Halo (Amorphis album)

Halo
Halo
Studio album by Amorphis
Released	11 February 2022
Recorded	January–August 2021
Studio	Fascination Street Studios, Isolla Music and Sonic Pump Studios
Genre	Progressive metal; melodic death metal; folk metal;
Length	55:46
Label	Atomic Fire
Producer	Jens Bogren
Amorphis chronology
Singles from Halo
	"On the Dark Waters"; Released: 28 January 2022;

Halo is the fourteenth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis, released worldwide on 11 February 2022 through Atomic Fire Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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]
Sputnikmusic	3.7/5^[10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Pekka Kainulainen

No.	Title	Music	Length
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

Japanese edition bonus track^[11]
No.	Title	Music	Length
12.	"The River Song"	Olli-Pekka Laine	4:29
Total length:			60:11

Japanese limited edition bonus Live CD (Disc 2)^[12]
No.	Title	Music	Length
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)	Holopainen T. Koivusaari Laine K. Mårtenson	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

Tomi Joutsen – lead vocals
Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Olli-Pekka Laine – bass
Santeri Kallio – keyboards
Jan Rechberger – drums, keyboards

Miscellaneous staff

Francesco Ferrini – orchestrations, keyboards
Noa Gruman – female vocals
Jesse Bartholomew Zuretti – orchestrations, keyboards
Erik Mjörnell – guitars (track 11)
Oskari Auramo – percussion
Jan Rechberger – percussion
Petronella Nettermalm – female vocals (track 11)

Production and art

Jens Bogren – producer
Pekka Kainulainen – lyrics
Sam Jamsen – photography
Metastazis – artwork, design
Tony Lindgren – mastering
Linus Corneliusson – mixing, editing
Ricardo Borges – mixing, editing
Ikevil – lyrics translation

Charts

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[13]	7
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[14]	1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[15]	3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[16]	42

References

^ "Amorphis – Halo Review". AngryMetalGuy. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Amorphis Halo". Blabbermouth.net. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Amorphis – Halo". Bravewords. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Album Review: Halo – Amorphis". Distorted Sound. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Amorphis Halo". Loudersound. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Album Review: Amorphis Halo". Metal Injection. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ "Amorphis – Halo". Metal Rules. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Amorphis – Halo Review". Metal Storm. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Amorphis – Halo". Sonic Perspectives. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Amorphis Halo". Sputnikmusic. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "「Halo / ヘイロー」 | Ward Records". ワードレコーズ | Ward Records (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "「Halo / ヘイロー【CD+日本盤限定ライヴCD】」 | Ward Records". ワードレコーズ | Ward Records (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Amorphis – Halo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^ "Amorphis: Halo" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Amorphis – Halo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 May 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".

[AngryMetalGuy-1] "Amorphis – Halo Review". AngryMetalGuy. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[Blabbermouth-2] "Amorphis Halo". Blabbermouth.net. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[Bravewords-3] "Amorphis – Halo". Bravewords. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[Distorted_Sound-4] "Album Review: Halo – Amorphis". Distorted Sound. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[Louder-5] "Amorphis Halo". Loudersound. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[Metal_Injection-6] "Album Review: Amorphis Halo". Metal Injection. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

[Metal_Rules-7] "Amorphis – Halo". Metal Rules. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[Metal_Storm-8] "Amorphis – Halo Review". Metal Storm. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[Sonic_Perspectives-9] "Amorphis – Halo". Sonic Perspectives. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[Sputnikmusic-10] "Amorphis Halo". Sputnikmusic. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[11] "「Halo / ヘイロー」 | Ward Records". ワードレコーズ | Ward Records (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[12] "「Halo / ヘイロー【CD+日本盤限定ライヴCD】」 | Ward Records". ワードレコーズ | Ward Records (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[ac_Austria_Amorphis-13] "Austriancharts.at – Amorphis – Halo" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

[ac_Finland_Amorphis-14] "Amorphis: Halo" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 27 May 2018.

[ac_Germany4_Amorphis-15] "Offiziellecharts.de – Amorphis – Halo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[16] "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 May 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".

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