Swallow The Sun - Plague Of Butterflies

[blackinspired]

"I was lost in the woods

And the trees kept me away from you

For I brought the plague with them

With the butterflies"

the best song ever.period.

[SpyreSong]

26:00 onwards is just soul-crushing in the best way possible.

[VileVlog]

the creation of this song: hey, wanna make a half hour song that tells a novel? sure, lets mix it with pure fucking amazing. thank you swallow the sun :D

[iron77mike77]

while listening to this, i made myself some dinner, cleaned the house a bit, washed the dishes and then came back and realized that this is a long fuckin song

[chicotecaivancruz]

okokokokok

[bonerworth]

sooo fucking powerful <3

[QueenRopagrim]

I love humming along with the guitars in this song at the beginning. it's just so damn brilliant! :D

[EpicFailSongs]

Listening this masterpiece for the first time (thanks to my friend) and I already got eargasms around 18 minutes. To compare, it usually takes atleast 3-4 listens to get some, to notice all the epicness behind music, melodies, harmonies and lyrics. All I can say is thanks for posting this song :) totally made my day

[sadknfex13]

The Plague Of Butterflies Will Come With The Sleepless Swans When Its To Cold For Tears As The Heavens Cry Blood.

[YesWeLikeMetal]

soo damn epic, holy shit

[MetalxXxMayhem]

Just like Opeth.

[antimisable]

Guys... Just... Epic.....

[omerdrow]

The first part is fucking amazing. Been raping the replay button all day.

[1992Bombardero]

are they goth metal? just asking they sound mighty good

[mchenj]

@1992Bombardero

They do have gothic influences, but among the others I've noticed, there are also elements of: Doom, Death, Black, Melodic, Funeral. I've always thought pegging any band as a single genre is silly. At least with the breadth of ways to describe current metal.

[1992Bombardero]

@mchenj Thank you very much! :) now i know a little more about this band. THANKS!

[Murder5600]

Oh god, everytime i listen to this amazing song i get shivers and my whole body shocks, its like something is moving in my blood, its summer but for 34 minutes i felt i'm living a winter season, god i fucking love this song and the lyrics are perfect!!

[MetalxXxMayhem]

I can only imagine having to remember this entire song for a live set. Fuuuuuck.

[Hellbringer666movies]

27:40 best riff :D

[GeneralG3nocidik]

So much despair. So much beauty. And that's what StS has always been about. I loved their newest album just as much as their old. Hope they aren't done any time soon. Just wish I could find more stuff on the members of the band. Mikko seems like a very interesting character with a deep personality.

[valmont1602]

Fuck !!!... Noooo !!!... It Ends !!! X.x

[BespinBoy1]

@valmont1602 don't worry, there's a replay button

[TheLollipopZombie]

wow this song is amazing, its like Opeth had a baby and rolled it in pure fucking epicness and this is the result...

[DarkWolfInArtic]

beautiful song never gets old has an amazing story in the lyrics

[nonickworks]

yaaaaaaaaay full version, thx man!

[BustedZen]

I love Empty Skies, Don't Fall Asleep, and now that I know about this song, Plague of Butterflies. I have too many favorites by this band to name.

[kaidmp]

amazing song, i had no problem visualizing every detail. This is how i would define music.

[FracturedShadows]

Just listened to the whole thing. Wow...

[Ribspreader666]

Helvete vilken grym låt detta är...Swallow the Sun är tamefan ett av världens bästa band!!!

For you who don´t understand a shit of what I´ve written above, it´s swedish :D

[vinterfrost2]

@Ribspreader666 Elsker denne låta! Hail fra nabolandet Norge!

[spurqz]

In my opinion Pasi Pasanen was million times better drummer for sts than Kai Hahto is. Hahto is maybe more technical but Pasanen's drumming was more fresh and it fit better in swallow's music. Hahto's fills are really boring and he raises the tempo too much live.

