Amorphis : Under The Red Cloud

[Mr. Sandman]

Entrée en studio prévue pour avril et sortie à la fin de l'été chez Nuclear Blast.

Les textes ont été confié à nouveau à Pekka Kainulainen.

[Mc Brain]

J'espère qu'il sera meilleur que le dernier (circle) que je n'ai pas aimé.

[Mr. Sandman]

Amorphis are pleased to announce the release of their new upcoming album "Under The Red Cloud" The worldwide release is scheduled for September, 04th.

Pre-order your copy of AMORPHIS‘ new masterpiece here: http://nblast.de/AMORPHIScloud

The tracklist of "Under The Red Cloud" is as follows:

01. Under The Red Cloud
02. The Four Wise Ones
03. Bad Blood
04. The Skull
05. Death Of A King
06. Sacrifice
07. Dark Path
08. Enemy At The Gates
09. Tree Of Ages
10. White Night
Bonus tracks (digipak & 2LP):
11. Come The Spring
12. Winter’s Sleep

[Mr. Sandman]

Musicalement ça me rappelle pas mal "Tuonela", y a juste le refrain que je trouve assez moyen.

[Everflow]

J'adhère

[Mr. Sandman]

Le single assez typique d'Amorphis depuis quelques années :

[Bib]

Ca s'écoute bien, mais quand on met tout bout à bout, ça tourne quand même un peu en rond à force...

[Bib]

En cours d'écoute !
Bon, un peu comme déjà dit au dessus, mais après le Maiden, ça le fait quand même bien !

[Bib]

Album qui ne déchaine pas les foules en tout cas... chopé ce midi !

[ChaNoir]

c´est l´album N°1 du mois dans le Metal Hammer. Faudra que je l´écoute...

[Pierre]

Tu peux Je ne l'ai pas encore écouté mais ça ne saurait tarder : Amorphis c'est toujours bon

[ChaNoir]

OK je vais voir ca, nous on a que Tales from a Thousand Lakes et efcetivement j´aime bien

[Mc Brain]

OK je vais voir ca, nous on a que Tales from a Thousand Lakes et efcetivement j´aime bien

C'est quand même différent maintenant. Beaucoup plus accessible, mélodique, parfois enjoué, parfois sombre...j'aime beaucoup leurs derniers albums (skyforger en tête et le suivant aussi)

[chevelu]

Le problème avec ce groupe pour moi est que je trouve Skyforger tellement bon que quand je veux écouter Amorphis, je mets systématiquement celui-là et du coup, le reste de leur disco a tendance à passer à la trappe.

[Miki]

Le meilleur album de la rentrée , pour moi. Ce disque est une tuerie !

[Mr. Sandman]

Comme le précédent m'avait pas laissé un grand souvenir j'ai mis un peu de temps avant de m'intéresser à ce nouvel album et je le trouve vraiment pas mal.
Peut être leur meilleur depuis "Skyforger" justement.

Voilà leur dernier clip au passage :

[Mc Brain]

Album excellent en effet!
J'adore ce groupe!

[Everflow]

L'album ressort en "tour edition", avec notamment ce bonus :

Finnish masters of melancholic progressive metal Amorphis recently played special shows ("An Evening With Friends" at Juhlaviikot - Huvila) in Helsinki, where they performed a very special setlist with guest musicians and friends. These shows will be part of the new tour edition which is scheduled to be released on February 24th via Nuclear Blast. The package includes the entire album Under The Red Cloud with two bonus songs as well as the live tracks in Helsinki. So, the band unveils the first video to one of these live tracks. The video shows the song "Her Alone" featuring Anneke van Giersbergen, which is the last song of the bonus CD. You can watch the clip here.

Anneke Van Giersbergen states: "I was honored and stoked that Amorphis asked me to perform with them at this special event. I have been listening to their latest album Under The Red Cloud non stop since it came out so you can imagine I said yes to the occasion wholeheartedly! Tomi is such an awesome singer and performer and I felt right at home singing with him. He and the band gave me full creative freedom to make their songs my own and do them justice with my vocal contribution."

