Growing from a gang of growling, death metal thrashers into massive, anthemic
and enduring Finnish cult heroes, Amorphis have lived up to their name by
regularly changing line-ups and evolving their sound to include folk, prog and
electronic influences. Drummer Jan Rechberger and guitarist Esa Holopainen
started out playing together as teenagers in Helsinki with the band Violent
Solution in the late 1980s but, following their demise they formed Amorphis with
Abhorrence frontman Tomi Kouivusaari and bass player Olli-Pekka Laine in 1990.
They subsequently cut their teeth utilising ...