Following the announcement of their 15th studio album ‘Borderland’, Finnish metal icons AMORPHIS have released the first single from their forthcoming opus today.
‘Light And Shadow’, which can also be interpreted as a metaphor of the album title in the sense of counter-play between two parties close to each other, wins over listeners right away with an uplifting piano intro, enriched by an electronic sound tapestry. As the song unfolds, it transforms into a driving, mythic anthem of self-discovery, a powerful reminder of why AMORPHIS remains unrivalled in crafting melancholic majesty.
Due on September 26, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music, the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Halo’ was recorded in late 2024 and early 2025 at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark with producer Jacob Hansen. The cover artwork was designed by Dutch artist Marald Van Haasteren (METALLICA, BLACK SABBATH, KVELERTAK, ALCEST).
AMORPHIS‘s forthcoming album will be released in time for a massive headline tour in their home country as well as a trip as part of an arena-filling package with ARCH ENEMY, ELUVEITIE and GATECREEPER, kicking off in Stuttgart, Germany on October 10.
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