Amorphis discography

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Amorphis discography
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Amorphis in 2009
Studio albums14
EPs3
Live albums5
Compilation albums6
Singles16
Video albums1
Music videos23

The discography of Amorphis, a Finnish heavy metal band, consists of fourteen studio albums, five live albums, sixteen singles, three extended plays, and six compilation albums.

Contents

Amorphis was founded by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
FIN
[1]
GER
[2]
JPN
[3]
AUT
[4]
SWI
[5]
HUN
[6]
SWE
[7]
FRA
[8]
US
Heat

[9]
The Karelian Isthmus
  • Released: 1 November 1992
  • Label: Relapse
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
Tales from the Thousand Lakes
  • Released: 12 July 1994
  • Label: Relapse Records
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
  • Worldwide: 250,000 [10]
Elegy
  • Released: 14 May 1996
  • Label: Relapse
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
86778
  • Worldwide: 130,000 [11]
  • US: 15,100 [12]
Tuonela
  • Released: 29 March 1999
  • Label: Relapse
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
846
Am Universum
  • Released: 3 April 2001
  • Label: Relapse
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
475
Far from the Sun
  • Released: 26 May 2003
  • Label: Virgin, EMI
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
7
Eclipse
  • Released: 15 February 2006
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
1561606929
Silent Waters
  • Released: 29 August 2007
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
344744952
Skyforger
  • Released: 27 May 2009
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
15565744833
The Beginning of Times
  • Released: 25 May 2011
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
11637413225
Circle
  • Released: 19 April 2013
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, DL
113392457133314111
Under the Red Cloud
  • Released: 4 September 2015
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP, DL
21038201125855
Queen of Time
  • Released: 18 May 2018
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
14451131645843
Halo
  • Released: 11 February 2022
  • Label: Atomic Fire
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
13577442
"" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
FIN
[1]
GER
[2]
SWI
[5]
Forging the Land of Thousand Lakes
  • Released: 7 July 2010
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD+DVD, Blu-ray
46
An Evening with Friends at Huvila
  • Released: 24 February 2017
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: LP, DL
Live at Helsinki Ice Hall
  • Released: 21 May 2021
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP
65449
Queen of Time (Live at Tavastia 2021)
  • Released: 13 October 2023
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP
1460
Tales from the Thousand Lakes (Live at Tavastia) [24]
  • Released: 12 July 2024
  • Label: Reigning Phoenix Music
  • Formats: CD, LP

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
FIN
[1]
JPN
[3]
HUN
[6]
Story – 10th Anniversary
  • Released: 10 May 2000
  • Labels: Spinefarm, Relapse
  • Formats: CD
Chapters
  • Released: 17 June 2003
  • Label: Relapse
  • Formats: CD+DVD
Magic & Mayhem – Tales from the Early Years
  • Released: 17 September 2010
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD, LP
81606
Best of Amorphis
  • Released: 13 August 2013
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: DL
His Story – Best Of
  • Released: 2 September 2016
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: CD
Rarities 1991–2001
  • Released: 3 September 2024
  • Label: Relapse
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
28
[25]
"" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

TitleEP details
Privilege of Evil
  • Released: 5 December 1993
  • Label: Relapse
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
Black Winter Day
  • Released: 31 January 1995
  • Label: Relapse
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
My Kantele
  • Released: 27 May 1997
  • Label: Relapse
  • Formats: CD, CS, DL

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
FIN
[26]
1999"Divinity"3Tuonela
2001"Alone"1Am Universum
2003"Day of Your Beliefs"3Far from the Sun
"Evil Inside"20
2006"House Of Sleep"1Eclipse
"The Smoke"20
2007"Silent Waters"2Silent Waters
2009"Silver Bride"1Skyforger
"From the Heaven of My Heart"
2011"You I Need" [27] The Beginning of Times
2013"Hopeless Days" [28] 19Circle
"The Wanderer" [29]
2015"Death of a King"Under the Red Cloud
"Sacrifice"
2018"Honeyflow" [30] Queen of Time
2022"On the Dark Waters"Halo
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Demos

TitleDemo details
Disment of Soul
  • Released: 4 January 1991
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CS

Video albums

TitleVideo detailsPeak chart positions
FIN
[31]
HUN
[6]
Forging the Land of Thousand Lakes
  • Released: 9 July 2010
  • Label: Nuclear Blast
  • Formats: DVD
116

Music videos

YearTitleDirectedAlbum
1995"Black Winter Day"
Tales from the Thousand Lakes
1996"Against Widows"
Elegy
1997"My Kantele"
1999"Divinity"Matt ZermanTuonela
2001"Alone"
Am Universum
2003"Evil Inside"Taku KaskelaFar from the Sun
2006"The Smoke" [32]
Eclipse
"House of Sleep"Owe Lingvall [33]
2007"Silent Waters" [34]
Silent Waters
2009"Silver Bride"Owe Lingvall, Mirka Rantanen [35] Skyforger
2010"From the Heaven of My Heart"Owe Lingwall [36]
2011"You I Need"Oliver Sommer [37] The Beginning of Times
2013"Hopeless Days" [38] Patrick UllaeusCircle
"Nightbird's Song"Denis Goria
"The Wanderer"Patric Ullaeus [39]
2015"Sacrifice"
Under the Red Cloud
"Death of a King"
2016"The Four wise Ones"
2017"Bad Blood"
2018"Wrong Direction" [40]
Queen of Time
"Amongst Stars" [41]
2022"The Moon"
Halo
"On the Dark Waters"

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