Under The Red Cloud

Tomi Joutsen's era is the best thing that has ever happened to Amorphis. I hope he remains with the band till the end of time and beyond haha The music they provide us with and Tomi's vocals is the perfect blend of melody and heavy guitars. There is not one bad album out of Eclipse. Silent Waters. Skyforger. The Beginning of Times. Circle. And now Under The Red Cloud. It's like these guys are on a continuous winning streak. Truth be told I never want this era of Amorphis to end. I'd sleep with a Ninja Turtle to make sure it didn't end. Thank you guys for the wonderful music. Under The Red Cloud - 5 stars.

One of the best pieces of metal music out there, at least in recent years. I would even recommend this to people not particularly into metal, maybe those with a penchant for deep male voices. The vocalist, Tomi, is one of my personal favourites in the entire metal industry. As for the product itself, no faults at all. The CD runs perfectly, all the artwork is stunning and the paper and cardboard are great quality/

Spotify strikes again! I heard the live version of Her Alone that appears on the bonus disc and was completely blown away. As an old school collector having it on Spotify didn’t cut it, so I bought the album. What a fantastic group they are. Fabulous songs, gorgeous melodies, brilliant guitar playing. 5/5 any day of the week.

Absolutely love this album. It's definitely one of the best albums Amorphis ever made. Had to wait for it a long time though. It took 3 weeks to get from England to Ireland, which I find strange, since the seller told me it was dispatched after 2 days.

This is the most awesome album I listened to this year. The japan bonus track 'The Wind' could easily have been a main track.

This is possibly The Album of The Year. Certainly it is a momentous achievement by Amorphis in the way it combines Prog and Heavy elements. Great to have in the car and drive to.

I'm new to Amorphis having been introduced to this album by a friend. I've been listening to it on repeat and I'll be looking at their other albums because this album is absolutely awesome.

Absolutely brilliant from start to finish.saw them supporting nightwish they blew me away.another album of the year for me.they are coming over next year do try and go see them

Under the Red Cloud is my introduction to Amorphis, and ... wow! What band puts forth a masterpiece like this 25 years into their career? I am not the sort of person who listens only to metal -- classic, album-oriented rock is my go-to genre -- and the five stars I'm giving this album should be considered in that context. This is not just "5-star metal", but "5-star music". Yes, there is some growling (gorgeously interwoven with clean vocals), but this music shares as much in common with RUSH, Yes, or Mozart as it does with bands like Emperor. Nor is this progressive for the sake of being progressive, like so much disappointing "progressive metal" I've tried to listen to. Chord progressions actually progress, the tempo changes have purpose and meaning in the overall construction of each song. Each of the tracks on this album is a fully-realized composition, not merely a bunch of interesting-but-unrelated musical bits cobbled together. The musicians on this album are all top-notch, with special mention going to Santeri Kallio, who demonstrates keyboard chops better than any I've heard in a long, long time. The vinyl is pricey (here in the U.S., anyway), and worth every single penny. Impressive quality and presentation, from the thick gatefold cover to the archive-quality sleeves. The LPs themselves are clean and quiet. The mastering is astonishingly good, with even the most delicately soft sounds elicited with perfect clarity. If you love rock, or heck any music at all, do not miss this album, the best I've heard all year.

El mejor album de Amorphis, en mi modesta opinion...

Una vez más me han engañado. Uno lo compra cofiando en que está adquieriendo un disco de la Nuclear Blast y lo que se recibe es una pobre reedición mexicana de Scarecrow. Me molesta que no lo especifiquen. Sólo por eso le doy 2 estrellas.

I see that a number of .com reviewers have expressed my thoughts very well, so I'm only repeating here what some others have already said. Yes.... everything you've heard is true. This is arguably the best release from Amorphis ever (by a wide margin imho). Like another reviewer, I was not what you'd call a die-hard Amorphis junky. I've always had a ton of respect for the band, don't get me wrong. While bands like Insomnium and Ghost Brigade tend to occupy my CD player almost all the time, Amorphis was something I'd listen to once in a while. While they'd 'do it' for me on a number of songs, other songs were a tad more 'laid back' for my tastes. Hey - it's always good but I like something with more 'heaviness'. Well, someone dumped a truckload of testosterone in their CornFlakes, because this album is relentlessly and consistently aggressive from start to finish. It brings da heavy, albeit in their own unique way. As always, the music is great and the lyical content is intelligent - but you'll find your head snapping back and forth almost as if you're listening to "Primeval Dark" by Insomnium. The best part is that it doesn't let up AT ALL - all 12 tracks are killers. It's an incredible achievement, gotta say.

La suite d'une série d'albums cultissime! Avec toujours autant de soins apporté à la prod, peut-être un mixage un peu trop porté "vintage" à l'image du micro de Tommi, ou plutôt un peu trop plat. Un petit coup de remix m'a permis de redonner de la puissance brut à tout l'album. (au pire j'ai pris l'habitude de remixer la plupart de mes musiques). On démarre sur une jolie composition au piano, tellement épique que ça ne pouvait pas être autre chose que le titre d'intro. "White Night" qui m'a paru anecdotique à première écoute, m'a ensuite évoqué beaucoup de choses. "Come the Spring" : Entre l'intro et la suite c'est comme un solstice de printemps, les ténèbres / puis la lumière... "Winter Sleep" te plonge instantannément dans la poudreuse au pays des Rennes et du vieux chaman barbu. Ce ne sont pas que des bonus, c'est essentiel à cet album. "Death of the King" est une aventure orientale, le morceau le plus important de l'album. Dans cet album on à tout: l'espoir, le renouveau, le combat, tout est tellement sacré, tout est plus positif . Chacun y mettra son histoire que ce soit à la première ou à la troisième personne. En comparaison l'album Circle était plus négatif, plus froid; l'automne et le désespoir, un combat desespéré, "The Wanderer without at home" Le wagabon sans abri" évoque son esprit érant dans les ténèbres. Celui-ci s'adresse à une entité supérieur et lui demande: "qui es-tu? Pourquoi moi? Pourquoi avoir fait appel à moi?" puis "into the Abyss" Dans les abysses, il entends le message: il faut te décider, le destin: ton avenir dépend de tes choix, la réflexion..... puis "enchanted by the moon" lune enchantée, celle-ci te redonne l'espoir de continuer, "a new day" un nouveau jour est arrivé l'espoir revient... etc c'est là où le choix du nom "Amorphis" prends tout son sens. bref pour en revenir à under the red cloud, on a le Bellatores, l'Oratores et le Laboratores. "tree of ages" "l'arbre des âges" avec la flûte jouée par le mec d'Eluveitie, un morceau très joyeux et motivant. Concrètement, cela nous encourage toujours à respecter la forêt, vénérer la nature, et c'était d'avantage le cas sur l'album "Skyforger" ou encore "the beginning of Times". Vous ne perdrez pas votre argent à acheter cet album, en plus vous soutiendrez ce groupe qui le mérite largement.