Finnish melancholic dark metal/rock icons AMORPHIS will release their new album, The Beginning Of Times, on May 27th in Europe and June 7th in North America. Samples of all the songs can be heard below:

The Beginning Of Times tracklist is as follows:

'Battle For Light'

'Mermaid'

'My Enemy'

'You I Need'

'Song Of The Sage'

'Three Words'

'Reformation'

'Soothsayer'

'On A Stranded Shore'

'Escape'

'Crack In A Stone'

'Beginning Of Time'

'Heart's Song' (digipack bonus)

Amorphis recently released the official video clip for the first single, 'You I Need', taken from the forthcoming album, The Beginning Of Times. Check out the clip below:

In the trailer for The Beginning Of Times, guitarist Esa Holopainen talks about production and concept of the upcoming album and the band’s plans for the rest of the year. The video also includes excerpts from several new songs. Check it out below:

The Beginning Of Times is the most challenging Amorphis album so far in terms of both music and lyrics. Its central character is the iconic hero of Finnish mythology, Väinämöinen, whose tale has been masterfully retold by lyricist Pekka Kainulainen.

The Beginning Of Times was produced by the band; vocals were recorded under the guidance of Marco Hietala in his home studio in Kuopio. Like its predecessors, the album was mixed by Mikko Karmila. Its cover artwork shows Travis Smith’s magnificent interpretation of the mythological birth of the world from a goldeneye’s egg.

Check out BW&BK; scribe Mark Gromen's recent Amorphis feature at this location.