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ConcertsAmorphis, Into Eternity, & Beyond the Embrace in NYC- 3/20/2005

Posted on Sunday, April 10 2005 @ 09:50:04 CDT by Pete Pardo
Progressive Metal Finnish legends Amorphis returned to New York City for one show to support their latest release entitled Far From The Sun. This release on Nuclear Blast Records finds the band with a new lead singer and an entirely different approach to their brand of metal. When one looks at band tour schedules, you will see that B.B. King Blues Club seems to be getting every single metal act that is on the road. Sea of Tranquility's Ken Pierce was on hand, and has been to this venue over a dozen times to cover shows and reports that the upcoming schedule at this venue does not seem to have a slowed down yet. Always a good thing to have one venue at least you can trust to bring you the latest and greatest in Heavy Metal performances.

Read on for Ken's full review of the show!

This was definitely set to be a concert to remember for not only was Amorphis returning to the States, but they were bringing with them Into Eternity and Beyond The Embrace. Also performing that evening were two smaller bands who I did not catch or remember their name for this review. Kicking off the portion of the event that I saw would be Into Eternity. This band is awesome and takes the progressive feel of Dream Theater and Yes and mixes it with their own brand of death metal heaviness. They showcased a lot of material from their incredible release Buried By Oblivion which is available on Century Media Records. If you are a fan of Progressive metal riffing, do yourself a favor and buy this CD. You will not be disappointed.

Into Eternity

Next up would be Beyond The Embrace, one of the key players in the Metal Blade artist roster. To best describe these guys would have to be this way- the band reminded me of Metallica when they were good. Now without offering any disrespect, I mean this in the fashion that the band was powerful, intelligent and very hungry to offer you quality metal above all else. The majority of their set was comprised of tracks from their 2004 release Insect Song (another worthy piece of metal). The great thing about these three groups in the lineup was that each offered the attendee something different and you left hungry for more and not bored. This was a smart move if you asked me. When I returned home I listened to all three of these releases once again.

Beyond the Embrace

Amorphis was up next and when they hit the stage the venue was at its largest in audience capacity. Given that this was the first return for the band in a couple of years I was surprised that the show had not sold out. People were still able to get tickets up until the Amorphis set. The return of the band would have a major difference to the audience, for lead singer Pasi Koskinen has left and was replaced by Tomi Joutsen. He did a terrific job on the older material as well as the new. The remaining lineup is exactly the same as on the recording, and believe me they played their hearts out. The set did include more older stuff than the new and I have not followed them for enough time to be totally up to speed with it. However, the audience jumped and raged from the floor and from my vantage point I was able to get some killer shots of the band. As I mentioned the new CD is quite the departure from the efforts they had done previously, some fans seemed annoyed that it was not crazy heavy but after seeing Tomi sing the older tunes he looked to have won the crowd over. I think I was able to capture the set list correctly, but apologize if a minor error or two exists. From what I was told the band were doing the same set night after night on this tour. I enjoyed the entire evening and look forward to seeing these bands once again if not together then as solo performances. I advise you to do the same.

Amorphis


Amorphis Set List
1. Greed
2. Against Widows
3. The Castaway
4. Goddess (Of The Sad Man)
5. Day Of Your Beliefs
6. Far From The Sun
7. Alone
8. On Rich And Poor
9. Drowned Maid
10. Divinity
11. Summer's End
12. Sign From The North Side
13. My Kantele
14. The Way


Official Websites:
www.amorphis.net
www.beyondtheembrace.net
www.intoeternity.net



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