Should Amorphis be included in ProgArchives?

So, this is my question...

I think this great finish band should be included in this site... Maybe they are not strictly progressive, but I think that their music has enough elements wich make this fantastic band worthy to be in ProgArchives.

Hearing albums like the incredible "Elegy", and the equally great "Tuonela", I can't stop thinking that there are many band on this site wich are very less progressive than Amorphis. Their music has a lot of 70's influences, with psychedelic elemnents, and some songs are variated enough to have the name of progressive metal (or maybe Experimental/Post Metal...)

So... What do you think? In my opinion, if bands like Orphaned Land, Opeth, Anathema and Green Carnation are here... Amorphis should also be included in ProgArchives, because their approach to the metal genre is not very different.

And if you have not heard any album from these people... I recommend you to give "Elegy" a try, because this is a true masterpiece of prog-metal in my humble opinion.

Best regards!

The Crow.

Edited by The Crow - May 23 2008 at 22:05

As you can see from my sig, this is one of my 3 favorite bands and I've requested their inclusion not on that basis but because at least two of their albums are very prog, "elegy" and "tuonela". people repeatedly call them death-metal even though they WERE death-metal, not anymore. Those two albums have a distinct 70's flavor, very strong Hawkwind and Pink Floyd references, and in Elegy they truly mix metal with folk and even more influences. At least in prog-related they would fit much more than many bands there. Their latest albums ("silent Waters" and "Eclipse") are not prog at all but still proggy, and their middle albums, "Am Universum" and "far from the sun" were middle of the road. Their legendary "tales from a thousand lakes" is pure death metal, and sadly, it appears this is all Amorphis many people have ever listened to, or the very weak "privilege of Evil".

Hello, The T!

I'm very glad of seeing I'm not alone on this struggle! I've seen you have also fighted for the inclusion of this band in other topics... I had no idea.

I think it will be difficult having Amorphis on this site... But I'm totally agree with you... On the prog related genre there are a lot of bands wich are very less progressive than Amorphis! I find it a bit unfair...

I would gladly comment their music on this site!

Best regards.

The Crow.

Amorphis is a very good band, and they would deserve an inclusion as prog related.

Abhorrence was better, 

ProgBagel wrote: I asked for some recommendations and checked some songs out. To say the least, I was not impressed. I think they stand out in metal circles, but certainly not prog. .

no they really don't stand out in Metal circles, their early stuff was great Death Metal, then they went all "clean vocal" and jumped the shark IMO, Im sure they've garnered a crowd ever since the change of direction, while holding on to a few long time fans - but it just wasn't for me,

VERY close call.........I could see either way

A band like Amorphis couid only be added to a Metal Related sub-genre, they are not prog Related in the sense we expect from a band, if Prog Metal says not to them, it would be a mistake to start flooding PR with Metal bands.

haha! I sort of meant they "don't stand out" as in they "aren't anything special" despite their revolving door of style changes they've made throughout the years, amongst folks that I know their early stuff is where its at....but then again I don't really speak for the greater Metal community (god help us!), just jaded old f**ks like myself,