Track by track review, by (German) Metal Hammer
http://www.metal-hammer.de/magazin/...so-klingt-das-neue-amorphis-album-circle.html
Shades of Grey
Surprisingly tough entry: Joutsen waits in the verses with brutal vocal power, the thrilling chorus with clean vocals. A first exclamation.
Mission
Even more, as expected: Thither Flowing comfortable atmosphere, punctuated by the crack of riffing, clear, suffering voice, mid-tempo rhythm.
The Wanderer
Begins esthetic, then develops the fast track with keyboard accents, which is punctuated by dreamy intermediate parts.
Narrow Path
Idyllic home with a flute, then guitar with dramatization. Catchy piece with keyboard interlude.
Hopeless Days
Angry, somber song, which offers length and variety. The calm clear vocals and instruments are stormy in stark contrast, the main reef breaks with the handset.
Night Bird's Song
Tough Death Metal instrumentalization, in contrast, clear vocals and chorus typical dreamy atmosphere. The hardest, probably the best song of CIRCLE.
Into The Abyss
A piece in the sense of the last albums: keyboard strumming repetition with guitars, plus catchy melody and clean vocals with a slight reverb.
Enchanted By The Moon
After a kind of animal cry long midtempo tune, then sets Joutsens one growling. A gripping piece that captures his listeners immediately. Gloomy, but live-compatible track, a real hit.
A New Day
Start with acoustic guitar sounds, thematically suitable as a setting of a sunrise. In the course marked by tempo changes, the clear voice Joutsens and background vocals.
Conclusion:
Amorphis go into a new creative phase: The atmosphere of the last album is still available, but the overall sound is harder, darker - perhaps even metallic. And this is what the Finns audibly good.
