LABEL: Atomic Fire
CAT NO: 4251981700311
BARCODE: 4251981700311
Tracklisting:
Disc 1 – Side A
1. Northwards
2. On The Dark Waters
3. The Moon
Disc 1 – Side B
1. Windmane
2. A New Land
3. When The Gods Came
Disc 2 – Side A
1. Seven Roads Come Together
2. War
3. Halo
Disc 2 – Side B
1. The Wolf
2. My Name Is Night (Feat. Petronella Nettermalm)
AMORPHIS – Halo
2LP – Limited Edition Gold Vinyl
(*Only 2,000 copies in this edition.)
On Halo, their staggering fourteenth studio effort, the Fins underline their trailblazing status as one of the most original, culturally relevant and rewarding acts ever to emerge from the land of the thousand lakes. In the past, mythology and legend took the role of today’s pop culture: Stories and a set of values uniting us by giving us a voice and a tapestry on which we can find each other and identify with something.
By weaving the tales of Finnish national epos “Kalevala” into their songs and interpreting them in a timeless way, Amorphis combine the role of ancient minstrels and luminaries of the modern world, honouring tradition without getting stuck in the past. The vibrant, lively, and touching beauty that is Halo highlights their musical and storytelling mastership on a once again soaring level: It’s a progressive, melodic, and quintessentially melancholic heavy metal masterwork plucked from the fickle void of inspiration by original guitarists Esa Holopainen and Tomi Koivusaari, bassist Olli-Pekka Laine, drummer Jan Rechberger, longtime keyboardist Santeri Kallio and vocalist Tomi Joutsen, the band’s long-standing lyrical consciousness Pekka Kainulainen and a selected group of world class audio professionals led by renowned Swedish producer Jens Bogren.
See below for tracklisting…