This is the line-up that recorded during the first half of 2009 - the prodigious record before us: "Skyforger" , ninth lengthy AMORPHIS, edited by Nuclear Blast and licensed in Argentina for the prestigious label Icarus.
has been recorded in the Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, and produced by famed bassist Nightwish Marco Hietala (who contributes some backing vocals) and Mikko Karmila .
"Skyforger" -like all works of Amorphis - based his lyrics on the Kalevala, Finland's traditional book.
For us, "Skyforger" is the best record of these Finns, far surpassing the great classic of the group: "Tales From The Thousand Lakes" , 1994, an album that was able to dazzle the scene Metal by-then-revolutionary blend of orchestrated keyboards grunts. There are good jobs within the Amorphis discography such as Eclipse or "Silent Waters" , the two previous albums that concerns us, but none has a composition level as evenly as "Skyforger" , which can be considered as a real flood of radio hits.
The CD opens with four stunning themes, namely: "Sampo" , "Silver Bride" , From The Heaven Of My Heart "and " Sky Is Mine " . Believe me when I say that out of my astonishment at hearing this streak, which squeezed repeating ad nauseum over and over again. The vocal work of Tomi Joutsen is absolutely unforgettable therein lies much of the weight of the album, given its enormous performance quality. "Silver Bride" Hiter is most of all, but the level of these four songs is really smooth. Fascinating choruses, logradísimos bridges, clean guitar melodies, high inspiration. And the bonus of a singer like Joutsen , impressing his stamp on each composition.
"Majestic Beast" is one of heavier items on the disc, with a preponderance of the grunts over the clean, and is a good example of the versatility and the wide spectrum that can cover both today Joutsen as instrumentalists. Similarly, in our humble view, with "Majestic Beast" starts less attractive sector of the album, which includes the trilogy of the piece plus the two that follow, "My Sun" (the slower CD) and "Highest Star" . Not that the three above mentioned are not good: in fact, sure cuts would be spread over a disk style, but in our opinion are the least attractive of "Skyforger" .
The flight resumed their final plate height from the eighth track, which gives him title to the work. "Skyforger" , the issue is at the height of the first four, being a source of power energizing sound and tasteful. Again Joutsen takes the cake most intense, although the performance of Esa Holopainen reaches levels of excellence authentic. "Course of Fate" and "From Earth I Rose" is a step below, but also reach very high peaks of creativity, with exciting choruses and a steady level in the melodies, always superlative and very elegant.
Finally, in the Argentina edition plate is closed with a bonus: "Godlike Machine" , which despite being just that: a bonus, we believe over those three songs from the middle of the disc which did mention a couple of paragraphs above.
To summarize: one hundred percent recommended CD for any kind of audience that loves good music, inside or outside the metal. A brilliant work that goes beyond where it is appreciated, another brick in the wall consecration that has managed to build AMORPHIS, without doubt one of the best bands of our time, whose evolution is its secret.
commented: Javier Parente to OXIDE .-
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