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AMORPHIS have announced a new album!
Titled Borderland, the upcoming album from the Finnish melodic death metal band is the follow-up to 2022’s Halo, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via Reigning Phoenix Music.
After recording four albums in a row in Sweden, Hansen Studios [Jacob Hansen, Denmark; VOLBEAT, AMARANTHE, PRIMAL FEAR etc.] were the destination of choice in late 2024 and early 2025. The album artwork was designed by Dutch artist Marald Van Haasteren [METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, KVELERTAK, ALCEST etc.].
Besides newly collaborating with Hansen and Van Haasteren, AMORPHIS still rely on the lyrical craftsmanship of Pekka Kainulainen, who’s been writing for the band since 2007’s Silent Waters. About his inspiration for Borderland Kainulainen comments, “the generations that came here before us, our ancestors, also had to face death and destruction. Honouring the mythologies of mankind, as well as the listeners of AMORPHIS, I wrote lyrics that hopefully convey some of the humility and strength that mankind has always depended on.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, AMORPHIS have released a new song from the upcoming album; Light And Shadow. Speaking about the new song, keyboardist Santeri Kallio says, “I threw my brain into the closet and went with the flow – without stressing about opinions. I didn’t want to repeat the old nor copy what we’ve already done before. When I heard Tomi’s final vocal parts, I realised that Light And Shadow would be the perfect introduction to our new album!”
Watch the official lyric video for Light And Shadow here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. The Circle
2. Bones
3. Dancing Shadow
4. Fog To Fog
5. The Strange
6. Tempest
7. Light And Shadow
8. The Lantern
9. Borderland
10. Despair
Bonus Tracks (digipak-CD & vinyl only)
11. War Band
12. Rowan And The Cloud
Borderland is set for release on September 26th via Reigning Phoenix Music. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on AMORPHIS like their official page on Facebook.
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