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Am Universum

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Released
  
23 February 2001

Artist
  
Amorphis

Producer
  
Simon Efemey

Recorded
  
October−December 2000

Release date
  
23 February 2001

Label
  
Relapse Records

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Studio
  
Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland

Length
  
49:43 (Original Version)

Am Universum (2001)
  
Far from the Sun (2003)

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Progressive metal, Progressive rock

Similar
  
Amorphis albums, Heavy metal albums

Am Universum is the fifth album by heavy metal band Amorphis. This album was a departure from the doom/stoner metal influence on their previous album, Tuonela, featuring more of a vocal-driven progressive rock sound.

Contents

The song "Alone" is also on the live DVD, Forging the Land of Thousand Lakes. The edited version of the song is on the single itself, and is also on Amorphis' greatest hits compilation album, Chapters. The DVD and the compilation both have the music video for the song. Other songs that are also on the compilation are "Too Much to See", which is also on the "Alone" single and "Drifting Memories".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Pasi Koskinen; all music composed by Amorphis.

Amorphis

  • Pasi Koskinen – vocals
  • Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
  • Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar
  • Niclas Etelävuori – bass guitar
  • Santeri Kallio − keyboards; synthesizer
  • Pekka Kasari − drums

    • Session musicians

  • Sakari Kukko − saxophone (on tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Antti Halonen − saw (on track 10)

    • Songs

    1Alone6:19
    2Goddess (Of the Sad Man)4:02
    3The Night Is Over4:06

    References

    Am Universum Wikipedia
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