Tracklist
| 1 | Battle For Light |
| 2 | Mermaid |
| 3 | My Enemy |
| 4 | You I Need |
| 5 | Song Of The Sage |
| 6 | Three Words |
| 7 | Reformation |
| 8 | Soothsayer |
| 9 | On A Stranded Shore |
| 10 | Escape |
| 11 | Crack In A Stone |
| 12 | Beginning Of Time |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Sonic Pump Studios
- Recorded At – Marco's CockPit
- Mixed At – Sonic Pump Studios
- Mastered At – Chartmakers
- Copyright (c) – Nuclear Blast GmbH
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Nuclear Blast GmbH
Credits
- Arranged By – Amorphis
- Art Direction – Travis Smith
- Bass – Niclas Etelävuori
- Drums – Jan Rechberger
- Engineer – Sami Koivisto
- Flute [Additional], Clarinet [Additional], Saxophone [Additional] – Iikka Kahri
- Guitar – Esa Holopainen, Tomi Koivusaari
- Keyboards – Santeri Kallio
- Layout – Thomas Ewerhard
- Lyrics By – Pekka Kainulainen
- Mastered By – Svante Forsbäck
- Mixed By – Mikko Karmila
- Music By – Esa Holopainen (tracks: 6, 7, 11, 12), Santeri Kallio (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10), Tomi Koivusaari (tracks: 3. 8)
- Photography By – Stefan De Batselier
- Producer – Amorphis
- Producer [Vocals] – Marco Hietala
- Translated By [Lyrics] – Erkki Virta
- Vocals – Tomi Joutsen
- Vocals [Additional Female] – Netta Dahlberg
- Vocals [Additional Male] – Savotta Choir
Notes
Recorded at Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki and Marco's CockPit, Kuopio.Mixed at Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki between September 2010 - February 2011.
℗+© 2011 Nuclear Blast GmbH
Comes with folded paper OBI that fills the whole back cover.
CD has different matrix area than the European releases. Also, the manufacturer and distributor are not noted on the back cover and there is a small catalog# variation on the CDs matrix and OBI.
Category "NB2674-2" is printed on the OBI and inside the CD matrix area. Back cover paper has the standard Nuclear Blast Categorys "NB 2674-2" (on the back cover) and "27361 26742" (on the spines).
No printed track durations.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 7 27361 26742 1
- Matrix / Runout: (A35909X012 0056191) NB2674-2 c1105812
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LR46
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 9W12
- Label Code: LC 07027
- Rights Society: GEMA
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| none | Amorphis | The Beginning Of Times (13xFile, MP3, Album, 320) | Nuclear Blast | none | US | 2011 |
| IROND CD 11-1785 | Amorphis | The Beginning Of Times (CD, Album, Ltd) | Irond | IROND CD 11-1785 | Russia | 2011 |
| none | Amorphis | The Beginning Of Times (LP, Album, RE) | Nuclear Blast | none | Europe | 2018 |
| SR0645 | Amorphis | The Beginning Of Times (CD, Album) | Scarecrow Records | SR0645 | Mexico | 2011 |
| NBR 0196 | Amorphis | The Beginning Of Times (CD, Album, Ltd) | Laser Company Records | NBR 0196 | Brazil | 2011 |
