Eclipse
After forcing their eclectic but often scattered sonic experiments to extremes of self-indulgence on albums like Tuonela and Am Universum (both of which still offered the odd great song, mind you), Finnish heavy metal godfathers Amorphis found their way back to songwriting consistency and economy on 2004's acclaimed Far from the Sun.
One of the few times in recorded metal history when a vocalist change didn't provoke a nerd riot among a band's followers, the ascension of Tomi Joutsen to the singer position in AMORPHIS has signaled instead a renaissance for these enigmatic Finns. Yes, the death growls are back, in limited quantit...
Replacing a lead vocalist is always the hardest thing for an established metal band to successfully pull off, but Amorphis are no strangers to the...
Amorphis - Eclipse review: An amalgam of ideas mashed together into an album which just doesn't work as a whole.