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| 4.0 excellent | ManiacBlasphemer | November 1st 19 |
Progressive metal played safe with some middle-eastern folk influences thrown in for a good measure. This is how I would characterize Tuonela and Amorphis at this stage. It was clear from the release of Elegy that the band lost interest in innovating and refining their trademark sound established on their second album. But unlike in Elegy, where the spotlight was taken by catchy riffs and inspired, safe but good melodies, here the riffing takes a step back in favor of atmosphere. There are even some faint psychedelic moments. As you could expect, the heaviest track is also the best. "Greed" steals the spotlight by far. Other good tracks are 1, 4, 6, 7 and 10. The weakest is track 9, with its random insertion of flute.
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| 3.0 good | Xenorazr | May 25th 11 |
Barely distinguishable from its predecessor, Tuonela might as well be called Elegy Pt. 2. The music isn't bad by any stretch, but once again, there's next to nothing legitimately compelling about it. And as was formerly the case, this turns out to be a shame since some of the influences do show through. However, the utilization feels under-toned, resulting in music that fails to leave a lasting impression.
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| 3.5 great | Bren80 | August 9th 23 |
| 2.5 average | P1pari | May 27th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Gbhill | November 30th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | TheCrow | November 6th 22 |
| 5.0 classic | FunJan | June 29th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Zac124 | February 17th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Vorpal | February 11th 22 |
| 3.0 good | JoneHK | December 6th 21 |
| 2.5 average | nbats | May 28th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Juuso | February 7th 21 |
| 2.5 average | IlNotta | November 9th 20 |
| 3.5 great | gk1979 | June 28th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Hybza | March 16th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jfish226 | November 25th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | mctang | November 6th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Sasaboy | September 22nd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | kouichi | September 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | mifzal | July 16th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Flave | February 22nd 19 |
| 2.5 average | nbarrak | November 30th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | ElioG | September 28th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | YuckFou | September 11th 18 |
| 3.5 great | igi78 | August 6th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Kasper | July 16th 18 |
| 3.0 good | ssak | July 4th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | heck | May 31st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | May 21st 18 |
| 3.5 great | Rosier | February 9th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Fear | December 30th 17 |
| 3.5 great | SuzyC | December 21st 17 |
| 3.0 good | Icesky | October 5th 17 |
| 4.9 classic | Gary STAFF | September 29th 17 |
| 3.5 great | adios | September 22nd 17 |
| 2.5 average | Elynna | September 22nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | YeeHaw | July 11th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Rodstar | December 22nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | Swarm | November 14th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Cyroth | November 4th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Chaioth | September 1st 16 |
| 4.5 superb | rasi | August 7th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Leymon | February 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | RockLife | December 18th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | orlock | November 12th 15 |
| 2.5 average | ABlake | October 23rd 15 |
| 3.0 good | fll | October 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | EvoHavok | September 14th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | cog | September 8th 15 |
| 2.5 average | ICDD | September 6th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Paul | July 9th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hawks | June 24th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | nadryv | March 25th 15 |
| 3.5 great | ariich | October 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | alarm | July 8th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tomes | February 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Kroz | February 26th 14 |
| 3.5 great | cb123 | February 25th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | aguzman | February 10th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | deslad | January 7th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hoenir | December 10th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | thunn0 | September 19th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Daedus | September 7th 13 |
| 2.5 average | bens | August 2nd 13 |
| 4.5 superb | algo | July 17th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fra | May 24th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | E0N | May 1st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Majkl | March 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | azzalis | February 1st 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Sleziii | January 19th 13 |
| 4.1 excellent | manosg EMERITUS | January 2nd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Atheus | November 17th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Snuron | November 15th 12 |
| 3.0 good | mursu | October 30th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Gard3n | October 24th 12 |
| 3.5 great | sj666 | September 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Host78 | March 19th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sacca | March 15th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Deviant. STAFF | February 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trey STAFF | January 26th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Coast | December 24th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | rica | October 6th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Saky | May 25th 11 |
| 3.5 great | owwwen | April 17th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Jiffi | March 29th 11 |
| 3.7 great | Voivod STAFF | March 1st 11 |
| 3.5 great | stakor | January 24th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pankar95 | December 12th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Nukey | May 18th 10 |
| 3.5 great | kayowas | February 27th 10 |
| 3.5 great | aeuk | December 9th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Egarran | November 25th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Iciph3r | September 3rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | kingsoby1 EMERITUS | June 18th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ardghal | April 17th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Henry8 | December 18th 08 |
| 1.5 very poor | morbid79 | November 22nd 08 |
| 3.5 great | Hugoj33 | November 18th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | godhell | September 20th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Wizard | September 2nd 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | csaboo | February 11th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Maz | November 29th 07 |
| 3.0 good | epizoan | September 30th 07 |
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