Amoral (band)

[1] Amoral performed extensively in bars, clubs, festivals and other venues in Finland, Europe, Japan, China, Philippines and the US.

After the bankruptcy of Rage of Achilles, Amoral was picked up by Spinefarm, a division of Spinefarm Records, a major Finnish rock and heavy metal record label with whom they re-released Wound Creations and added a bonus track ("Metamorphosis" from an early demo) to mark the new release version.

The album received predominantly positive reviews from metal magazines and webzines around Finland and Europe, and Amoral played numerous gigs following the release and thenceforth.

Amoral's third album was recorded in Studio Sound Supreme in Hämeenlinna in early 2007 and was released in August 2007.

[8] Valtteri Hirvonen, who had already played at the European tour 2009 replacing Silver, was announced to be the "permanent stand-in guitarist" for the time being.

At the end of 2010, they announced their new guitarist Masi Hukari, who shared the lead guitar with Ben Varon and also co-wrote two of the songs.

In 2011, the band recorded Beneath at Sound Supreme studios in Hämeenlinna; the CD was released later the same year, in October.

The emphasis is still on songwriting, big hooks, new arrangements, and guitar riffs, but the scale is wider than before: From nine-minute epics "Beneath", to straightforward rock songs "Silhouette" and "Same Difference", to nods to the band's death metal past ("(Won't Go) Home" and "Staying Human"), and talks between acoustic guitars and industrial landscapes in "Wastelands".

[12] On 15 March 2012, Amoral made its US live debut at the South by Southwest (SXSW) event in Austin, Texas.

Amoral toured in Europe in autumn 2012 supporting Finnish Viking metal band Ensiferum.

[21] They toured in Europe in November 2014 as the main support act for Swedish metal band Dark Tranquillity.

On 26 March 2015, they announced that Niko Kalliojärvi had returned to the band, both as the third guitarist and for singing growled vocals.

[23] At the end of June 2015, Amoral performed at Tuska After Party in Helsinki, where they played the song "Rude Awakening" from the upcoming album.

Beside the six members, there are also some guest musicians featured in the album, such as percussionist Teho Majamäki, Indica singer Jonsu, and Amine Benotmane from Acyl.

This was not an easy decision, as this band has been such a huge part of our lives (in the case of Ben and Juhana, for about 19 years!

Constantly conflicting schedules and a fading interest in touring in some members have made the band run at half-speed.

And, to be honest, the idea of starting something brand new after all this time has become very appealing...."Amoral had an "Old School Tour" in Finland in autumn 2016, where they played only the first three albums.

The final show took place at Tavastia Club in Helsinki, Finland on 5 January 2017, together with all the members of the band's history.

Amoral in 2011