Am Universum | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Amorphis |
Cover: | Amuniversum.jpg |
Released: | 23 February 2001 (Finland)[1] 3 April 2001 (rest of the world) |
Recorded: | October−December 2000 |
Studio: | Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland |
Genre: | Progressive metal, hard rock |
Length: | 49:43 (original version) |
Label: | Relapse |
Producer: | Simon Efemey |
Prev Title: | Story – 10th Anniversary |
Prev Year: | 2000 |
Next Title: | Far from the Sun |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Am Universum is the fifth studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis. This album was a departure from the doom/stoner metal influence on their previous album, Tuonela, featuring more of a vocal-driven hard rock sound. This is the first album to feature Niklas Etelävuori on bass who would remain in the band until 2017 and the last album with drummer Pekka Kasari who left in 2002.
The song "Alone" is also on the live DVD, Forging the Land of Thousand Lakes. The edited version of the song is on the single itself, and is also on Amorphis' greatest hits compilation album, Chapters. The DVD and the compilation both have the music video for the song. Other songs that are also on the compilation are "Too Much to See", which is also on the "Alone" single and "Drifting Memories".