Skyforger

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Skyforger is the ninth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphi. Like the previous album, the lyrics to Skyforger are English translations of Finnish poems based on the Kalevala and written by Pekka Kainulainen. Unlike the two previous album, it is based on different parts of several episode, but all told from a single character's point of view. In this sense it is a return to Tales from the Thousand Lakes which told stories from different parts of the Kalevala. The last two albums focused on Kullervo and Lemminkäinen, respectively, and this one focuses on Ilmarinen. Like Amorphis's previous two album, Eclipse and Silent Water, Skyforger is a concept album and was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki. In addition to a regular edition, the album was also released in a limited digipak edition which included the bonus track "Godlike Machine". Initially, this digipak edition caused controversy because of sound level fluctuations during the tracks "My Sun" and "Skyforger", but Nuclear Blast has since remedied the problem by promising replacement CD. On April 22, 2009, "Silver Bride" was released as a Finland-only single, peaking at number 1. The music video for the single premiered on May 11, 2009 Tomi Joutsen – vocals Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar Esa Holopainen – lead guitar Niclas Etelävuori – bass guitar Santeri Kallio – keyboards Jan Rechberger – drums Marco Hietala – producer, backing vocals .

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