Album: Circle by Amorphis (2013)
Genre: Progressive Metal | Style: Metal | Mood: Epic
Format: Album

Description: Circle is the eleventh studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. Recorded at Petrax Studio in Hollola and at 5K Studios in Helsinki, it is the first Amorphis album since 2003's Far from the Sun not to be produced by Marco Hietala, or to be based on the Finnish national epic Kalevala. Instead, Circle was produced by Peter Tägtgren and focuses on an original story penned by lyricist Pekka Kainulainen. The album was released on April 19, 2013 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Artist Background: Amorphis is a Finnish progressive metal (formerly a melodic death metal band) band founded by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other genres, including heavy metal, progressive metal, and folk metal. They frequently use the Kalevala, the Epic Poem of Finland, as a source for their lyrics. Part of the Helsinki, Finland music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Progressive Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Insomnium, Dark Tranquillity, Sentenced, Omnium Gatherum

Music Scene: Part of the Helsinki, Finland music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Progressive Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Progressive Metal, Metal, Epic, 2010s, Album

Additional Context: Available on Discogs marketplace


Circle is the eleventh studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. Recorded at Petrax Studio in Hollola and at 5K Studios in Helsinki, it is the first Amorphis album since 2003's Far from the Sun not to be produced by Marco Hietala, or to be based on the Finnish national epic Kalevala. Instead, Circle was produced by Peter Tägtgren and focuses on an original story penned by lyricist Pekka Kainulainen. The album was released on April 19, 2013 through Nuclear Blast Records.

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