Amorphis - Far From the Sun (16 tracks) +Album Reviews

Pasi's last stand

Jonathan Wade Dale | Englewood, FL | 01/06/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Far From the Sun is a very good album. The last to feature Pasi Koskinen so the below poster should be happy now. Tomi Joutsen is now the vocalist.

This album is pretty much a straightforward hard rocking folk with lots of nice guitar riffs and keyboards.

the band really cut down on the psychedelic delay drench sound of Am Universe and Tuonela on this album. It has a lot of stand out tracks though Including Planetary Misfortune, Far From the Sun and higher Ground. I described this album when it first come out as having alot of similarties with Elegy because of the numerous middle eastern passages but It has no death metal vocals at all.

I do think Pasi is a good singer but had better performances on everything earlier released by Amorphis. Elegy, Tuonela, Am Universe.

This has all of the trademark Amorphis riffing and is a great listen. I was just about to say I like their new album more but as I popped this disc in its hard to change my mind. Its very good."

Travel Far From The Sun With Amorphis

Ken Pierce | Brooklyn,, NY USA | 07/23/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"With each release Amorphis continues to grow in both a musical and creative manner. "Far From The Sun" is the newest proof of this as with this CD the band has given us something very different from their usual or expected fare. As many fans probably know the band takes their name from the word "amorphous" which means something that holds no shape or form. On "Far From The Sun" the group shows just how profound this term can be when applied to a musical sense. It is interesting to see this Finnish act that have been held in such high regard take such a different step with this particular record. On one hand I was very impressed because the music simply flowed across the entire CD. With many other Finnish bands delivering blistering Power Metal nowadays I felt Amorphis was showing that they no longer need to press that course. It's time for them to influence future generation of Metal fans.

While I was impressed with a number of tracks on the record I would have to say that my very favorite track is "Day Of Your Beliefs". As the opener it starts off subtly and then kicks into a solid groove and moody drive as it progresses. There are lots of Deep Purple styled keyboards and a great guitar riff. It was a fine choice for the first track. "Far From The Sun" is present in two versions, one being acoustic and the other electric. The title track gets continued spin in my changer in both of its incarnations. The more rocking numbers would be "Planetary Misfortune" and "Darkrooms" and "Ethereal Solitude" is the best of the couple of slow numbers that appear on the disk. You will find this an equally enjoyable listen when you take the time to do so.

However, there will probably be older Fans of the group who are depressed about this musical change and also the fact that lead singer Pasi Koskinen leaving the group. His replacement is Tomi Joutsen and as someone who already saw him perform I think they will be pleasantly surprised. Don't pass on this CD if you are a fan of the group, or if you enjoy an almost "Trip Rock" sort of sound."

Not as impressive as past efforts, but still worth the money

S. Kleinert | Buena Vista, VA | 09/27/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Like most fans of this Finnish band, I first discovered Amorphis by way of Tales From the Thousand Lakes. An excellent album, although I still believe Elegy is their most solid effort. After Elegy, they went through a bit of an evolution, leaning more towards rock and alternative than metal. But Tuonela and Am Universium are still both excellent albums. Far from the Sun is a great album in and of itself. But if you compare it to their past efforts, it is subpar. The opening track "Day of your Beliefs" is excellent all the way through, and there are some definite gems among the album's 15 tracks (I own the enhanced version). However, the music does not seem as emotionally charged as in past albums ("Veil of Sin" and "Shatters WItihin" from Am Universium come to mind). There are some catchy parts in the album, however, and the more you listen to it, the more you discover that this album is actually pretty damn good. But to prevent them from having a follow up album that is a TOTAL disaster, it may be time for Amorphis to re-invent their sound even further to get back some of the luster that their past efforts possess."

Amorphis continue to do greatness

Bodom J | Bethpage, TN United States | 02/22/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"ok so everybody that reviews this album loves the music. but hates the vocals. what's wrong with you people? is this your first amorphis cd? have you never heard of them before? I guess not since they have had this singer for years now, this is his fourth (and final) album with them. If the music is so good, if you love it so much, why can't you give it more stars? whatever

anyway, this has a lot more of a metal sound than their last album and in some places it sounds like something you would hear from elegy. Good drummer, nothing too complicated but it gets your head thumpin along. Good riffs, solid riffs, not too heavy but with just the right amount of edge to it to go along with the awesome melodies. Tracks 4, 5, and 6 are weak. 4 and 5 being OK with 6 being extremely bad in a bad way. But the rest of the album (before and after these tracks) totally rocks, the amorphis we all have grown to love. And if you get the US version, you get 5 bonus tracks which are very very good."

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