LABEL: AFFILIATED RECORDS
VINYL RELEASE DATE:2/11/2022
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE:2/11/2022
VARIANT: WHITE VINYL 2LP BOX SET

Rockandmetalmusichavealwaysbeenahavenforthosewhohavebigger storiestotell;whohavegranderemotionstoconvey.Formorethanthirty years, Finnish figureheads Amorphis have done their best to carve their veryownnicheinheartfeltyetaggressive,melancholicyetsoothingtunes. On Halo, their staggering fourteenth studio effort, the Fins underline their trailblazing status as one of the most original, culturally relevant and rewarding acts ever to emerge from the land of the thousandlakes.

The vibrant, lively, and touching beauty that is Halo highlights their musical and storytelling mastership on a once again soaring level: Its a progressive, melodic, and quintessentially melancholic heavy metal masterworkpluckedfromtheficklevoidofinspirationbyoriginalguitarists EsaHolopainenandTomiKoivusaari,bassistOlli-PekkaLaine,drummerJan Rechberger,longtimekeyboardistSanteriKallioandvocalistTomiJoutsen, the bands long-standing lyrical consciousness Pekka Kainulainen and a selectedgroupofworldclassaudioprofessionalsledbyrenownedSwedish producer Jens Bogren. Considering the bands prolonged journey in the forefront of innovative metal music, its difficult to grasp how Amorphis managestoraisetheproverbialbartimeandtimeagain,presentingamore thanworthyfinaletothetrilogybegunwith2015sUndertheRedCloud followed by 2018s Queen ofTime.

With Halo, they deliver an astonishing album that deserves to be played everywhere, transcending the realms of metal and rock by its sheer profoundness and musicality.