Eclipse (Amorphis album)

Eclipse
Studio album by
Amorphis
Released15 February 2006
17 February 2006 (Europe except German-speaking countries)
24 February 2006 (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
21 March 2006 (U.S.)
Recorded1 July – August 2005[1]
StudioSonic Pump Studios (Helsinki, Finland)[1]
GenreFolk metal, hard rock,[2] heavy metal,[3] gothic metal
Length41:47
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerAmorphis
Amorphis chronology
Chapters
(2003) 		Eclipse
(2006) 		Silent Waters
(2007)
Singles from Eclipse
  1. "House of Sleep"
    Released: 4 January 2006
  2. "The Smoke"
    Released: 7 June 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [4]
AllMusic[3]
Blabbermouth.net [5]

Eclipse is the seventh studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. The lyrics are from a play based on the Kullervo legend (told in the Kalevala), written by Finnish poet and playwright Paavo Haavikko in 1982.

Eclipse is also notable for being current vocalist Tomi Joutsen's debut with Amorphis following the departure of longtime singer Pasi Koskinen in 2005.[4] It also marked the reintroduction of death growls into their music, albeit in limited quantity compared to subsequent albums.[5] Music videos were made for the tracks "House of Sleep" and "The Smoke".

In February 2008, the record was certified gold in Finland, having sold over 15,000 units.[6]

  1. ^ a b Blabbermouth (13 June 2005). "AMORPHIS: Preparing To Enter Studio". BLABBERMOUTH.NET.
  2. ^ Begrand, Adrien (31 March 2006). "PopMatters review of Eclipse". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Eclipse". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Amorphis – Eclipse Review". Heavymetal.about.com. 21 March 2006. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Blabbermouth.Net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  6. ^ "AMORPHIS – OFFICIAL". www.amorphis.net.