The Beginning of Times
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| Released | 25 May 2011 (FI) 27 May 2011 (EU) June 7, 2011 (US) | |||
| Recorded | January 2011 | |||
| Studio | Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki, Marco's CockPit, Kuopio | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, melodic death metal, gothic metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 54:42 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Marko Hietala (vocals), Amorphis | |||
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The Beginning of Times is the tenth studio album by Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis, released on 25 May 2011 in Finland, 27 May in Europe and 7 June in the United States. Like previous Amorphis albums, The Beginning of Times, is a concept album. The central character of the songs is Väinämöinen, described by the band as "the iconic hero of Finnish mythology".