Halo (Amorphis album)
2022 studio album by Amorphis
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Halo is the fourteenth studio album by Finnish progressive metal band Amorphis, released worldwide on 11 February 2022 through Atomic Fire Records.
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| Source | Rating |
| AngryMetalGuy |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth.net | 9/10[2] |
| Bravewords | 6.5/10[3] |
| Distorted Sound | 10/10[4] |
| Louder | [5] |
| Metal Injection | 8.5/10[6] |
| Metal Rules | [7] |
| Metal Storm | 8.3/10[8] |
| Sonic Perspectives | 8.9/10[9] |
Released11 February 2022
RecordedJanuary–August 2021
StudioFascination Street Studios, Isolla Music and Sonic Pump Studios
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| Released | 11 February 2022 | |||
| Recorded | January–August 2021 | |||
| Studio | Fascination Street Studios, Isolla Music and Sonic Pump Studios | |||
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| Length | 55:46 | |||
| Label | Atomic Fire | |||
| Producer | Jens Bogren | |||
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Track listing
All lyrics are written by Pekka Kainulainen.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Northwards" | Esa Holopainen | 5:30 |
| 2. | "On the Dark Waters" | Holopainen | 4:47 |
| 3. | "The Moon" | Santeri Kallio | 5:57 |
| 4. | "Windmane" | Holopainen | 4:49 |
| 5. | "A New Land" | Holopainen | 4:36 |
| 6. | "When the Gods Came" | Kallio | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Seven Roads Come Together" | Kallio | 5:38 |
| 8. | "War" | Holopainen | 5:24 |
| 9. | "Halo" | Kallio | 4:40 |
| 10. | "The Wolf" | Holopainen | 4:46 |
| 11. | "My Name Is Night" | Tomi Koivusaari | 4:43 |
| Total length: | 55:46 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 12. | "The River Song" | Olli-Pekka Laine | 4:29 |
| Total length: | 60:11 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Death of a King" (2019.1.16 Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, Norway) | Kallio | 6:42 |
| 2. | "Sacrifice" (2018.8.3 Wacken Open Air 2018, Wacken, Germany) | Holopainen | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Amongst Stars" (2019.6.27 Provinssi 2019, Seinäjoki, Finland) | Kallio | 4:59 |
| 4. | "Sky Is Mine" (2019.2.10 Le Transbordeur, Villeurbanne, France) | Kallio | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Message in the Amber" (Barba Negra Music Club, Budapest, Hungary) | Holopainen | 6:48 |
| 6. | "Her Alone" (2019.6.28 Tuska 2019, Helsinki, Finland) | Holopainen | 6:54 |
| 7. | "The Castaway" (2018.8.10 Alcatraz Metal Festival 2018, Kortrijk, Belgium) |
| 5:57 |
| 8. | "Grain of Sand" (2019.6.27 Provinssi 2019, Seinäjoki, Finland) | Holopainen | 4:59 |
| 9. | "Hopeless Days" (2019.1.22 Arenele Romane, Bucharest, Romania) | Holopainen | 5:40 |
| 10. | "We Accursed" (2019.6.28 Tuska 2019, Helsinki, Finland) | Kallio | 5:10 |
| Total length: | 56:03 | ||
Personnel
Amorphis
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Miscellaneous staff
Production and art
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Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] | 7 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 1 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 3 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 42 |