Finnish masters of melancholic dark metal, AMORPHIS, have made the official music video for the song “The Wanderer” available for viewing here http://smarturl.it/TheWanderer. The clip was shot by iconic director Patric Ullaeus (DIMMU BORGIR, DREAM EVIL, MNEMIC) and comes from the band’s latest album, Circle, which was released on April 30 (North America) via Nuclear Blast records. "We've had super fun shooting this new video with Patric Ullaeus who did an amazing job as always,” commented the band. “See for yourselves - for us, it's one of our favourite music videos from all the ones we've done so far! Enjoy & keep rocking!"
The follow-up to 2011’s highly successful masterpiece The Beginning Of Times (Finnish charts: #1, German charts: #16) was produced and mixed by no less than HYPOCRISY and PAIN mastermind Peter Tägtgren (CHILDREN OF BODOM, CELTIC FROST, IMMORTAL, DIMMU BORGIR). Tracking was done at Petrax Studio in Hollola (NIGHTWISH, CHILDREN OF BODOM, KORPIKLAANI) and 5K Studios in Helsinki, Finland. Cover artwork was created by Tom Bates (BLEED FROM WITHIN, DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL – www.facebook.com/artoftombates).
“Hopeless Days” official video: http://youtu.be/KY0bUjF0YQ8
“Enchanted By The Moon” lyric video: http://youtu.be/Q3Tdeg_IHGU
“Shades Of Gray” lyric video: http://youtu.be/Zt9_xAiYQJ8
“Hopeless Days” lyric video: http://youtu.be/gdKt1aw4BK8
Circle track by track: http://youtu.be/qbCj7cYk-Kg
Studio Report Part 1: http://youtu.be/fLdUj7wm2PM
Studio Report Part 2: http://youtu.be/VTHcE6Z4lPM
Studio Report Part 3: http://youtu.be/hLbHuMS_IkQ
Studio Report Part 4: http://youtu.be/66DHBCnYpjY
Circle CD+DVD digipak track list:
1. Shades Of Gray
2. Mission
3. The Wanderer
4. Narrow Path
5. Hopeless Days
6. Nightbird's Song
7. Into The Abyss
8. Enchanted By The Moon
9. A New Day
10. Dead Man's Dream (Bonus Track)
Bonus DVD:
- The Making Of Circle
- Nightbird’s Song (video clip)
Circle jewel case CD track list:
1. Shades Of Gray
2. Mission
3. The Wanderer
4. Narrow Path
5. Hopeless Days
6. Nightbird's Song
7. Into The Abyss
8. Enchanted By The Moon
9. A New Day
Pekka Kainulainen, who wrote the lyrics for the album and devised the storyline for the record recently elaborated on Circle’s concept:
"The protagonist has been dealt a bad hand at birth. He’s always felt himself an outsider with strong potential to become marginalized. Through an accident, after a crisis, he finds a connection with his inner powers. A guide is sent to him, from some other time and place. He gets a chance to take hold of his own life and change his destiny. From the past of Carelian Finland he finds his own spiritual tribe and the power to turn the course of his doomed life. This is a story of survival."
For more info visit: www.amorphis.net | www.facebook.com/amorphis | www.nuclearblast.de/amorphis
