Tales from the Thousand Lakes is the second full-length album by Finnish metal band Amorphis. A monumental concept album, the lyrics are based on the Finnish national epic, Kalevala. It was their first departure from the more aggressive death metal sound of their debut album to a more melodic death/doom metal sound, with more influence from early doom metal bands like Black Sabbath. This album features a greater use of synthesizers and clean vocals than their previous release. This was the first Amorphis album to feature Kasper Mårtenson on keyboards. It is often hailed as one of the better Amorphis Read more on Last.fm.
