Written by Pikemaster on 02.11.2015 at 16:45

Written by handmadegod on 01.11.2015 at 14:58

Only 2 Amorphis records are real.

That's funny opinion. Could you explain it little bit ?

Anything after Tales' never interested me.

Written by handmadegod on 02.11.2015 at 23:50

Anything after Tales' never interested me.

Then you don't like Amorphis, you just like two excelent albums of a certain style.

Written by nikosleo on 05.11.2015 at 22:16

Written by handmadegod on 02.11.2015 at 23:50

Anything after Tales' never interested me.

Then you don't like Amorphis, you just like two excelent albums of a certain style.

I guess you're right.

After listening to this some more, I don't find myself going back to it too often, save for a few tracks (Death of a King, Under the Red Cloud, and Dark Path are good songs). I think they're starting to go into "more of the same" territory. A bit of a letdown I think after Circle, but that's my opinion.

You sure? I'm finding the opposite - wanting to go less to Circle. Though that might be because of the production. It was awful on Circle. But I love just listening to Four Wise Ones, Dark Path, Tree of Ages, Bad Blood, Under the Red Cloud and the bonus track Come the Spring. All are fanrastic.

Written by Dentura on 16.11.2015 at 23:52

I think they're starting to go into "more of the same" territory.

Kinda strange opinion, this being their most adventurous album with the current line-up. For me it's actually Skyforger that's lost some magic during the years, though I still consider it great.

Written by Doge of Venice on 23.11.2015 at 05:58

You sure? I'm finding the opposite - wanting to go less to Circle. Though that might be because of the production. It was awful on Circle. But I love just listening to Four Wise Ones, Dark Path, Tree of Ages, Bad Blood, Under the Red Cloud and the bonus track Come the Spring. All are fanrastic.

I agree that the production is much worse on Circle, but I don't know, this new album hasn't really "clicked" for me in the same way I guess. I may boost my rating soon.

Written by Dentura on 23.11.2015 at 19:31

Written by Doge of Venice on 23.11.2015 at 05:58

You sure? I'm finding the opposite - wanting to go less to Circle. Though that might be because of the production. It was awful on Circle. But I love just listening to Four Wise Ones, Dark Path, Tree of Ages, Bad Blood, Under the Red Cloud and the bonus track Come the Spring. All are fanrastic.

I agree that the production is much worse on Circle, but I don't know, this new album hasn't really "clicked" for me in the same way I guess. I may boost my rating soon.

That's fair enough.

I did enjoy Circle (much more than Beginning of Times and Skyforger) but it had no real standouts. It was a very consistent album. I feel this album os the same, it just has a few standouts on top.

Written by Doge of Venice on 23.11.2015 at 20:31


That's fair enough.

I did enjoy Circle (much more than Beginning of Times and Skyforger) but it had no real standouts. It was a very consistent album. I feel this album os the same, it just has a few standouts on top.

I've actually thought the standout tracks on Circle were pretty obvious for me - it's one of my favourite Amorphis albums, but Narrow Path, Nightbird's Song and Enchanted By The Moon have always been the clear choice cuts for me.

As for the production, I never really found production to be an issue with either album - I think UTRC's is a bit better and more suited to the more extreme nature of it, but I've generally found Circle's production pretty satisfactory. In any case, I'd probably put UTRC just above Circle, but for me they both (along with Eclipse) are my favourite of the Joutsen albums - and I really like the other three too.

I'm quite amazed that this is still best rated album since Enslaved axioma ethica odini

This album still gets played a lot on my ipod what a great CD. Glad it's got so many 10's!

It's a decent album but I didn't get as hyped as most did unfortunately. Also it's funny that the bonus song Come The Spring is much better than any of the non-bonus songs.

Just came across the Japanese bonus track "The Wind" - it's not quite as good as the main album tracks or even Come The Spring, but it's a good listen for those who are curious or want more Amorphis

In my opinion this is the best album with Tomi Joutsen and one of the best metal albums of 2015!

Despite the great reviews i believe Circle was better... Bad Blood and Death Of A King are the best songs IMO...

Written by Deadmeat on 26.02.2016 at 23:54

Despite the great reviews i believe Circle was better... Bad Blood and Death Of A King are the best songs IMO...

At first I considered this to be superior to Circle. Now I'd say they're equally worthy of being called Amorphis' best album.

Amazing album! As good as every song is great and original. Perfect production. Captivating atmospheric sound from keys and song. Great power from guitars and growls, which might be even better than Mikael Åkerfeldt's.

Absolutely killer album!.

I think that this album is the pinnacle of current Amorphis line-up and it will be very hard to surpass. Under The Red Cloud does not contain a single filler song, sounds both consistent and diverse and provides a great performance from all the musicians.
It's hard to choose any favourite tracks, because all of them are great.

Wow! Beautiful album!