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(1990 – present)

Amorphis is a Finnish metal band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Amorphis absorbed and incorporated influences from many metal genres, and with time passing their sound evolved dramatically. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but with time they have evolved into making music that is more classifiable as doom metal with folk influences, and, more recently, progressive metal and hard rock, utilizing increasingly complex arrangements and a less brutal sound. Amorphis is also well known for their use of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, as a source for their lyrics.

History

In 1989 Jan Rechberger and Esa Holopainen played in a speed metal band Violent Solution, which Tomi Koivusaari had left the previous year to form the death metal band Abhorrence. Violent Solution slowly withered away as the musicians became interested in other things and styles of music. At this point, Jan Rechberger and Esa Holopainen had the idea of putting together a death metal band. In early 1990, Tomi Koivusaari was asked to be the vocalist and Oppu Laine to be their bassist.

During that time the band asked Tomi to pick up the slot of rhythm guitarist as well as singing, which led to the band dumping all original compositions and starting again. With the band starting to move along, Tomi’s other band (Abhorrence) split up and he found himself with much more time to put into Amorphis. The band went into gear and started churning out new brutal music.

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death metal, progressive metal, melodic death metal, doom metal, metal
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MaryMettal wrote:
yesterday morning

perfect

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deumleurock wrote:
Thursday evening

Skyforger http://www.lastfm.com.tr/bestof/2009/chart/144 144th of most listened albums. even it released on may of 2009. and list based on scrops until dec. of 2008

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SnowyReaper wrote:
Wednesday evening

not to mention great songs, but skyforger's album artwork is one of my favorites.

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heronmdb wrote:
Wednesday morning

Skyforger is perfect! I listen to this album since it was released and I just can't stop!!

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MadnessUA wrote:
Tuesday morning

Просто замечательная группа, альбом Am Universum, вообще - просто отличный, выше всяких похвал)))

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dimensionalpha wrote:
Monday evening

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Snutskallar wrote:
Sunday evening

They only get better. Every album, they just can't go wrong!

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Evil_Meow wrote:
last week

Silent waters <3

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BuriedMyHero wrote:
last week

WACKEN!

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Lord_Krichian wrote:
last week

Tales From the Thousand Lakes are my fav but skyforger is surely one of their top 4 albums overall

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Jul_der_Germane wrote:
last week

Really good stuff

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Alasin wrote:
last week

it's pretty sure that next album won't have same sound as Eclipse-Silent Waters-Skyforger trilogy.

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Alasin wrote:
last week

next album will be 100% acoustic or another Karelian Isthmus

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Shalheira wrote:
last week

I prefer Pasi Koskinen's Amorphis.

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Uranus90 wrote:
last week

new album is fukkin overrated. i hope they make something more experimental on their next release, or go back to old good times...

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Panamasatananan wrote:
last week

The new vocalist Pasi Koskinen kicks ass! ;-)

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xptrinity wrote:
last week

Which new vocalist? - Joutsen has been with the band for almost four years and three very successful albums now. Don't you think it's high time to drop the "new"?!

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jodyfranca wrote:
13 days ago

the new vocalist kick ass!

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True_PuShKin wrote:
14 days ago

Спасибо)

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In_cha wrote:
14 days ago

2True_PuShKin любимый Am Universum

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