Their first vocalist was Matti Pitkänen, who was quickly replaced by Niko Kalliojärvi. Former band members also include Ville Sorvali from Moonsorrow on bass. For some time before Sorvali joined Amoral, the band was without bass player, and Ots played bass on some of their demos. Amoral released two demos, Desolation and Other Flesh, with varying line-ups, and played some minor gigs before releasing their first full-length album. Amoral signed with Rage of Achilles Records and released their first album, Wound Creations, in 2004.
The band's production can be classified as technical, progressive and melodic metal, combined with rock elements. Amoral’s sound is heavy riff driven yet still has a melodic power groove. Skillful ensemble and crisp performance has characterized Amoral, which is internationally recognized as one of Finland's foremost bands. The brave and independent development of their music can be heard throughout their four albums.
Soon after the 2005 European tour, Amoral returned to the studio to record their second album, Decrowning. The album was released in Finland and several other countries in October 2005 and in Japan and the United States in March 2006. Amoral's third album was first announced on their website in early July 2006. The album was recorded in Studio Sound Supreme in Hämeenlinna in early 2007, and it was released in August 2007.
Amoral's fourth studio album was announced in November 2008 when the band announced Ari Koivunen as their new front man. The album was also the debut of bassist Pekka Johansson. The development culminated in 2009 on Show Your Colors, the 4th album, where the previous growling vocals were replaced with clean vocals and big choruses. Amoral´s music was earlier characterized by metal media as death metal due to the growling vocals, but now the classification varies from power metal to progressive rock. Show Your Colors received a lot of praise upon its release. The album's first single, "Year of the Suckerpunch" was on the Finnish national radio Ylex´s playlist, with the highest hopes of receiving song of the year for 2009. The album was ranked by public voting as the fifth best domestic metal album at the Finnish Metal Awards 2009. Show Your Colors has also been released in Great Britain, Germany, USA, Canada and Japan.
At the end of 2010 Amoral announced it´s new guitarist Masi Hukari, who shared the lead guitar with Ben Varon as well as co-wrote two of the songs. 2011. the band recorded Beneath at Sound Supreme studios in Hämeenlinna and the CD was released 26 October. The Japan edition was out 19 October. The album was produced by Janne Saksa and guitarist Ben Varon. Beneath continued on the path Amoral started with ”Show Your Colors”. The emphasis is still on solid songwriting, big hooks, new arrangements and guitar riffs, but the scale is wider than before: From 9-minute epics ”Beneath” to straightforward rock songs ”Silhouette” and ”Same Difference”, to nods to the band's death metal past ”(Won't Go) Home” and ”Staying Human” and talks between acoustic guitars and industrial landscapes in ”Wastelands”. The album was ranked by public voting as the fourth best domestic metal album at the Finnish Metal Awards 2011.
On 26 March 2015 the band announced that the original vocalist Niko Kalliojärvi is returning to the lineup.
AMORAL HOMEPAGES
http://www.amoralweb.com/
AMORAL FORUM
http://www.amoralweb.com/forum/
AMORAL TWITTER
http://twitter.com/amoralband
Current members
* Ben Varon - guitar and songwriting
* Niko Kalliojärvi - vocals, guitar
* Ari Koivunen - vocals
* Masi Hukari- guitar, keyboard
* Juhana Karlsson - drums
* Pekka Johansson - bass
Former members
* Silver Ots - guitar, bass
* Erkki Silvennoinen - bass
* Matti Pitkänen - vocals
* Ville Sorvali - bass
For more info and samples visit http://www.amoralweb.com.
