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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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heronmdb wrote:
yesterday afternoon

This band is just incredible. I fucking love Amorphis[2]

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bluestringling wrote:
yesterday morning

This band is just incredible. I fucking love Amorphis, and I miss you Pasi :(

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shtile89 wrote:
yesterday morning

skyforger's good but imho it's the weakest of the three albums with tomi on vocals

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Wisker wrote:
Tuesday morning

The Karelian Isthmus is very nice.

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The_Fenix wrote:
Monday morning

Sky is mine is the best by far

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OxfordsWhores wrote:
Sunday afternoon

Brother Moon is pure insanity

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WyrdicoN wrote:
Sunday morning

Although these guys have never really been considered "Folk Metal" by most standards, Tales From the Thousand Lakes started me on a path towards that genre with their tales of Finnish Legends and The Kalevala.

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Battlefist wrote:
Saturday evening

Skyforger is great. It's not that good as for ex. Eclipse but, well - still a great one!

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StD616 wrote:
Saturday afternoon

Skyforger is good, but Eclipse and especially Silent Waters were IMO a lot better. I can't understand all this hype...

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Johku93 wrote:
Friday evening

dont understand why everybody is so excited about Skyforger... I think it's their weakest album in a long time :/

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megadethnatic wrote:
Friday afternoon

Brilliant band. :)

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CotBayun wrote:
Friday afternoon

Lemminkainenf : only Elegy, actually.

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hammerstrikebg wrote:
Thursday evening

Skyforger is definitely their best album \m/

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EtherealMirror wrote:
7 days ago

Elegy was definitely their best album.

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xptrinity wrote:
7 days ago

@Lemminkainenf : Pretty much everything from this onwards ;)

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SocialClass wrote:
7 days ago

Silent Waters is such a beautiful and touching song.

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Lemminkainenf wrote:
8 days ago

Which album are progressive ? i have only Tales From the Thousand Lakes.

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Jussman wrote:
8 days ago

love it so much

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SocialClass wrote:
9 days ago

Why is this band so perfect.

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guipotter4 wrote:
9 days ago

sA

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