AmorphisThe Beginning of Times
- Label
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Nuclear Blast
- Release date
- 7 Jun 2011
- Running length
- 12 tracks
- Running time
- 54:37
Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
| 1 | Amorphis - Battle For Light | 5:35 | 23,848 | |||
| 2 | Amorphis - Mermaid | 4:24 | 23,361 | |||
| 3 | Various Artists - My Enemy | 3:25 | 2 | |||
| 4 | Various Artists - You I Need | 4:22 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Amorphis - Song Of The Sage | 5:26 | 20,324 | |||
| 6 | Amorphis - Three Words | 3:55 | 19,750 | |||
| 7 | Amorphis - Reformation | 4:33 | 19,054 | |||
| 8 | Amorphis - Soothsayer | 4:09 | 18,381 | |||
| 9 | Amorphis - On A Stranded Shore | 4:12 | 17,946 | |||
| 10 | Amorphis - Escape | 3:51 | 17,581 | |||
| 11 | Amorphis - Crack In A Stone | 4:55 | 16,821 | |||
| 12 | Amorphis - Beginning Of Time | 5:50 | 16,612 |
About this album
On April 11, 2011, Amorphis premiered the first single “You I Need” on their Facebook page. It was released digitally in Finland on April 20, 2011, and in other countries on April 22, 2011. Early the next month, the band released another new song, “My Enemy”, again on Facebook.
The Beginning of Times had a strong sales debut week, charting at No. 1 on the Finnish Albums Chart and No. 16 on the German Media Control Charts.
In a professional review for PopMatters, Adrien Begrand praised the album, going so far as to say that Amorphis have never sounded better with their current line-up. Amateur reviews have also been positive, with Craig Hartranft of DangerDog proclaiming “The Beginning of Times finds Amorphis in grand form, doing what they do best”.
Personnel
Amorphis
Tomi Joutsen – vocals
Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar
Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
Santeri Kallio – keyboards, synthesizers, piano, organ
Niclas Etelävuori – bass guitar
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Meloku666
First 5 tracks are absolutely killer songs!! Especially the second track, "Mermaid", but after that this album feels like songs that weren't good enough to form part of Skyforger, Tomi Joutsen's era masterpiece without discussion.
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gu1tarplayer
Their best album.
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XagieX
This release embrace all of the beauty and all the heavy lifting of Finnish folklore, and i fell in love with them ever since...
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VLAD32rus
Battle For Light <333333
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The_Mercian
I'd never really got into Amorphis. I'd heard quite a few tracks but nothing really grabbed me. After seeing them at Rockhard Fest in 2011 and enjoying their set I decided to give em another go and listened to this album. I'm just gonna come out and say it now... its one of the best albums I have ever heard! I've not felt this about any album for a long time... probably Wintersun's debut tbh. Absolutely phenomenal from beginning to end!
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sebapeppers
Killer album, I loved it
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OBLIVIONxSPAWN
Definitely gets better with each listen.
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Lazarus_132
Well, their greatest with Tomi. 3 Ways better than Skyforger. Great magical atmosphere.
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Codera
I personally think this is the weakest album of the current Tomi Joutsen era, but it's still good. It does not top Skyforger (my first Amorphis release), Silent Waters, or Eclipse, but there are definitely some great songs on here, such as Three Words, Crack in A Stone, Battle for Light, Song of the Sage, and the title track. Everyone keeps making a big deal out of Mermaid though, it's not bad, however I personally thought that was one of the album's weaker tracks. Still it's a good effort.
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JuraMaltar
Mermaid <3
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Velimirius
Mermaid <3333
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shockthousand
it took a lot of plays, but i think this is their best since eclipse
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WarriorSoul_
Much better than Skyforger.
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Tonvar
Pretty good, better than Skyforger in my opinion. Tales will always still get the most spins for me though.
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Rydia69
Skyforger was like my favourite album for a while. Is this one a good follow up?
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ZadionApocalaya
Actually, I gotta agree with KillerCage. When I first heard Skyforger, I was rather disappointed. I'd put this one on par with Eclipse simply because Mermaid and Song of the Sage are two of their best songs. None of them are as good as Silent Waters though.
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hammerstrikebg
5 times better than Skyforger - made my day, hahah, sorry but I cannot agree, the album is great, it is a masterpiece, but it is not better than any of the three before it.
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KillerCage666
5 times better than Skyforger. a little heavier in parts than Eclipse but for new Amorphis albums this is nearly as good as Eclipse \m/ Next album suprise us all with an all out doom/death album !
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Arkash9
Best Amorphis album !!! Best band ever (with Ensiferum).
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talski
amorphis never disappoints, it's a truly superb
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