Aion (CMX album)
Aion (2003) is an album by the Finnish rock group CMX. The word Aion (or Aeon) is Ancient Greek for "age, life-force" and also a Finnish verb form meaning "I intend (to do something)".
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| Released | November 11, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | August 17 – October 17, 2003 at Inkfish Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 49:41 | |||
| Label | Herodes/EMI | |||
| Producer | Rake, Janne Halmkrona and A.W. Yrjänä | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Desibeli.net |   [1] |
| Nyt | [2] |
| Rockmusica.net |  [3] |
| Soundi | [4] |
| Sue Magazine | [5] |
The album is regarded as something of a concept album by the band and listeners alike; a common theme throughout the songs is the concept of the devil and how this concept manifests itself in the mortal world.
The album was placed at #50 in Finnish rock magazine Soundi's list of "50 most remarkable Finnish rock albums of all time".
Track listing
All songs written by CMX with lyrics by A. W. Yrjänä.
- "Pirunnyrkki" – 3:19 ("Devil's Fist")
- "Sielunvihollinen" – 4:00 ("Satan", lit. "Enemy of the Soul")
- "Melankolia" – 4:12 ("Melancholy")
- "Fysiikka ei kestä" – 4:53 ("Physics Will Not Last")
- "Palvelemaan konetta" – 3:52 ("To Serve a Machine")
- "Kuoleman risteyksestä kolme virstaa pohjoiseen" – 5:42 ("Three Versts North from the Crossing of Death")
- "Kyyn pimeä puoli" – 3:17 ("Dark Side of the Viper")
- "Sivu paholaisen päiväkirjasta" – 4:12 ("Page from the Devil's Diary")
- "Nahkasiipi" – 4:20 ("Leather Wing")
- "Ensimmäinen saattaja" – 5:42 ("First Escort")
- "Hautalinnut" – 6:12 ("Grave Birds")
Personnel
- A. W. Yrjänä – vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, producer
- Janne Halmkrona – guitar, bass guitar, trumpet, Rhodes piano, glockenspiel, backing vocals, producer
- Timo Rasio – guitars, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Tuomas Peippo – drums, percussion
- Rake – producer, engineer, mixing, programming, keyboards
- Anna-Leena Haikola, Janne Ahvenainen, Kati Kiraly, Marja-Sisko Lahti, Riikka Lampinen, Maija Juuti, Lotta Poijärvi, Siiri Rasta – strings
- Pauli Saastamoinen – mastering
- Ari Talusén – photography
- Olga Poppius – photography
- Sami Fiander – sleeve design
- Gabi Hakanen – executive producer
References
- link
- November, 2003 Archived January 18, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- link
- December, 2003 Archived 2006-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
- November, 2003
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