Black Winter Day

Amorphis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 31, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Relapse
• ASIN: B000001128
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,819 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Black Winter Day

2. Folk of the North

3. Moon and Sun

4. Moon and Sun, Pt. 2: North's Son

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PURE GENIUS, April 4, 2002

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Joe Swanson "Joe Swanson" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Winter Day (Audio CD)

Any true Amorphis fan must own this cd. Yeah i don't like paying money for 4 songs but these 4 songs are amazing. Black Winter Day is from Tales from 1000 lakes. Folk of the North is a beautiful instrumental and Moon and the Sun parts 1 and 2 both demonstrate the great writing talent that Amorphis possess. This album is like a mellow version of Tales from 1000 lakes. I suggest this to anyone who appreciates brilliant music.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money, July 22, 2000

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That One Guy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Winter Day (Audio CD)

I am not a huge fan of EP's. Lets face it, who likes paying $... for 4 or 5 songs? But let me tell you, this is worth it. After hearing Tales... and Elegy, and falling in love with them, I took a chance on this EP. I love all the songs on it. All these songs were performed during the Tales... sessions. If you thought Tales... lacked some keyboards then you need to get this. These songs are definitely not lacking in the keyboard department. For any diehard Amorphis fan or a fan of good solid death metal.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars From Amorphis's best era, July 16, 2000

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J. Kang (Somerville, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Winter Day (Audio CD)

For me, _Tales from the Thousand Lakes_ was the best Amorphis album. Not as epic as Elegy, but it was as thoughtful, with the most dense, heavy, and rich texture they have ever achieved.

The Black Winter Day EP contains songs written during that time. These songs are even more focused on the feel of the folk tales. The keyboard work on these songs is as central to these songs as it is on Black Winter Day (the song).

I usually hate keyboards, but the keyboard/moog parts are especially effective in these songs and blend as well with the guitars as the guitar leads do.

Basically, this is more from the keyboard-driven side of _Thousand Lakes_.