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Amorphis
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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 well known for their use of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, as a source for their lyrics.
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.
Amorphis is well known for their use of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, as a source for their lyrics.
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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VoodoGirl wrote:
Silent Waters is amazing!
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Gothspider wrote:
awesome
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orcalcos wrote:
cool list \m/
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drowned maid!!! ganz toll... una maravilla de mannschaft!!!
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Join Epic Death Metal for excellent music recommendations.
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robert7 wrote:
Agree with below
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Harley--Quinn wrote:
I wish they'd come to the UK...
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Moonshield78 wrote:
great live band. Played great to a tiny crowd of about 100 people in NY
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markot93 wrote:
Fuck ... they're great !
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The_Thomas wrote:
Really? 'Cos it's like a year. :P
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dude_wtf wrote:
HOLY SHIT new album out next spring!!! These are the best news since SW was announced. :D
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Aoshikakashi wrote:
Amorphis \m/
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the tags system isn't working correctly -.-
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I can`r see too! ))) Down? Where?
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Lol i can't see their tags XD
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HateCrewMatze wrote:
"popish" Oo
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Therion668 wrote:
pretty popish band... But anyway i like'em!
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KaneRobot wrote:
Yeah, Am Universum is awesome. People who disagree, get a clue.
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robert7 wrote:
Am Universum for me is great because it has my personal favorite Goddess (Of the sad man)
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- Oct 9 Amorphis Knitting Factory Concert House, Spokane, WA, United States
- Oct 10 Amorphis El Corazón, Seattle, United States
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- METLLVR wrote about Amorphis in 10/25/08 - 10/27/08 ProgPower USA IX - Atlanta, GA. Saturday morning
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