Dreams of Endless War

{{Infobox album

| name = Dreams of Endless War

| type = studio

| artist = Norther

| cover = Dreams of Endless War (musical album).jpg

| alt =

| released = 18 July 2002

| recorded = August 2001 at Sundi Coop Studios, Savonlinna

| venue =

| studio =

| genre =

Melodic death metal
power metal{{Cite web|title=Metalstorm - Norther - Dreams Of Endless War|url=https://metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=257}}

| length = 43:28
46:30 (with bonus track)

| label = Spinefarm

| producer = Tuomo "jäänksmä tälläseks" Valtonen

| prev_title = Warlord

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Mirror of Madness

| next_year = 2003

}}

Dreams of Endless War is the debut album by the Finnish melodic death metal band Norther. It was released on 18 July 2002 by Spinefarm Records. The songs; "Victorious One" and "Endless War" are demo songs from Warlord, while the song "Warlord" from the demo was renamed as "Endless War" and are identical tracks. "Released" was released as a single and made into a music video.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = Darkest Time

| lyrics1 = Tuomas Planman

| music1 = Petri Lindroos, Kristian Ranta

| length1 = 6:10

| title2 = Last Breath

| lyrics2 = Lindroos

| music2 = Lindroos, Ranta

| length2 = 5:01

| title3 = Released

| lyrics3 = Ranta

| music3 = Ranta, Lindroos

| length3 = 4:08

| title4 = Endless War

| lyrics4 = Ranta

| music4 = Lindroos, Korpas

| length4 = 6:49

| title5 = Dream

| lyrics5 = Lindroos

| music5 = Lindroos, Ranta

| length5 = 4:34

| title6 = Victorious One

| lyrics6 = Lindroos, Ranta

| music6 = Lindroos, Korpas

| length6 = 5:44

| title7 = Nothing Left

| lyrics7 = Ranta

| music7 = Ranta, Lindroos

| length7 = 4:22

| title8 = The Last Night

| music8 = Planman, Ranta

| length8 = 2:18

| title9 = Final Countdown

| lyrics9 = Joey Tempest

| music9 = Tempest

| note9 = Europe cover

| length9 = 4:22

| title10 = Youth Gone Wild

| lyrics10 = Rachel Bolan

| music10 = Bolan, Dave Sabo

| note10 = Skid Row cover Japanese Bonus Track

| length10 = 3:02

}}

Videography

The album features a video for the song "Released", which can be viewed [https://web.archive.org/web/20070627015229/http://www.metalfromfinland.com/Norther/videos#108 here].

Credits

=Norther=

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

=Other=

Mixed in October 2001 at Finnvox Studios by Mikko Karmila.
Mastered in October 2001 at Finnvox Studios by Mika "Mikä" Jussila.
Photos by Toni Härkönen.
Illustration and logo by "tree-dwelling goblin" Janne Pitkänen.

References

{{AllMusic | class= album| id=mw0000464038| label= Dreams of Endless War | accessdate= 3 May 2021}}

External links

[http://www.norther.net Official Norther website]

Category:2002 debut albums

Category:Norther albums