Photo credit: Sam Jamsen
Finnish metal visionaries, Amorphis, have just dropped their 15th studio album, Borderland, through Reigning Phoenix Music records. The band have also just shared the record’s focus track, “Fog To Fog,” along with an official lyric video. Catch it in the article below, along with more from Amorphis.
Buy/stream Borderland here: https://amorphis.rpm.link/borderlandPR
Keyboardist Santeri Kallio recalls: “I travelled as far north as I could, to the last corner of the Arctic Ocean, and there I found the inspiration for “Fog To Fog”; dead black cliffs and feelings frozen forever. A journey to the Norwegian fjords, where no one lives voluntarily…maybe the Vikings once upon a time, most likely out of necessity.”
From the icy edge of the Arctic to the echoes of ancient Vikings, “Fog To Fog” captures a voyage through frozen memories and silent landscapes, where solitude is a whisper of survival. The black cliffs stand as monuments to resilience, their shadows whispering tales of necessity and destiny. In this journey, Amorphis present a testament to the human spirit’s endurance amid the cold, unyielding wilderness. In every frozen breath, a story of life pushed to the brink unfolds.
Borderland represents a passage, a crossing into unexplored realms of sound and spirit. It’s the final call before Amorphis rise again on stage this autumn, a beacon for what lies ahead. Borderland is not merely a name, but a threshold where past meets future, where myth bleeds into memory, and where music becomes both guide and guardian. With this record, Amorphis invite their listeners to step with them into a space at once familiar and untamed. Here, horizons shift, echoes resound, and new destinies are forged in sound.
The journey to Borderland began at Hansen Studios (Denmark) in late 2024 and early 2025, under the masterful production of Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Amaranthe, Primal Fear). The album’s striking artwork was created by renowned Dutch artist Marald Van Haasteren (Metallica, Black Sabbath, Kvelertak, Alcest), while the ever-thoughtful lyricism of Pekka Kainulainen once again provides Amorphis’ music with a profound narrative depth.
With Borderland, Amorphis cross yet another frontier in their sound, bridging myth and modernity, melody and heaviness, darkness and hope. It’s an album both monumental and intimate, inviting fans to follow them into landscapes where the only certainty is transformation.
More from Borderland:
“Light And Shadow” official lyric video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aF80ycx5JQ
“Bones” official music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnSjYxh5yHM
“Dancing Shadow” official music video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpSNEY9mfPg
Amorphis live:
European Blood Dynasty 2025 tour
w/ Arch Enemy, Eluveitie, Gatecreeper
October:
10 DE Stuttgart – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
11 DE Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle *LOW TICKETS*
12 DE Munich – Zenith
14 HU Budapest – Barba Negra
15 AT Vienna – Gasometer *LOW TICKETS*
17 DE Berlin – Columbiahalle *LOW TICKETS*
18 CZ Prague – Sportovní hala Fortuna
19 PL Gliwice – PreZero Arena *LOW TICKETS*
21 CH Zurich – The Hall
22 IT Milan – Alcatraz
23 FR Lyon – Radiant-Bellevue *LOW TICKETS*
25 ES Madrid – Palacio Vistalegre
27 FR Paris – Zénith *LOW TICKETS*
28 NL Amsterdam – AFAS Live
30 UK Wolverhampton – Civic Hall
31 UK Manchester – O2 Apollo
November:
01 UK London – eventim Apollo
03 LU Esch-sur-Alzette – Rockhal
04 BE Brussels – Ancienne Belgique *SOLD OUT*
05 DE Leipzig – Haus Auensee *LOW TICKETS*
07 SE Gothenburg – Partille Arena
08 SE Stockholm – Annexet *LOW TICKETS*
10 FI Helsinki – Helsingin Jäähalli
12 NO Oslo – Sentrum Scene *LOW TICKETS*
13 DK Copenhagen – Poolen
14 DE Hanover – Swiss Life Hall *LOW TICKETS*
15 DE Dusseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Borderland Tour 2025
Presented by Grey Beard Concerts & Management
November:
29 FI Jyväskylä – John Smith Frozen
05 FI Ikaalinen – Spa & Resort
06 FI Kempele – Zemppi Areena
12 FI Lappeenranta – Saimaan Rauha
13 FI Kajaani – Kajaani Halli
18 FI Tampere – Tavara-asema
19 FI Seinäjoki – Rytmikorjaamo
20 FI Turku – Logomo
27 FI Lahti – Möysän Musaklubi
31 FI Lohja – Spa & Resort
January 2026:
29 – 02 US Miami, FL – 70,000 Tons of Metal
July:
27 – 31 RO Râșnov – Rockstadt Extreme Fest *NEW*
August:
05 – 08 CZ Jaroměř – Brutal Assault
06 – 08 DE Schlotheim – Party.San Metal Open Air
06 – 09 DE Kortrijk – Alcatraz Metal Festival
12 – 15DE Dinkelsbühl – Summer Breeze Open Air
13 – 15 DE Sulingen – Reload Festival
Info & Tickets: https://amorphis.net/tour
With Borderland, the title of the album couldn’t have been chosen more fittingly. Throughout their career, spanning over more than three decades, Amorphis have been an ever-evolving act, wandering on an exciting boundary-pushing path. From their sinister death metal debut Karelian Isthmus over genre-defining mid-90s melodic death works like Tales From The Thousand Lakes and Elegy as well as the melodic 2000’s grandeur of Eclipse or Skyforger to records combining the very best of all prior eras to refreshing new soundscapes (f.e. Under The Red Cloud or Queen Of Time): Whatever this group works on promises long-range success.
With 2022’s Halo, the Finn’s were rewarded for their researching musical approach once again: The album marked Amorphis’ sixth no. 1 album in Finland, even cracked the top 3 of the official German album chart, and last but not least the sextet took home two awards from the prestigious Emma Gaala (“Band of the Year” & “Export of the Year”). The impact of Halo became a driving force for what’s to come. Rather than rushing into a follow-up, the band chose to step back from live performances and focus fully on their next chapter. The result is Borderland – a meticulously crafted opus that builds on their celebrated recent era, while seamlessly weaving in new, timely elements. It’s a bold, organic continuation of their journey, shaped by experience and guided by vision.
Amorphis are:
Tomi Joutsen – Vocals
Esa Holopainen – Guitars
Tomi Koivusaari – Guitars
Olli-Pekka “Oppu” Laine – Bass
Santeri Kallio – Keys
Jan Rechberger – Drums & percussion
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