"'Evening with friends' was a very unique show that left warm feelings to all us who experienced it from and off the stage", continues Esa. "We really wanted to have artists performing whose music and talent touches us. So when Anneke was in Finland playing her previous acoustic show couple months earlier we asked from her if she's interested to perform with us. At the end of the day it was a bit versus vice, I played couple songs with her at acoustic show in Helsinki that took place same weekend with Amorphis event. When you hear her voice you recognize immediately that it's Anneke. There are not many such talented singers around so we were really privileged to have her on board. 'Her Alone' is a track from the Silent Waters album that is very dramatic and big song. When Tomi and Anneke shares the vocals it really made the song to another level."

[Everflow]

[Everflow]

Le bassiste Niclas Etelävuori quitte Amorphis. Il est remplacé par Olli-Pekka (Oppu) Laine (bassiste originel du groupe).

Finnish metal icons Amorphis just announced that bassist Niclas Etelävuori has left the band. You can read the full statement below but he cites mismanagement as the main reason for quitting the band. So, in this case, it was the business side of things getting in the way. At the same time, original bassist Olli-Pekka Laine will join the group when it comes to live performances.

Statement: "Dear all, We just arrived back home from almost an 8 week North American tour that was a great success in many ways. A humble thank you to all who came to the shows and meet & greets to tell us that we were truly missed last 8 years. Next tour will take place much sooner, that's for sure.

"There are a lot of things happening right now in Amorphis camp but the saddest part is that our dear brother Niclas Etelävuori has decided to part ways with Amorphis. His decision has nothing to do with the band, no bad blood, no hard feelings between us so it is better that you read his statement and thoughts below. It's really hard to describe the feelings everyone is going through right now, especially when we have worked as a family with him for so many years. People should understand that Amorphis has always been a democratic band and it's pretty obvious that not all choices can please everyone. Some people don't get along with each other, that's life. The focus and all decisions have still aimed for the greater good and only what is best for Amorphis. We will continue with our current management as we feel that there is no distrust between us whatsoever.

"Even in these circumstances the show must go on, so we are happy to announce that our old friend and original Amorphis bass player Olli-Pekka (Oppu) Laine is going to play the forthcoming shows and festivals with us. It's been a long time since we played together but it sure is going to be nostalgic and great fun. Rest of the year continues busy as we are now heading to Russia after couple of weeks and from there to Radio Rock (FIN) cruise before the festival season starts. Under The Red Cloud tour will end in September and after that we start to work on a new album. We'll keep you informed about that later on. Most of all, we want to wish Niclas nothing but the best in the future and he will always remain as a close brother to us. Shine on! TomiJ, Esa, TomiK, Santeri, Jan."



Statement from Niclas: "Hello everyone, I've been avoiding hanging on Facebook since it was invented but now I feel it's probably the only way to get my message out as intended so I have to start now.

"I'm very very sad to inform you that after 17 years I've decided to leave my duties as bass player of Amorphis. This is probably the hardest decision I ever made in my life. I still love the music and the guys and the crew are still my brothers and I wish them all all the best in the future. There's absolutely no bad blood between us.

"The reason for my departure is 100% due to the (mis)management of the band. It probably sounds crazy to most of you, but that's how it is (music business can sometimes be very complicated). I got the guy his job back in the day and now I only heard lies and bullshit for the last many years, I just had enough so I gotta go I can't work or live like that. It is pretty obvious to me that the manager only works for his own best interest not for the bands best interest, and that's not how it should be. Strange enough for me 'most' of the band still wants to continue on this path so I better find another one. We all gotta do what we believe in and I don't believe in our manager anymore. I have left the door open if the band would decide to change things. Staying true to yourself is most important in life and that's what I'm trying to do, you only live once and life is too short for bullshit. I could probably write a book about it but I'll save that for later now I'm too tired and I have to look for a new job.

"I'd like to thank all the fans, companies, people I've met and worked with all over the world over the years it's been a blast. I hope we meet again some sunny day. Regards, Niclas. p.s. Bands never let your booking agent be your manager! (just a little advice, that we didn't take)."