In a recent discussion with Loud TV, Amorphis keyboardist Santeri Kallio shared insights into the band's progress on their upcoming album, a follow-up to 2022's Halo, their 14th record which was released in February 2022 via Atomic Fire Records.
Speaking about the initial stages of the songwriting process, he mentioned: "I think everybody has done some songs in their home studios a little bit, but we haven't still collected those. And I think we start after the 'Halo' tour ends. We do a U.S. tour with Dark Tranquillity in — I think it was September, it starts from ProgPower, the big festival in Atlanta. And after that, we stop touring. And I would say pretty much after the tour, we start collecting the material and sending them to the producer. I think that's the identity of the producer's secret still, unfortunately. And then the producer can a little bit select the songs and give ideas."
Kallio elaborated on the timeline, saying that by the end of the year, most of the instrumentation would likely be recorded. The new album is anticipated to be ready for release by next fall, although no definitive date has been set.
He added, "And then I would say at the end of the year, we probably have most of the instrumentation recorded already. And I think it's planned to come out maybe next year, fall, or something like this because it takes time to build up the promotion and make everything ready. But, to be honest, we don't have the release date set, obviously. But I would say in the winter the album is made — it's recorded and mixed and mastered probably at the latest March, maybe already in February. It's still a little bit open for us."
In a previous interview with The Chill Dude On A Couch, Amorphis guitarist Tomi Koivusaari was asked about the new album's musical direction. He responded, "I think everybody has just made some songs, but we haven't shared it yet with the other guys. So I haven't heard what other guys are doing. I just heard what I've been doing. I don't know what will end up on the album. But we will see. We will have a new producer. We've done the three last albums with Jens Bogren, and now we have a new direction in a way."
