Amoral - New Vocalist Announced
Finnish metallers Amoral have issued the following update:
"Amoral is a five-piece again! Since the announcement of Niko Kalliojärvi's leaving we've received tons of applications from singers all over the world. As we mentioned earlier, we wanted to find a guy who was not only able to handle the growling of the old songs, but who also had a strong melodic voice. Well, little did we know that we'd end up with one of the most talented vocalists around! Ari Koivunen's merits as a singer are well known (at least here in Finland), but it might surprise a lot of people that the dude can also growl with the best of them! And the fact remains that he truly was the strongest candidate from all those who applied for the job.
Being the sneaky bastards that we are, we have been writing and practising hard for a long while now while keeping low profile, and we're happy to announce that the material for the 4th Amoral album is just about ready! The recording will start next month and will go on through January. The album should be out before the summer. Of course, we'll keep you guys posted on updates.
Now, before some of you oldschool Amoral maniacs condemn us to hell: No, we're not going power metal on your asses. The trademark riffs are still there. The little quirkiness. The "fuck everybody" attitude. And most importantly, the songs are just as strong as you've come to expect from us. Stronger, actually. You could clearly see on Reptile Ride already that we were eager to push our music to a more melodic direction, and the next natural step was to go all the way with the vocals. This is a new beginning for us, and we truly believe our best work is still ahead of us."
The band adds: "Those of you who are not familiar with Ari's work yet, check out his MySpace site."
"Amoral is a five-piece again! Since the announcement of Niko Kalliojärvi's leaving we've received tons of applications from singers all over the world. As we mentioned earlier, we wanted to find a guy who was not only able to handle the growling of the old songs, but who also had a strong melodic voice. Well, little did we know that we'd end up with one of the most talented vocalists around! Ari Koivunen's merits as a singer are well known (at least here in Finland), but it might surprise a lot of people that the dude can also growl with the best of them! And the fact remains that he truly was the strongest candidate from all those who applied for the job.
Being the sneaky bastards that we are, we have been writing and practising hard for a long while now while keeping low profile, and we're happy to announce that the material for the 4th Amoral album is just about ready! The recording will start next month and will go on through January. The album should be out before the summer. Of course, we'll keep you guys posted on updates.
Now, before some of you oldschool Amoral maniacs condemn us to hell: No, we're not going power metal on your asses. The trademark riffs are still there. The little quirkiness. The "fuck everybody" attitude. And most importantly, the songs are just as strong as you've come to expect from us. Stronger, actually. You could clearly see on Reptile Ride already that we were eager to push our music to a more melodic direction, and the next natural step was to go all the way with the vocals. This is a new beginning for us, and we truly believe our best work is still ahead of us."
The band adds: "Those of you who are not familiar with Ari's work yet, check out his MySpace site."
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| Introspekrieg Totemic Lust Elite Posts: 2749  |
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| KryptoN imperceptible Posts: 634  |
I fucking lol'd at first. But now that I think of it, I'm really interested to hear how he handles the vocals, especially hearing that he can also growl. I hate his cheesy ultra-generic solo stuff but this might just work with Amoral's stuff.
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| Snbn Posts: 42 |
Amoral sucks so bad beacause of Ari Koivunen.  He can't sing. He has 12 years old boys voice and etc...
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023  |
Thats awesome! Hope he's good ^^ Amoral are really great!
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023 |
Too bad the old vocalist left though, I once made him say "No, I'm not a shrimp sandwich" during a concert... ehm, just some trivia...
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| KryptoN imperceptible Posts: 634 |
I've been reading some comments around sites and I'm laughing a lot at all the butthurt fans crying over this, haha.
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| Ernotar Cookie Mistress Posts: 1865  |
I thought it was 25th of November and not April 1st... I can't believe this!  If there were over 50 people who were willing to be Amoral's vocalist and the band has chosen Ari Koivunen, I can't help but wonder how bad the other 49 have been...  I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Nor will I go to Amoral's gigs anymore, because the front row will most likely be full of some 10-year-old girls.
