--- title: "Amorphis" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis" genre: "Progressive Metal" country: "Finland" formed: 1990 --- # Amorphis **Amorphis** is a progressive metal band, from Finland, active 1990 to present. 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. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphis ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Amorphis | | Genre | Progressive Metal | | Parent genre | Metal | | Origin | Helsinki, Finland | | Formed | 1990 | | Releases in catalog | 22 | ## Genres [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Melodic Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-death) · [Folk Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/folk-metal) · [Death-Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-doom) · [Symphonic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/symphonic-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Olli-Pekka Laine](https://themetalnet.com/musician/olli-pekka-laine) | Bass guitar | 1990 to present | Current | | [Tomi Joutsen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tomi-joutsen) | Lead vocals | 2005 to present | Current | | [Esa Holopainen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/esa-holopainen) | Guitar | 1990 to present | Current | | [Santeri Kallio](https://themetalnet.com/musician/santeri-kallio) | Keyboard | 1999 to present | Current | | [Tomi Koivusaari](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tomi-koivusaari) | Guitar, Lead vocals | 1990 to present | Current | | [Jan Rechberger](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jan-rechberger) | Drums (drum set), Keyboard | 1990 to present | Current | | [Pasi Koskinen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pasi-koskinen) | Lead vocals | 1996 to 2004 | Former | | [Niclas Etelävuori](https://themetalnet.com/musician/niclas-etelavuori) | Background vocals, Bass guitar | 2000 to 2017 | Former | | [Kasper Mårtenson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kasper-martenson) | Keyboard | 1993 to 1994 | Former | | [Kim Rantala](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kim-rantala) | Keyboard | 1996 to 1998 | Former | | [Pekka Kasari](https://themetalnet.com/musician/pekka-kasari) | Drums (drum set) | 1996 to 2002 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1992 | [The Karelian Isthmus](https://themetalnet.com/album/6995787c-972a-3db6-bfcc-c2efbcad3ee0) | Album | | 1993 | [Privilege of Evil](https://themetalnet.com/album/a2eb1154-2888-3bd6-9dd2-759e70e760db) | EP | | 1994 | [Black Winter Day](https://themetalnet.com/album/8909a3ae-fe4a-3e20-a9f3-ccc9c953ed25) | EP | | 1994 | [Tales From the Thousand Lakes](https://themetalnet.com/album/58330435-22c9-3bd4-9d6c-697dca134724) | Album | | 1995 | [Abhorrence / Amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f87e01e-99b0-31fd-bd60-0f0f23af912e) | Album | | 1996 | [Elegy](https://themetalnet.com/album/a48b88f6-e2cb-3810-a33e-b87aac4463de) | Album | | 1997 | [My Kantele](https://themetalnet.com/album/fc307db1-c963-370a-bc2f-d5ee81857c64) | EP | | 1999 | [Tuonela](https://themetalnet.com/album/29f24864-0b41-3e35-93c8-7d104205d1d1) | Album | | 2001 | [Am Universum](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed7a116a-cdcf-39ac-9c48-3fb8022087c9) | Album | | 2003 | [Far From the Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/b0d0887f-a8a7-32a3-ba71-e9023dfaac93) | Album | | 2004 | [Far From the Sun / The Audio Injected Soul / Warkult](https://themetalnet.com/album/c99c4894-d435-4b74-bb33-eb73f000ad58) | EP | | 2005 | [Eclipse](https://themetalnet.com/album/66ddc88c-8b7a-3664-91a5-ee20ecf250d8) | Album | | 2007 | [Silent Waters](https://themetalnet.com/album/15807dfa-3038-3389-a59f-3d91aa5b76db) | Album | | 2009 | [Skyforger](https://themetalnet.com/album/59e4e2f4-c2ac-37c4-b766-a4ac85bd3b91) | Album | | 2011 | [The Beginning of Times](https://themetalnet.com/album/4aba88b0-80ee-4dca-a49f-835ddff4c3ff) | Album | | 2013 | [Circle](https://themetalnet.com/album/c600b87e-938c-40cc-925c-debd11e62554) | Album | | 2015 | [Tales From Lake Bodom](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b678b4a-4653-461d-bf1a-937b7212ab6b) | EP | | 2015 | [Under the Red Cloud](https://themetalnet.com/album/e7597a9f-9c54-403b-ae0d-41baa8b5829f) | Album | | 2018 | [Legacy of Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/fffa352f-b320-4e9e-9e95-23851b3c430f) | EP | | 2018 | [Queen of Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/9cac46e2-17da-44a2-b38c-2cbcedc37619) | Album | | 2022 | [Halo](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3239b3a-4959-49b9-a373-04654c4cdeea) | Album | | 2025 | [Borderland](https://themetalnet.com/album/44c58005-a6ef-4838-9a8c-8b60bbb2a208) | Album | ## Related bands - [In Flames](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-flames) (listened together) - [Dark Tranquillity](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-tranquillity) (listened together) - [Amon Amarth](https://themetalnet.com/band/amon-amarth) (listened together) - [Children of Bodom](https://themetalnet.com/band/children-of-bodom) (listened together) - [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together) - [Arch Enemy](https://themetalnet.com/band/arch-enemy) (listened together) - [Paradise Lost](https://themetalnet.com/band/paradise-lost) (listened together) - [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together) - [Nightwish](https://themetalnet.com/band/nightwish) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Anathema](https://themetalnet.com/band/anathema-20aa23e3) (listened together) - [Dimmu Borgir](https://themetalnet.com/band/dimmu-borgir) (listened together) ## Official and external links - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amorphis - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-7JFVd4iyli6EB-ycLUEfA - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2UOVgpgiNTC6KK0vSC77aD - x: https://twitter.com/amorphis - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amorphisband/ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/3579 - apple music: https://music.apple.com/fi/artist/5545051 - website: https://amorphis.net/ - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Amorphis --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis](https://themetalnet.com/band/amorphis). 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