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Some similar artists include Dark Tranquillity, Norther, Sentenced, Eternal Tears Of Sorrow, Insomnium, Before The Dawn, Wintersun,\nKalmah,\nOmnium Gatherum,\nScar Symmetry,\nMors Principium Est,\nParadise Lost,\nBe'lakor,\nHypocrisy,\nPoisonblack,\nDark The Suns,\nCharon,\nPain,\nMoonspell,and Soilwork\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"queen-of-time-live-at-tavastia-2021","title":"Queen Of Time (Live At Tavastia 2021)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the difficult years of the pandemic, Finland's dark metal masters Amorphis seized their time at home to record this energetic live album \u003ci\u003eQueen Of Time (Live At Tavastia 2021)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting: 1. The Bee (Live at Tavastia 2021) \/ 2. Message in the Amber (Live at Tavastia 2021) \/ 3. Daughter of Hate (Live at Tavastia 2021) \/ 4. The Golden Elk (Live at Tavastia 2021) \/ 5. Wrong Direction (Live at Tavastia 2021) \/ 6. Heart of the Giant (Live at Tavastia 2021) \/ 7. 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So \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/amorphis-mn0000022590\"\u003eAmorphis\u003c\/a\u003e obviously sacrifice the element of surprise by going back to the well on this, their tenth studio album, but not the sense of excitement resulting from once again hearing this particular, familiar yet still fresh, combination of unrelated styles, darkness and light, as clean and crude vocals, raw guitars, and swirling keyboards joust playfully all over tracks like \"Battle for Light,\" \"You I Need,\" and \"Beginning of Time.\" Guest vocalist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/netta-dahlberg-mn0002607194\"\u003eNetta Dahlberg\u003c\/a\u003e also adds a feminine touch to \"Mermaid\" and \"Soothsayer,\" and a progressive rock thread reminiscent of the band's latter-day albums is maintained across many tracks, including the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/jethro-tull-mn0000850692\"\u003eJethro Tull\u003c\/a\u003e-like vibes of \"Song of the Sage\" and the all-binding thematic umbrella that sees \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/artist\/amorphis-mn0000022590\"\u003eAmorphis\u003c\/a\u003eturning yet again to their trusty Kalevala for a story cycle, here inspired by the legendary hero Väinämöinen. 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