It is obvious to me that Finland’s greatest relic after the Kalevala is Amorphis right now.
"Sampo" starts with some nice piano and lead guitar melody. Decent pacing and pleasant vocals. Nice heavy riffing after 2 minutes as it moves into another passage, I like the riffs here. Great solo passage, love the piano here too. Nothing crazy but a nice start and fitting opener, sets the table of their sound well.
"Silver Bride" keeps it moving, a nice soft melody. Excellent lead riff once the full band kicks in. Nice vocal melody, nothing too crazy either but it ... read more
New review:
Sampo: The first Amorphis song I ever heard, a classic. The piano isn't my favorite addition here though. The chorus is great, however.
Silver Bride: Good song, not much to say about it to be honest. A strong chorus.
From the Heaven of my Heart: Some incredibly fun guitar thrills and leads.
Sky Is Mine: I'm starting to get tired of every song doing the same thing to be honest. They're not bad by any means, but they serve the same purpose and do the same ... read more
| 1 | Sampo 6:09 | 80 |
| 2 | Silver Bride 4:13 | 84 |
| 3 | From the Heaven of My Heart 5:20 | 86 |
| 4 | Sky Is Mine 4:20 | 84 |
| 5 | Majestic Beast 4:19 | 78 |
| 6 | My Sun 4:05 | 76 |
| 7 | Highest Star 4:44 | 73 |
| 8 | Skyforger 5:16 | 77 |
| 9 | Course of Fate 4:16 | 74 |
| 10 | From Earth I Rose 5:04 | 80 |
| 11 | Godlike Machine 5:18 Bonus Track | 85 |