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Interview – Tomi Koivusaari Reflects on Three Decades of Amorphis

CrypticRockCrypticRockJuly 24, 2024

While not a very large country, Finland is one with a broad, rich history. Known for thousands of lakes and forests, Finland allegedly also has the most Heavy Metal bands per capita. Not too shocking if you are someone with even a thumbnail knowledge of ... Read More

Interview – Olli-Pekka Laine of Amorphis Talks Halo

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoMarch 1, 2022

When a founding member of a beloved band moves on to other things, it isn’t often that person returns to the fold and rides a wave of success and stability as that currently being enjoyed by Amorphis. Sometimes that member is the vocalist, and his ... Read More

Interview – Esa Holopainen of Amorphis Talks Silver Lake

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoAugust 10, 2021

Finnish Metal Guitarist Esa Holopainen has forged a marvelous career as one of the founding members of Melodic Death Metal titans Amorphis. Since 1990, the Helsinki native has churned out album after album and song after song of high-quality, timeless music. Like everyone else in ... Read More

Interview – Jan Rechberger of Amorphis

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoOctober 7, 2019

Approaching their 30th anniversary of existence, Amorphis has established themselves as the premier metal band from Finland. Initially begun out of a love for grindcore and death metal, they have lived up to their name through the years, shifting styles and utilizing Folk, Progressive, and ... Read More

Interview – Olli-Pekka Laine of Amorphis

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoMay 18, 2018

It is a tried and true adage that many things in life come back around in a cyclical fashion. This is especially true for Amorphis, those progressive death metal titans from Helsinki, Finland. Over a career spanning three decades, there are bound to be personnel ... Read More

Interview – Santeri Kallio of Amorphis

Nicholas FrancoNicholas FrancoMay 11, 2017

Eight years is a long time to go without seeing a beloved band, especially when that said band released one critically acclaimed album after another during that long and lonely span. That in mind, it was with great pleasure that North American fans welcomed Finnish ... Read More

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Interview – Tomi Koivusaari Reflects on Three Decades of Amorphis

Interview – Olli-Pekka Laine of Amorphis Talks Halo