Quiz of Crimson Blood

Answer: Finland

The Finnish heavy metal band Amorphis was formed in 1990. The band's initial lineup consisted of lead vocalist / rhythm guitarist Tomi Koivusaari, lead guitarist Esa Holopainen, drummer / keyboardist Jan Rechberger and bassist Olli-Pekka Laine. Additional band members would join at various points throughout the band's history. Amorphis' first album "The Karelian Isthmus" was released in 1992.

In its early years Amorphis' music was more of a death metal genre. Today, their music is considered to be progressive metal.

Answer: Black Winter Day

"Black Winter Day" was featured on Amorphis' second album, "Tales from the Thousand Lakes", which was released in 1994. The album introduced a fifth band member, keyboardist Kasper Mårtenson. "Black Winter Day" itself would be released as an EP several months later.

Answer: Greed

Amorphis' lineup changed significantly prior to the release of their third album "Elegy" which was released in 1996. Pasi Koskinen joined as the new lead vocalist, while Tomi Koivusaari took on a backup vocals role. Kim Rentala took over the keyboardist role and Pekka Kasari took over as the band's drummer. "Tuonela", the band's fourth album was released in 1999, this time with Santeri Kallio on the keyboards.

Answer: Summer's End

In Finnish mythology, the name Tuonela referred to the realm of the dead. Some other notable songs from "Tuonela" include "The Way" and "Divinity". "Tuonela" was also the last album to feature bassist Olli-Pekka Laine, who departed the band following the album's release. Niclas Etelävuori took over the bassist role for the band's next album "Am Universum", which was released in 2001. Amorphis' original drummer Jan Rechberger returned to the band prior to the release of the album "Far from the Sun" in 2003.

Answer: Brother Moon

"Brother Moon" was featured on the Amorphis album "Eclipse", which was released in 2006. This was the first album to feature vocalist Tomi Joutsen who took over the role from Pasi Koskinen. Some other notable tracks from "Eclipse" include "House of Sleep", "The Smoke" and "Born from Fire".

Answer: Silent Waters

Amorphis' album "Silent Waters" was released in 2007. It holds a unique distinction of being the band's first album to be released without any changes to the band's main lineup.

Answer: I

The song "I of Crimson Blood" can also be found on the album "Silent Waters". According to an interview published on www.northjersey.com, Amorphis' inspiration for their music comes from the Kalevala, a compilation of poems inspired by Finnish folklore that was published in 1835.

Answer: Silver

"Skyforger", which includes the song "Silver Bride", was released by Amorphis in 2009. "Sky is Mine" is another notable song from this album. Amorphis' lineup remained unchanged for this and their next three albums, "The Beginning of Times" (2011), "Circle" (2013) and "Under the Red Cloud" (2015).

Answer: The Bee

"They build their castles in the heads of kings and honey will flow once more."

"Queen of Time", Amorphis' thirteenth album, was released in 2018. For this album Amorphis' original bassist Olli-Pekka Laine returned to the band replacing Niklas Etelävuori.

Answer: Anneke van Giersbergen

The song "Amongst Stars" was also released on Amorphis' album "Queen of Time". Anneke van Giersbergen was the lead vocalist of the Dutch rock band The Gathering from 1994-2007. Throughout her career, she has worked with many other rock/metal artists such as Devin Townsend. She also released several solo albums.