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When did Amorphis's first album release?

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Amorphis's first album The Karelian Isthmus released on November 1, 1992.


With Violent Solution’s break-up, Jan Rechberger and Esa Holopainen formed Amorphis in 1990 with Jan on drums, Esa on lead guitars, Tomi Koivusaari as vocalist, and Olli-Pekka Laine as bassist. Soon after signing with Relapse Records (which would remain their label until 2001), Amorphis released its first two albums The Karelian Isthmus and... Read More
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