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100
Itβs a true quantum leap in hook writing and melding epic pop construction with prog and jazz passages seamlessly and effortlessly.
4y
90
Too inventive to be beholden to a formula, but deeply entrenched in an aesthetic that has served them well for decades, AMORPHIS sound imperious throughout, and picking highlights is a game best left to label staff and algorithms.
4y
85
It's just that the prior two records reached such flamboyantly compelling and striving heights that Halo can't help but seem a bit muted and safe by comparison.
4y
80
Finnish melodeath veterans Amorphis play to their progressively minded strengths with album #14, Halo.
4y
80
Halo is yet another impressive album from one of heavy metal’s premiere acts.
3y
74
While it doesn't reach the peaks of the previous two chapters, it honors the legacy of a collective that blends melody and heaviness like few others.
4y
Amorphis finally return in 2020's with Halo with sees them take inspiration from meldoic death metal, folk metal and symphonic metal for an almost hour long epic filled with triumphant guitars and vocals and although it's not their best album it definately continues their amazing and consistent streak of great progressive metal.
Track Review
Northwards 8.5/10.
On The Dark Waters 8.5/10.
The Moon 9.5/10
Windmane 7.5/10.
A New Land 8/10
When The Gods Came 7.5/10.
Seven Roads Come Together ... read more
Another insanely strong album from an insanely strong band, Amorphis proves yet again that they are the goats when it comes to catchy and fun prog metal.
My first experience with Amorphis' music and I have to say I think this album is pretty solid.
Does it reinvent the wheel, absolutely not. Is it some conceptual masterpiece, absolutely not.
But is it a nice blend of growling death metal mixed with some quite nice melodic and symphonic choruses and elements to it, yes.
TRACKS
Northwards: 4.5/5- Smashing opener. Drums crash hard, guitars crunch through, the melodic chorus is nice and the solo sounds great.
On The Dark Water: 3.5/5- Solid but ... read more
Melodic growling with a bard singing about shit we don’t care about. It’s not all bad, it’s just so fn generic.
Feb.2022.14
Very solid and consistent all the way through. Well done. None of the songs were necessarily exceptional but they were still very enjoyable. The writing is smart and the vocals are excellent. Great stuff.
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Track List
| 1 | Northwards 5:30 | 78 |
| 2 | On The Dark Waters 4:47 | 76 |
| 3 | The Moon 5:57 | 79 |
| 4 | Windmane 4:49 | 72 |
| 5 | A New Land 4:36 | 76 |
| 6 | When The Gods Came 4:56 | 74 |
| 7 | Seven Roads Come Together 5:38 | 78 |
| 8 | War 5:24 | 78 |
| 9 | Halo 4:40 | 81 |
| 10 | The Wolf 4:36 | 73 |
| 11 | My Name Is Night 4:43 feat. Petronella Nettermalm | 76 |
Total Length: 55 minutes
