Amorphis - Tuonela - guest review
Amorphis - Tuonela - guest review
Tracklist
01. The Way02. Morning Star
03. Nightfall
04. Tuonela
05. Greed
06. Divinity
07. Shining
08. Withered
09. Rusty Moon
10. Summers End
11. Northern Lights [Japanese bonus]
Guest review by
James Woods January 26, 2005
They open the album with the absolutely beautiful song "The Way". Perfect keys from the off, very nice melodic guitars courtesy of Esa and Tommi and vocals to die for. This song is just so cool. "Morning Star" continues the same melodic feel, but has a very catchy chorus and as always you find yourself singing along with Pasi. "Nightfall" and the title track "Tuonela" are a bit heavier than the first 2, and at times remind me of the older Amorphis with Pasi's voice sounding very dark on Tuonela. Very cool stuff.
The rest of the album from there is just brilliant, cant really single out any particular tracks, but most notable are "Divinity", "Withered" and "Rusty Moon". Pasi's vocals sound so melodious and so haunting at the same time, and also occasionally he goes back to a lower growl. Perfectly composed songs, beautiful keys and guitars make this one hell of an album. None of the songs are bad in any way, just hard to pick because its a brilliant album with 10 perfect songs.
Also included on mine is the bonus track for Australia only, that being "Northern Lights". Very short song at only 2 mins long, but very nice with a killer riff, and excellent vocals as always. For fans of quality Finnish Metal, with brilliant music and excellent vocals then this is for you, but if you can find the Aussie version of Tuonela then go for that one instead. Top stuff.
Favourite tracks: The Way, Tuonela, Divinity, Withered and Rusty Moon.
Written by James Woods | January 26, 2005
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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One of the best albums of all time!!! We should encourage more bands to develop their own style and write such diverse albums that keep the metal-rock scene alive and unique!!!
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One of the best albums of all time you must be jocking, hardly average
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Good album. Not such a masterpiece to me, much less progressive than the previous.. some sax or flute here and there, but 15sec of each instrument is not even close to enough for this album.
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Posts: 64434 Written by Powerslavex on 27.11.2008 at 14:59 Maybe worst album from that year from decent metal band
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