For Finland’s Amorphis the past few years have been the beginning of a new chapter and the return to their roots at the same time. The band has recently parted ways with long-time singer Pasi Koskinen and found a new frontman in Tomi Joutsen (also of Sinisthra). But if you expect dramatic changes from their new album “Eclipse”, you won’t get that, because the Finns are once again doing what they are best at – using the book “Kalevala” as a basis for their songs, just like they did on groundbreaking albums of the mid-1990s, which made Amorphis famous all over the world. Here’s what guitarist Esa Holopainen had to say concerning the situation in Amorphis at the present time…