Amophis-Circle

New Amorphis album coming at the end of the month and I for one am stoked. They haven't disappointed me since Silent Waters (Eclipse was good but the two that followed blew it away). The last one was a bit of a step down, but was in no way a bad album and after two stellar ones they can be forgiven for that.

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this will be mine but I do agree with DB - the last one was kinda off compared to Skyforger.

I don't think the new one would touch Skyforger either, but I'm looking forward to it never the less.

We already had this album. I wonder if it would kill them to progress a little bit, e.g. 'Tounela'. I mean, some bands are ok to keep repeating stuff, but this particular formula is getting suffocating.

If they crank a Skyforger II I'd be in 7th Heaven. Unfortunately Amorphis are one of those bands "progressing" constantly always fixing things which ain't really broken

stormspell wrote:

Unfortunately Amorphis are one of those bands "progressing" constantly always fixing things which ain't really broken

True. Tales from the Thousand Lakes is absolutely perfect!

I've given up on Tales II long time ago. Although my absolute fave Amorphis' album is Elegy

Just heard Skyforger for the first time. Quite unique and very engaging. I had planned to listen to a couple tracks and I got way deeper than that. Reading up on them, though, it seems one needs a roadmap through their albums since they changed styles so much. Besides Skyforger, what are the top recommendations?

corplhicks wrote:

Just heard Skyforger for the first time. Quite unique and very engaging. I had planned to listen to a couple tracks and I got way deeper than that. Reading up on them, though, it seems one needs a roadmap through their albums since they changed styles so much. Besides Skyforger, what are the top recommendations?

For early melodic death (a description, not part for the melo-death genre) stuff:

The Karelian Isthmus
Tales From The Thousand Lakes
Black Winter Day EP

The prog stuff:

Elegy

The modern era:

Silent Waters

'Eclipse'.

stormspell wrote:

I don't think the new one would touch Skyforger either, but I'm looking forward to it never the less.

i am with you. I would love another Skyforger. I love that album.

I'm the rare duck in that I think Silent Waters was better than Skyforger. Mind you, not by much. They're pretty much equal IMO.

DallasBlack wrote:

I'm the rare duck in that I think Silent Waters was better than Skyforger. Mind you, not by much. They're pretty much equal IMO.

Sampo and Silver Bride are two of the best songs they have done.