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Amorphis

Amorphis is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jinjer, Paradise Lost, Virgin Black, Aleah Stanbridge and The Karelian Isthmus. Those roots explain a lot about how Amorphis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Insomnium, Dark Tranquillity, Sentenced, Paradise Lost and The Halo Effect, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Swallow the Sun and Therion, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Amorphis, reaching back through Jinjer and forward to Swallow the Sun. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Amorphis is a Finnish progressive metal 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 progressive metal, folk metal, and melodic death metal. They frequently use the Kalevala, the epic poem of Finland, as a source for their lyrics.

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AmorphisJinjerParadise LostVirgin BlackAleah StanbridgeThe Karelian IsthmusGatecreeperSwallow the SunTherionInsomniumDark TranquillitySentencedParadise LostThe Halo EffectMors Principium EstSoilworkBorknagar

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Amorphis connections

Amorphis grew out of Jinjer, Paradise Lost, Virgin Black and Aleah Stanbridge, shares an orbit with Insomnium, Dark Tranquillity, Sentenced and Paradise Lost, went on to shape Swallow the Sun and Therion. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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