Kaselius & Lauri Mäntynen (Nerve End) – background vocals

Charts

Chart performance for Taival

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	1

References

1. Meriläinen, Mikko (8 August 2018). "Oletteko valmiita kahdeksanteen Stam1na-levyyn? Taival saapuu pian, ja kiertuettakin pukkaa". Soundi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
2. "Elämänlanka-single 16.5. ja kiertue Japaniin". stam1na.com (in Finnish). 17 April 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
3. "Stam1na julkaisi uuden singlen ja musiikkivideon 'Enkelinmurskain'". Metalliluola (in Finnish). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
4. "'Kampesin sängystä bussin alakertaan, tuijotin maisemaa ja itkin' – Antti Hyyrynen kertoo Stam1nan Elämänlanka-singlen syntyhetkistä". Soundi (in Finnish). 13 June 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
5. "Stam1na: Taival" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 5 February 2021.