From These Wounds is the fourth studio album by the Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 doom metal

Doom metal

Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

 band Funeral

Funeral (band)

Funeral are a Norwegian funeral doom band formed in 1991 by Thomas Angell and Anders Eek; soon afterward, Einar Frederiksen joined as bassist and songwriter and Christian Loos joined as guitarist...

. The Norwegian digipak version is limited and comes with the bonus track "Breathing Through You", which is originally written by former member Thomas Angell and later modified by Ottersen and Forsmo. The American version also features that bonus track.
The cover artwork is designed by Kjetil Ottersen, credited under the alias SENSE:VERSUS.

Track listing

All music by Kjetil Ottersen and Funeral, except "Breathing Through You" written by Thomas Angell and Kjetil Ottersen. Choir sample on "This Barren Skin" is taken from "Lesson III for Maundy Thursday" composed by Orlande de Lassus and performed by the Oxford Camerata. Lyrics as noted.

1. "This Barren Skin" - 8:10 (K. Ottersen)
2. "From These Wounds" - 7:42 (F. Forsmo)
3. "The Architecture of Loss" - 9:02 (F. Forsmo)
4. "Red Moon" - 8:32 (F. Forsmo)
5. "Vagrant God" - 6:15 (K. Ottersen)
6. "Pendulum" - 9:13 (F. Forsmo)
7. "Saturn" - 8:24 (F. Forsmo)
8. "Breathing Through You" - 7:23 (Bonus track) (F. Forsmo)

Band Line-up

• Frode Forsmo - Vocals, Bass, Lyrics
• Kjetil Ottersen - Guitars, Electronics, Lyrics
• Christian Loos - Guitars
• Anders Eek - Drums

• Jon Borgerud - Live electronics (session member)

Release history

Country	Release Date
Norway
Worldwide

External links

• From These Wounds review @ Heathen Harvest
• From These Wounds review @ heavymetal.about.com
• From These Wounds review @ heavymetal.no