[Atropa19]

@SwordOvSatan I just fell asleep yesterday listening to it. Waking up realizing I wasn't able to listen to the end. Pressed replayed and listenend to the whole song again What an epic ending =)

[realpurcello]

Semplicemente spettacolare!! Il pezzo perfetto!!!!!

[Kole777]

Wow so good and only 8 mins in, I am taking the preparations to prepare my ears for the rape that is incoming.

[TheNightsMoon]

This reminds me of Frozen Infinity....but much better

[YungusCH]

After 32:15 my soul just flies away....

[serf45]

the guitar riff is catchy

[mtxplod]

this song is beautiful.... brings tears to my eyes

favorite sts along with servant of sorrow and lights on the lake

[SwordOvSatan]

I play this when i go to sleep and it's the BEST SLEEP EVER!I love this fudgin band!

[SwordOvSatan]

I play this when i go to sleep and it's the BEST SLEEP EVER!I love this fudgin band!

[rabbitofdeth]

I've heard of this song, but never listened to it. God damn 34 minutes of beauty!

[romantz1]

the part at 29:32 always gives me goosebumps

[EtherealWreath19]

Best Swallow The Sun song of all time. :)

[dark666samo]

I am a huge fan of STS but i couldnt find this album anywhere ,thx dude for the full version ,i like from their songs The gaint ,these woods breathe evil ,these hours of despair

[xutv]

@dark666samo no problem mate :)

[spykeestel]

@dark666samo I found it at Best Buy about 2 years ago.

[zombiez23457]

@dark666samo dude :D these woods breath evil got me into them and the giant is amazing so is dont fall asleep, new moom and forgive her. Random unneeded commenting WTF?! hi.

[cephalopod113]

Metalgasm. Right up there with "Crimson" by Edge of Sanity in my favorite long songs.

[bbeboutuaa]

@cephalopod113 You might like tumilyrsky by Moonsorrow if you haven't heard it. It's 20+ minutes also. Great tune. Full Version is on Youtube

[mrutak3r]

@cephalopod113 exactly so. Put Somnium Obmutum by Estatic Fear in here and you have a great trio :)

[theevilnen]

They really should release more EPs like this. More than half an hour lasting story-telling melodies kept in doomy mood. Incredible, hell, where are they getting their inspiration from?!

[Morraukoruin]

@theevilnen Metal Archives says that this song was written as a score for a metal ballet, but the project was canceled and released as an EP instead. Search for "Pointes of Darkness" to see their song Hold This Woe used in a ballet, it's something they've done before and it's worked out beautifully.

[TheNightsMoon]

This is beautiful. What music is really about.

[TheAnimeCollector100]

Plague of butterflies will kill us all!!!

[LovelessEvil]

Finally in one part =D This is my favourite StS song, together with Don't Fall Asleep and Lights On The Lake.

[xutv]

@LovelessEvil pretty good songs.. but i prefer the empty skies and sleepless swans ;)

[withintemptation73]

Incredible song...this is up there with Opeth's "Black Rose Immortal" as being one of my favorite epic songs of all time

[xutv]

@withintemptation73 i myself am actually not a big opeth fan, i find their music rather.. boring '^^ more into Trail Of Tears and insomium kinda bands

[withintemptation73]

@xutv Yeah, I've heard that from a few people. I just love the juxtaposition between heavy and mellow that they do. They're not for everyone to be sure

[xutv]

@withintemptation73 You know, I haven't thought of that. People actually tend to do this connection... thanks for pointing that out, I now have a new point of view :P

[tyler1995td]

i just jizzed

[xutv]

@tyler1995td oh shit dude :O watch the language

[Murder5600]

thanks for uploading this amazing song in 1 part dude :)

very very amazing song!

[xutv]

@Murder5600 it's my pleasure :)

[oblivion7650]

at last!! the whole thing! thanks for this awesome piece!! my favorite sts song ever.

[xutv]

@oblivion7650 happy to help, mate :) but my favourite is probably Swallow