{"id":91399,"date":"2022-02-11T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T00:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=91399"},"modified":"2022-02-11T12:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T12:13:09","slug":"news-amorphis-release-14th-studio-album-halo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-amorphis-release-14th-studio-album-halo\/","title":{"rendered":"AMORPHIS Release 3D Art Video For \u2018Northwards\u2019 Track (February 11th, 2022) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMORPHIS Release 3D Art Video For \u2018Northwards\u2019 Track<\/strong><\/span>
\nFebruary 11th, 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Helsinki, Finland-based progressive metal band Amorphis have released a 3D art video for the track \u2018Northwards\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Amorphis issued 14th full-length studio album Halo<\/em> on February 11th, 2022 through Atomic Fire Records.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really is a great feeling that we can still produce very decent music as a band,\u201d said Esa Holopainen. \u201cPerhaps a certain kind of self-criticism and long experience culminate in these latest albums.\u201d To the songwriter himself, Halo<\/em> sounds both familiar and different. \u201cIt is thoroughly recognizable Amorphis from beginning to end but the general atmosphere is a little bit heavier and more progressive and also organic compared to its predecessor,\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\n

Frontman Tomi Joutsen added: \u201cTo me, Halo<\/em> sounds a little more stripped down compared to Queen Of Time<\/em> [2018] and Under The Red Cloud<\/em> [2015]. However, don\u2019t get me wrong: when a certain song needs to sound big, then it sounds very big.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s of course also thanks to producing renaissance man Jens Bogren who harvested the 13 final tracks from a batch of 30 songs Amorphis offered him. \u201cJens is very demanding, but I really like to work with him,\u201d stated Holopainen. \u201cHe takes care of the whole project from start to finish, and he allows the musician to focus on just playing. I may not be able to thank Jens enough. Everything we\u2019ve done together has been really great, and this co-operation has carried Amorphis significantly forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

No Amorphis album would be complete without the imaginative and poetic storytelling of renowned lyricist and \u201cKalevala\u201d expert artist Pekka Kainulainen. \u201cFrom day one, Pekka has always been an enthusiastic and prolific lyricist for Amorphis,\u201d said Joutsen. \u201cIt is a slow process of translating archaic Finnish poetry into English and adapting it to our progressive rhythms. Fortunately, Pekka does everything on time and with great care.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHalo<\/em> is a loose themed record filled with adventurous tales about the mythical North tens of thousands of years ago,\u201d explained Kainulainen. \u201cThe lyrics tell of an ancient time when man wandered to these abandoned boreal frontiers after the ice age. While describing the revival of a seminal culture in a world of new opportunities, I also try to reach the sempiternal forces of the human mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Halo<\/em> was recorded, produced, and mixed by Jens Bogren (Fascination Street Studios), while mastering duties were handled by Tony Lindgren.<\/p>\n

Cover artwork was once again created by French artist Jean \u201cValnoir\u201d Simoulin from Metastazis.<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Northwards\u2019
\n02. \u2018On The Dark Waters\u2019
\n03. \u2018The Moon\u2019
\n04. \u2018Windmane\u2019
\n05. \u2018A New Land\u2019
\n06. \u2018When The Gods Came\u2019
\n07. \u2018Seven Roads Come Together\u2019
\n08. \u2018War\u2019
\n09. \u2018Halo\u2019
\n10. \u2018The Wolf\u2019
\n11. \u2018My Name Is Night\u2019<\/p>\n

Amorphis\u2019 line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Tomi Joutsen (vocals)
\nEsa Holopainen (lead guitar)
\nTomi Koivusaari (rhythm guitar)
\nOlli-Pekka \u201cOppu\u201d Laine (bass)
\nJan Rechberger (drums)
\nSanteri Kallio (keyboards)<\/p>\n

The song \u2018On The Dark Waters\u2019 was released as a limited edition (1000 copies) blue-white marbled seven-inch vinyl EP on January 28th via Atomic Records. The B-side features a live rendition of the song \u2018We Accursed\u2019.<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018The Moon\u2019 and \u2018On The Dark Waters\u2019. Both clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Thirteenth studio record Queen Of Time<\/em> was released<\/a> in May 2018 via Nuclear Blast.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Sam Jamsen.<\/em><\/p>\n