AMORPHIS Issue New Album Update

Finland's AMORPHIS check in with the following update:

"In honour of Kalevala Day, we are proud to announce the title and artwork of the upcoming Amorphis album. The Beginning Of Times will be released at the end of May (27th, via Nuclear Blast), preceded by the single, 'You I Need' in April."


The tracklist is as follows:

'Battle For Light'
'Mermaid'
'My Enemy'
'You I Need'
'Song Of The Sage'
'Three Words'
'Reformation'
'Soothsayer'
'On A Stranded Shore'
'Escape'
'Crack In A Stone'
'Beginning Of Time'
'Heart's Song' (digipack bonus)

The new album is the most challenging Amorphis album so far in terms of both music and lyrics. Its central character is the iconic hero of Finnish mythology, Väinämöinen, whose tale has been masterfully retold by lyricist Pekka Kainulainen.

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Tags:  Amorphis, Pekka Kainulainen, Nuclear Blast Records  

Jason Fisher    February 28, 2011