Silhouette
Amoral Lyrics
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Unfocused shots to forget
Her thoughts laid out for all to go unread
Turns on the lights for you to see inside
Not a thing in her world that she wishes to hide now
The eyes bring comfort to her life
The picture too precious to show
A man observers, confused he’s shaking his head
Something he believed in turns out to be dead now
Pen to the paper, this is what it said
Spyglass turned obsolete
When all the world moved right next door
The writing on the wall came true
When the now became all that she knew
She gave herself away when handing over control
And placed a pricetag on her soul
Spyglass turned obsolete
When all the world moved right next door
The writing on the wall came true
When the now became all that she knew
Spyglass turned obsolete
When all the world moved right next door
The writing on the wall came true
When the now became all that she knew
The opening line of Amoral’s “Silhouette” speaks of a woman who expresses herself through words, painting her silhouette with them. The second line implies that these words are an attempt to forget something, perhaps a bad experience or memory. What’s interesting is that although her thoughts and feelings are laid out for others to see, nobody seems to read or understand them. Despite the act of sharing, she is still misunderstood and isolated.
The chorus shows that this woman is not trying to hide anything - she wants people to see inside, to understand her. But there are apparently no secrets to uncover, no hidden things that make her unique. Her life is an open book, but nobody wants to read it. The third verse introduces a male character who observes her, but he’s confused by what he sees. He realized too late that something he believed in has become dead. This leads to a sense of disillusionment, and the man is compelled to write down his thoughts.
Line by Line Meaning
With words she paints her silhouette
She expresses herself through her language, creating an outline of her personality.
Unfocused shots to forget
Using bad imagery to suppress her memories and emotions.
Her thoughts laid out for all to go unread
She shares her mental state with others but nobody seems to pay attention.
Turns on the lights for you to see inside
She reveals her true self to someone else, exposing her vulnerabilities.
Not a thing in her world that she wishes to hide now
She has no secrets or regrets in her life.
The eyes bring comfort to her life
She finds comfort in the attention and affection she receives from others.
Where are the well-kept secrets, something not to know
She is wondering why people keep secrets intentionally, trying to hide what they are really thinking.
The picture too precious to show
Some things are so valuable to her, personally and emotionally, that she does not want to show them off.
A man observers, confused he’s shaking his head
Someone is watching her and shaking his head in confusion, not understanding what is going on.
Something he believed in turns out to be dead now
He thought he understood her but he does not know her as well as he thought.
Pen to the paper, this is what it said
She is writing down and expressing something significant and important, which has been on her mind.
Spyglass turned obsolete
The old way of seeing things has become irrelevant and unnecessary.
When all the world moved right next door
The world has become smaller, making things more accessible and easier to access.
The writing on the wall came true
What has been anticipated or feared has finally happened.
When the now became all that she knew
She lives in the present, focusing only on what is happening now.
She gave herself away when handing over control
She exposed her vulnerabilities by giving someone else control over her emotions and actions.
And placed a pricetag on her soul
She values and prices herself too much, which might lead to her losing out on significance and importance in the long run.
Contributed by Isaac L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@NandaCalvetti
You guys are awesome! I love Ari’s voice and the versatility of the band. I've ordered my copy already, can't wait to get it and to listen to the whole album! Love, from Brazil. :]
@95CA3
Amoral, one word... ¡AWESOME! These days, I going to pre-order the cd. I can't wait to listen all tracks. Cheers from Spain. ¡Amoral rocks!
@florencedaniel2247
ari I wish you a wonderful career
@MrsHolliValo
@ribosradagast Well Finland is blessed with not only being the ONLY country where metal is HUGE and bands like COB can debut a new album at number one -- BUT also --- a country where guys are so gorgeous they are actually pretty ..and sexy.. unlike other countries. Soooo IDK if you mean as a put down, but as a person who's Finnish I love that Finland is full of long haired beautiful men :D Look at all Finnish bands you will see how pretty they are & it's not their fault for the genes they have
@Francisf96
yeah !
@pertsaism
A beautiful and rhythmically interesting song and Ari's clear, powerful, and beautiful voice fits perfectly to it. Good work!
@Lauratuulia
This is such a great song, love it more and more every time I listen to it. Video is simply beautiful (boys too) and support the song well. Thank you!
@electr1x
@Puppelpoeka ..... no matter how he looks but he sings like a God \m/
@rocioblen
Amazing band (:
@LilMoonGirl7
Whatever ... Ari totally rocks !!!