The rules are
1) Say whatever you want on the band in question, and explain why you feel that way
2) Get involved! If you disagree with someone - comment on why you do!
3) (and most important rule) NO IN-FIGHTING. There are no right or wrong answers, these are opinions.
No flaming people for liking Amorphis, and certainly no flaming people for not liking Amorphis. Let's get talking!
Myself, I have a bias towards the Tomi Joutsen era because that was how I got introduced to them (he did guest vocals on a Swallow the Sun song around 2007/2008, and they were one of my first tastes of the romantic death/doom subgenre). I also got to see them live, which I recall as amazing. However, I know that not everyone likes Joutsen's vocals or performance - many feel that his predecessor Pasi Koskinen was a stronger vocalist more suited to rock and metal, whereas many (legitimately) aren't fond of the direction the band took when Joutsen came on board.
While I do like Eclipse, Silent Waters and Skyforger (Joutsen era), I have to say I'm not fond of the latest album or even the covers one that Amorphis had released of their older material from the death/doom years... the latter's high production values (and admittedly restrained clean vocals) feel poor in comparison to how these songs tend to translate in a live setting, and the former felt very hackneyed and rushed.
So what's your opinion on Amorphis? Love them, hate them, say it here and don't forget to say why.