---- You'll never walk alone.
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| KryptoN imperceptible Posts: 634 |
Written by Ernotar on 25.11.2008 at 18:06 Last time I checked 10-year old girls generally don't like prog/melodeath.
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561  |
Sneaky bastards.
---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear.
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| Ernotar Cookie Mistress Posts: 1865 |
Written by KryptoN on 25.11.2008 at 18:15 You're right, last time I checked, they were head over heels in love with Ari Koivunen... See the problem now? They adjust easily...
---- You'll never walk alone.
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| KryptoN imperceptible Posts: 634 |
Written by Ernotar on 25.11.2008 at 19:12 Ari Koivunen's solo stuff is pop rock that's bordering on power metal etc, I'd say there's a "slight" difference in magnitude. But I see your point, I still doubt pre-teen girls will adjust to something like Amoral (assuming it will be similar to their other stuff style-wise, but what do I know yet, I haven't heard it) no matter how much they like him. I'm sure there will be a fair amount of these kids as you said, but I can't see it becoming a problem of any kind. Do you have an example where something like this has happened?
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| Bararey Winter is Coming Elite Posts: 3139  |
Written by Spyroid on 25.11.2008 at 15:37 haha,, how did that happen?
---- "Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought honorably. And Rhaegar died." Ser Jorah Mormont
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| Ernotar Cookie Mistress Posts: 1865 |
@ KryptoN I'm not saying that Teräsbetoni is a good example, but there used to be a good atmosphere on their gigs, when they had just released their first album. When they participated in the Eurovision song contest, the audience at the gigs has mostly consisted of teens and old ladies.
---- You'll never walk alone.
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| Stigmatized .......... Posts: 3820  |
Written by KryptoN on 25.11.2008 at 15:42 lol, butthurt? I guess we'll all just have to wait and see. Obviously Amoral saw something in his growls/voice in general they liked, so...
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023 |
Written by Bararey on 25.11.2008 at 19:39 Haha, my Finish is limited to the sentece "Are you a shrimp sandwich?" so I use to shout that everytime I see a Finish band live 
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| Symmachus Posts: 2002 |
Written by Spyroid on 26.11.2008 at 00:42 That is an interesting story.
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| KryptoN imperceptible Posts: 634 |
Written by Stigmatized on 25.11.2008 at 22:24 Judging by the amount of "RIP" shouts and other dumbassery @ their last.fm profile page for example, yeah, I'd say butthurt.  I personally can't wait to hear the new stuff, whether it's good or bad.
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| Spyroid Rosetta Stoned Posts: 1023 |
Written by Symmachus on 26.11.2008 at 01:36 Nope!
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| Stigmatized .......... Posts: 3820 |
Written by KryptoN on 26.11.2008 at 04:29 They haven't made a bad album yet, so I'd say it's more than likely that the music will be great. The vocals are going to be what most people will care about unfortunately.
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| Promonex Cathemeral Elite Posts: 9720  |
I'm less worried by Ari's participation per se than by this sentence: Quote:
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| Angelique Bitchy Moderator Elite Posts: 3563  |
I'm not Amoral fan and definitely not Ari Koivunen fan but in this situation the thing that amuses me the most are these Amoral fans whining and crying about Ari's 10 years old fan girls.. like it would make the band somehow less if 10 years old girls would suddenly like them.. it really seems that Amoral have way more girly wannabe metal fans than Ari. Anyways, I'm looking forward their next album with Ari.. not because I'd think it'll be good, just because I'm curious to hear how it will work out.
---- I have more faith in my plumber than I do the eternal being. Plumbers do a good job. They keep the shit flowing. -C.Bukowski
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| Dangerboner Lactation Cnslt Posts: 7262  |
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| thanatos_7 Posts: 27  |
R.I.P Amoral, you'll never be forgotten. I think this is the end of amoral as we know it, that Ari Koivunen sings like a girl, his voice doesn't even compared with Kalliojarvi's voice, this will be a major change inm amoral you'll see.
---- Long live the Death Metal!!!!!!
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