Finnish metal legends Amorphis released yesterday, October 13, their latest live opus, “Queen Of Time (Live At Tavastia 2021)“, via Atomic Fire.
In celebration of the release, which was recorded in 2021 when the band played two streaming concerts during pandemic restrictions, they’ve launched a performance video for ‘The Bee.’ Noting of the track: “‘The Bee’ has become one of our most popular songs lately and it’s a killer live track. It was also the first song that we introduced from Queen Of Time before releasing the full album back then.”
In 2021, one of the years of the corona pandemic, when the music world was forced into a standstill, Amorphis played two streaming concerts at the legendary Tavastia Club in Helsinki, Finland.
Keyboard player Santeri “Sande” Kallio recalls, “Firstly I thought it would feel like a long soundcheck, but quite contrary it felt pretty close to a real concert. Of course, the band had to take the energy boost only from each other’s playing and rely on the feelings what the songs bring in. Obviously, there was zero support nor energy help from the audience’s side. Everybody probably agrees that nothing beats performing in front of a live audience, but I think we survived extremely well. One of the good sides was that everybody had to just concentrate on the music and playing 100% thus it simply was a one-shot chance.”
Luckily, humanity got back to normal, enjoying both festivals and indoor shows again, so “Queen Of Time (Live At Tavastia 2021)” will arrive just in time to celebrate the group’s upcoming Halo European Tour 2023. The album is available HERE and you can check our album review HERE.
