Um well. There's a couple distinct camps for Amorphis. They started out as good death metal then got a little more folk-sy with cleans and growls, then got lazy as far as songwriting, split with the old singer and hired dude you're hearing now. He brought back the good stuff.
Is the Darkflight you speak of the solo project one? I went downstairs and have Under The Shadow Of Fear. Just wondering if it's the same. I'll spin it after this is done.