Finnish metal legends Amorphis have completed their 14th studio album, Halo, set for release February 11 via Atomic Fire Records. Expect Amorphis weaving tall tales and epic stories of Finnish national epos, “Kalevala,” into their songs with a little help from the poetic storytelling of longtime lyricist and Kalevala expert Pekka Kainulainen.
Vocalist Tomi Joutsen on the lyrical talents of Pekka Kainulainen:
“From day one, Pekka has always been an enthusiastic and prolific lyricist for Amorphis. It is a slow process of translating archaic Finnish poetry into English and adapting it our progressive rhythms. Fortunately, Pekka does everything on time and with great care.”
Guitarist Esa Holopainen states:
“It really is a great feeling that we can still produce very decent music as a band. Perhaps a certain kind of self-criticism and long experience culminate in these latest albums.
”Vocalist Tomi Joutsen adds:
“To me, ‘Halo’ sounds a little more stripped down compared to ‘Queen Of Time’ and ‘Under The Red Cloud.’ However, don’t get me wrong: when a certain song needs to sound big, then it sounds very big.”
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