Album Rating: 4.0
>After an exhaustive discog run from Karelian to here, I've come to the conclusion that this holds up. Not my favourite release by them but is definitely up in the top tier, somewhere just behind Skyforger and Eclipse and probably equal(ish) with Silent Waters & Under The Red Cloud.
An absurd level of consistency achieved yet somehow rarely falling into the tired 'we've heard this all before but better' routine veteran bands can get into.
Has neatly slotted into the #3 spot on my AOTY 2022 list. 4.2
That's a pretty correct analysis. Good job.
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Revisiting this, it's so good.
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Album Rating: 4.0
very good indeed!
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Album Rating: 4.0
Aye, album holds up remarkably well. The middle section from When The Gods Came to Halo is my favourite part
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Album Rating: 4.0
Yeah, I think Gods may be my favorite track on this
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Album Rating: 4.0
On The Dark Waters may be one of their best singles ever
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I can't get enough of My Name Is Night. Beautiful song
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Album Rating: 4.0
Still jamming this; why I oughta 4 it.
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Album Rating: 4.0
you definitely should, because this is a 4 album all day
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Album Rating: 4.0
OK then, but next time I must insist they try something new.
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Album Rating: 4.0
any ideas on what you would like new wise?
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Ive got to give this the run time it deserves again soon. Rather than my 2022 shuffle playlist.
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Album Rating: 4.0
>any ideas on what you would like new wise?
A 60 minute one-track, wildly ambitious epic exploring ~10 genres.
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Album Rating: 4.0
if anybody can do it, it's not Amorphis lol
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Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off
Feels better than the first times listening to this, but I don't think I will bump up my rating.
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Album Rating: 3.5
3.5 seems correct
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Album Rating: 4.0
What's crazy to me is how consistent Tomi Joutsen's vocals are live. Even if you factor in some mixing and EQ, his transitions between harsh/clean are insanely smooth. Lotta metal vocalists sound underwhelming live vs studio magic. His range is extremely underrated imo. Also the avg band member age is like 50 years old lol. So well into their mature fine wine part of career. Even tho sounds like Queen of Time 2, def enjoying this more with that in mind.
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Album Rating: 4.5
Haven't listened to this in a hot minute, still holds up.
I do hope they'll tweak their sound a little next record, would be very interesting to see what they'll do.
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Album Rating: 3.5
https://blabbermouth.net/news/amorphis-the-official-story-of-finlands-greatest-metal-band-book-now-available-in-english-for-first-time
lol
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Album Rating: 4.0
>https://blabbermouth.net/news/amorphis-the-official-story-of-finlands-greatest-metal-band-book-now-available-in-english-for-first-time
Didn't know they deserved a book. I won't expect very lurid tales from their backstage shenanigans.
Looking forward to your review, Willie.
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