Amorphis - Skyforger
| Release date: | 29 May 2009 |
| Style: | Melodic death metal, Folk metal, Progressive metal |
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01. Sampo
02. Silver Bride
03. From The Heaven Of My Heart
04. Sky Is Mine
05. Majestic Beast
06. My Sun
07. Highest Star
08. Skyforger
09. Course Of Fate
10. From Earth I Rose
11. Godlike Machine [bonus]
12. Separated [Japanese bonus]
The Best Heavy Metal Album Of 2009
Top 20 albums of 2009: 19
Featured in "Getting Into: Amorphis"
02. Silver Bride
03. From The Heaven Of My Heart
04. Sky Is Mine
05. Majestic Beast
06. My Sun
07. Highest Star
08. Skyforger
09. Course Of Fate
10. From Earth I Rose
11. Godlike Machine [bonus]
12. Separated [Japanese bonus]
The Best Heavy Metal Album Of 2009
Top 20 albums of 2009: 19
Featured in "Getting Into: Amorphis"
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Lyrics Tomi Joutsen - vocals
Esa Holopainen - lead guitars
Tomi "Samuel Lempo" Koivusaari - rhythm guitars
Niclas Etelävuori - bass
Santeri Kallio - keyboards
Jan "Malakias II" Rechberger - drums
Session musicians
Iikka Kahri - flutes, sax
Marco Hietala - backing vocals
Jouni Markkanen - backing vocals
Tommi Salmela - backing vocals
Peter J. Goodman - backing vocals
Additional info
Produced and arranged by Amorphis.
Mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios between January and February 2009.
Recorded by Sami Koivisto at Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki between November 2008 and January 2009.
Mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios, February 2009.
Vocals produced by Marco Hietala.
Lyrics by Pekka Kainulainen.
Translation by Erkki Virta.
Art direction by Travis Smith.
Rating:
6.4
6.4
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Rating: 6.4 |
Skyforger, released by Amorphis earlier this year, can be summed up with two words: one is commercial, and the other is safe. Generally the two go hand in hand when examining an album release, and this is the case with Skyforger. And while the album is filled with a multitude of grand and catchy choruses, the band refuses to experiment at all. Generally, the song structure for each and every song is exactly the same, and the song writing stays true to the same simple template throughout the course of the album. In fact, it can be said that by listening to the first three songs of the album, you have listened to the entire album already. Read more ›› |
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| Powerslavex Alexskywalker Posts: 777  |
Very good (8) From The Heaven Of My Heart best out of the pick
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| Dark Blood The Avenger Posts: 1435  |
This is indeed a great album. The melodies and vocals are very catchy. I can't get them out of my head! 
---- It is humanity who must pay homage to the greatness of the Universe... not the Universe to the human narcissism. 
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Wait, someone likes Far From the Sun? 
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| CobiWan1993 Secundum Filium Posts: 1365  |
My very first Amorphis album, and to this day my favorite by the band overall. All of the songs on here have something epic and magical to offer. Sampo (first song I listened to by Amorphis, obviously) is probably the most progressive song in their entire discography, the movements and transitions are absolutely divine.
---- Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe (Lao Tzu).
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| Nicko's Nose Posts: 490  |
I used to like Silver Bride until I realized it has the same melody as Children of Bodom's Living Dead Beat which came out before.
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| Risto Wandering Midget Posts: 1115  |
Written by Nicko's Nose on 20.09.2015 at 22:30 Amorphis totally have a good reason to rip off CoB, don't they?
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62060  |
Maybe most overrated Joutsen era album, 3 previous ones was better(not much but better) somehow band seems run out of ideas something.
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