Amorphis - Eclipse Review

astrofaes · December 23rd, 2005, 05:47 AM

Review for new Amorphis album up here:

Amorphis :: Eclipse Review @ Astrofaes Metal Domain

Fans of metal in general will appreciate this, although it's audience will probably be slightly biased towards those into progressive metal/rock. Personally, I quite liked this album despite the cheesiness in some areas

hibernal_dream · January 3rd, 2006, 01:55 AM

how does it compare with their past efforts? is it their heaviest album for a long time as they have stated? any growls? you should always mention these things especially with a long-running band like amorphis.

Flaming Death · January 5th, 2006, 02:43 PM

This album is superb in my opinion. It is a heavier record than the last two releases. It has the most growl vocals since Elegy. I think Pasi Koskinen was a great vocalist for Amorphis and I miss him but Tomi is a great replacement. he is a nice guy too very approachable.

The album has a few of the delay drenched parts like Tuonela and Am Universe and it is also very straightforward like Far From the Sun.

If i could make a cliche comparsion I would say it is a mixture of Tales from the Thousand Lakes and Am Universe. I hope this record does really well. Amorphis deserve it.

The Subjugator · January 11th, 2006, 05:31 PM

sounds more like pantera than prog.

MadeInNewJersey · January 11th, 2006, 05:52 PM

It's a vast improvement over "Far Away the Sun," but it still sounds like latter-day Sentenced to me. It's good, nothing special.

falocify · January 17th, 2006, 05:40 AM

it is awesome, some songs are fast and heavy, some are melodic, in fact song #4 sounds straight off an early Queensryche album, except for the vocal style.

Kenneth R. · January 17th, 2006, 10:43 AM

I happen to like Sentenced and Queensryche

Personally I think it's a solid album, and deserves at least a 7 or 8 of 10.

MadeInNewJersey · January 17th, 2006, 11:34 AM

I'd go with 7/10, though that falls beneath my "purchase" cut-off score.

falocify · January 18th, 2006, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadeInNewJersey

I'd go with 7/10, though that falls beneath my "purchase" cut-off score.

oh its better than that, best thing from them in a long time

MadeInNewJersey · January 24th, 2006, 09:31 AM

No, it's not better than that.

It is the best thing from them in a long time though.

hibernal_dream · February 3rd, 2006, 12:55 AM

Finally heard this. First, the most notable thing is song length. Each song is 2-3 minutes and it helps a lot. The songs are direct and to the point with choruses usually repeating only once. Second, the music has a folkier feel and combined with the new singer's deeper voice seems to work well. Third, no silly reggae sounding 'ballads' as on the last 2 or 3 albums.

I'd go with 7.5/10. Their best since Elegy.