AMORPHIS – Halo (2023 Repress) – 2LP – Blue and Black Dust Splatter Vinyl

2LP- Limited Edition Blue and Black Dust Splatter Vinyl 2023 Repress.

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 todays 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: Its 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 bands long-standing lyrical consciousness Pekka Kainulainen and a selected group of world class audio professionals led by renowned Swedish producer Jens Bogren.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Northwards
2. On The Dark Waters
3. The Moon

Side B
1. Windmane
2. A New Land
3. When The Gods Came

Side C
1. Seven Roads Come Together
2. War
3. Halo

Side D
1. The Wolf
2. My Name Is Night (Feat. Petronella Nettermalm)