''Am Universum'' is the fifth studio album by Finnish

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. This album was a departure from the

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influence on their previous album, ''

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'', featuring more of a vocal-driven

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sound. This is the first album to feature Niklas Etelävuori on bass who would remain in the band until 2017 and the last album with drummer Pekka Kasari who left in 2002. The song "Alone" is also on the live DVD, ''Forging the Land of Thousand Lakes''. The edited version of the song is on the single itself, and is also on Amorphis' greatest hits compilation album, ''

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''. The DVD and the compilation both have the music video for the song. Other songs that are also on the compilation are "Too Much to See", which is also on the "Alone" single and "Drifting Memories".

Track listing

Personnel

Amorphis

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– vocals *

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– lead guitar *

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– rhythm guitar * Niclas Etelävuori – bass * Santeri Kallio − keyboards, synthesizer * Pekka Kasari − drums

Session musicians

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− saxophone on tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 10 * Antti Halonen − saw on track 10

References

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