Amorphis
Finnish progressive metal band rooted in death metal.
Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen founded the Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis in 1990.[1] Lyrics by Amorphis often draw from the Kalevala, which is the Finnish national epic poem.[2]
Quick Facts
- Origin
- Helsinki, Finland
- Genre
- Progressive metal
- melodic death metal
- folk metal
- death-doom (early)
- Years active
- 1990–present
- Label
- Virgin (2003)
- EMI
- Relapse
- Nuclear Blast
- Mojo
- Mystic
- Victor (JVC)
- Spinefarm
- Atomic Fire
- RPM
- Current members
- Esa Holopainen
- Tomi Koivusaari
- Jan Rechberger
- Olli-Pekka Laine
- Santeri Kallio
- Tomi Joutsen
- Past members
- See former members
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Jan Rechberger and Esa Holopainen decided to form their own death metal band after their previous band Violent Solution dissolved.[3] After recording their first studio demo, Relapse Records offered a recording contract to the band Abhorrence.[4] They released their debut album, The Karelian Isthmus, under the new name Amorphis.[4] The third album, Elegy, was released in 1996 with lyrics adapted from the Kanteletar collection of folk poetry.[5]
Amorphis released their 14th studio album, Halo, on 24 February 2022, marking the band's 30th anniversary.[6] Because Abhorrence had ceased to exist, the members mailed their own demo tape and secured a contract covering the entire world.[4] The 1994 album Tales from the Thousand Lakes, a concept record inspired by the Kalevala, was issued by Amorphis.[4] By blending death metal with folk, psychedelic, and progressive styles, that record attracted a following for the band.[7]
What the cited sources add
A Blabbermouth.net article from 8 September 2008 stated that Amorphis would enter Sonic Pump Studios in November to record the follow-up to Eclipse and Silent Waters.[8] The same article noted that both Eclipse and Silent Waters had been certified gold in Finland.[8] A 2010 Blabbermouth.net article reported that Amorphis would release their first-ever live DVD, Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes, on June 25 in Europe.[9] That article also stated the main concert was filmed on November 20, 2009 at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland.[9]
A NOIZR.COM article from 22 February 2018 announced that Amorphis had finished recording their 13th album, Queen Of Time.[10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Amorphis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Amorphis band biography", Metallian, 10 April 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Amorphis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Aberback, "Heavy metal rockers draw inspiration from Finnish epics", North Jersey Media Group, 7 March 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Amorphis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Amorphis history", Metallian, 11 April 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Amorphis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock", Virgin Books, 1999, p. 26/7 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Amorphis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock", Virgin Books, 1999, p. 26/7; "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock", Virgin Books, 1999, p. 26/7 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Amorphis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "AMORPHIS – enter the charts / final studio trailer! Atomic Fire Records" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Amorphis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Relapse Records", Shop.relapse.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Amorphis To Enter Studio In November", Blabbermouth.net, 8 September 2008. facts only, no text reused. blabbermouth.net
- "Amorphis: Complete 'Forging The Land Of Thousand Lakes' DVD Details Revealed", Blabbermouth.net, 8 April 2010. facts only, no text reused. blabbermouth.net
- "Amorphis announces release date of new album "Queen Of Time"", NOIZR.COM, 22 February 2018. facts only, no text reused. noizr.com
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