Amorphis – Tuonela – CD

Amorphis – Tuonela – CD
(Relapse Records) I guess these guys have decided to completely abandon their death metal sound of earlier releases and go for something a little more mainstream. The first couple of releases from Amorphis were “DEATH METAL”: with the trademark death growls, but all that is long gone on this latest release. Basically, the same thing that Paradise Lost did. I don’t think fans of early Amorphis will like this release at all. Basically, I don’t really like the vocals. The vocals are too clean, and don’t convey much emotion to me, and just don’t sound very aggressive. Amorphis will probably have to find a new fan base, as death metal kids wouldn’t really enjoy this one too much. 7/10
- Johnny Death (1999)