Review by luajaz for Amorphis - Tales From the Thousand Lakes (1994)

This is without a doubt one of the most unique and interesting death metal releases I've listened to so far, and honestly the band executes it very well. The ideas that flow from death, folk and even hard rock match and blend nicely, resulting in some very tight and fun stuff. Being pretty much my first time with melodeath, I was also surprised with how light and mellow this stuff is (compared to it's more brutal cousins, of course), and although it's a metal release, to me it's more on the rock n' roll side of things, particularly with some more danceable sections, keyboard solos and what not.

That being said, not really my thing. I do commend the band on the creative effort tho, considering this very exceptional, and I can see myself returning to this some day I'm wanting something light and fun.