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But folk metal is not a derivative rip-off done badly, but a style in and of itself. Do Amorphis approve of what their music inspired? Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! This does not mean their relationship with folk traditions are superficial, however. The band have used the Finnish national epic Kalevala as an inspiration going all the way back to Tales From The Thousand Lakesand their relationship with their homeland is at the core of what they still do.

There was a strong belief. I guess it happened in all other countries as well; they all had things they believed. Guitars as "T. Mirrors Single. No Stars upon the Bridge. Corpse Molester Cult Demo.

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Benedictus Perverticus EP. Rock You Vol 1. Slowly Getting There Demo. Effortlessly Improving on Perfection Demo. Last of the Stories of Long Past Glories. Vocals as "T. Sinisthra Promo Demo. The Broad and Beaten Way. Lyrics, Songwriting, Vocals. The Anniversary Song Single. Bringer of Pain. I Am Become. Artificial Single. No Absolution.

Pretty White Dress Single.

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I'm used to it, because I cannot write any lyrics. I can try but I cannot do quality lyrics so it's better if someone else does it. He was the producer for the vocals. The whole album was produced by the band but Marco was the producer for the vocals and it's the fourth album we do with him. And this time he also recorded all the vocals because we worked in his home studio, and it took fifteen days to record all the vocals.

He is really talented and he is also really good in English and a really good singer. No that's impossible! Like I said all of us can write material, it's not just one guy composing music and this time Esa and Santelli were the main composers and also Tomi composed one song. So that's maybe one reason why we can release an album in one or two years.

This was one idea and Travis Smith who did all the art work wanted to pick this one. You can see an egg. And in old beliefs and in Kalevala book, the world was created from pieces of 6 eggs which were broken into pieces. It comes from the Finnish mythology, like the lyrics. I don't think so. For me it would be good or ok, but I think the other guys are not into this kind of metal anymore.

Of course they listen to metal, sometimes but for me I'm very satisfied with this style because I can be very brutal if I want and I can be very sensitive if I want so it gives me lots of things to do as a vocalist. English just sounds better. It would be easy to do just one song in Finnish but I don't see any reason to do so. I don't know what will happen in the future but English is a better language for us in music.

Some people have been asking for that. And some of the guys would like to do that. But I don't see any reason to do that. Because I think that we are an Heavy Metal band and we should play with amplifiers and stuff like that but yeah, I don't see it so interesting. Of course the first years were really difficult for the guys because they made a bad deal with Relapse Records, so that's maybe one thing they regret.

But still Relapse made really good promotion for the band and they got quite bit. So not so much regrets. I just hope people will listen to this album a few times because it's quite challenging in a way. But if you give it proper time you will like it Venez donc discuter de cette interview, sur notre forum! Amorphis Interview date. Thanks for calling us back, we are auxportesdumetal.

Thanks, that's good. We will start with a few questions on yourself as you are the "new" singer of the band since Do you still consider yourself the "new guy" or do you feel home now?

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What role do you play in the band, beside singing? Pasi left the band in after nine years. While searching for a new vocalist Amorphis received over a hundred demo tapes from prospective vocalists but none of them became the new frontman of the band. Eventually Tomi Joutsen got an audition through word of mouth and he became their next singer in It was a critical and commercial success, hailed as a return to form by some critics, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and achieving gold certification in Finland for the first time in their history.

Just after Joutsen joined, Amorphis performed under name Amorjens "aHello" in Finnish to perform at least one gig in Finland. Amorphis followed Eclipse with gigs and festival appearances throughout Europe, all the while writing new material for the follow-up. During the tour that followed, the band briefly reunited with Pasi Koskinen and other past members such as keyboard player Kim Rantala on stage, to perform some of the older songs.

On 30 SeptemberNuclear Blast announced that Amorphis had started work on a new album. On 21 AugustAmorphis announced on their website that a new album was in the works. Tomi Joutsen said about the new album, "Circle represents integrity. Back in the days, when there was something special to talk about, wise men used to sit in circle.

Not everyone was invited to join them. But in this story, the protagonist was invited among the wise men's circle. Esa Holopainen said about the award, "For us, Album of the Year award is a great recognition for the work done so far. Especially when we got it from our 11th studio album. On 4 AugustAmorphis announced on their website and through social media that they would be playing a number of special Tales from the Thousand Lakes 20th anniversary shows where their album would be performed in its entirety.

The shows included festivals such as Wacken Open AirMaryland Deathfestand Tons of Metalwith many other tour dates and festivals included.

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The lyrics would be written once again by Pekka Kainulainen, who says, "Like 'Kalevala', they are descriptions of natural phenomena, seasons and the human mind. Reoccurring situations where hope and uncertainty alternate. Attempting to gain advice from higher powers. The poems do not form a complete story per se, but they are drawn together by a certain theme.

We live under a red cloud and once again, time weighs us. The release of the new album was to be followed by a world tour, starting with shows in the band's home country of Finland, then other parts of Europe with Nightwish and Arch Enemy in November On 15 Junethe band announced the upcoming twelfth album titled Under the Red Cloudwith the artwork and track list revealed and with a release date of 4 September On 22 FebruaryAmorphis announced they had finished recording their thirteenth studio album Queen of Timewhich was released on 18 May via Nuclear Blast Records.

On 24 February[ 24 ] Amorphis released its 14th studio album, Halomarking the band's 30th anniversary since the release of its debut record, The Karelian Isthmus. The band struggled with various complications related to the Covid pandemic while recording the album. The album continues to draw heavily on Finnish folklore, with references to Tuonelathe underworld realm of Finnish and Estonian mythology.