Show Your Colors is the fourth studio album by Finnish metal band Amoral.

Show Your Colors
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 2009
RecordedSound Supreme Studio, Finland
GenreHeavy metal, power metal
Length44:45
LabelSpinefarm
Amoral chronology
Reptile Ride
(2007)
Show Your Colors
(2009)
Beneath
(2011)
Singles from Show Your Colors
  1. "Year of the Suckerpunch"
    Released: January 21, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blistering[1]
Danger Dog[2]
Metal Express Radio[3]
Power Play[4]
Rock Sound[5]

Background

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Amoral's fourth studio album was announced in November 2008 when the band announced Ari Koivunen as their new front man. On January 21, their first single was put up the band's MySpace account. The first single is entitled Year of the Suckerpunch and the song is clearly distinctive from any of Amoral's previous material, and is built around Ari's higher pitched, clean, melodic voice, as opposed to former vocalist Niko Kalliojärvi's growling death metal vocals. The album was released May 6, 2009.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Random Words"Varon1:51
2."Release"Ots, Varon5:50
3."A Shade Of Gray"Ots, Varon4:10
4."Year of the Suckerpunch"Varon5:04
5."Perfection Design"Ots, Varon3:58
6."Sex N' Satan"Varon2:47
7."Song For The Stubborn"Ots, Varon3:21
8."Vivid"Palin, Varon4:02
9."Gave Up Easy"Ots, Varon4:02
10."Last October"Varon3:13
11."Exit"Varon6:23
Japan Bonus Track
No.TitleLength
12."Dig Up Her Bones (Misfits cover)" 

Personnel

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Amoral
  • Ari Koivunen - vocals, backing vocals
  • Ben Varon - guitar
  • Silver Ots - guitar
  • Juhana Karlsson - drums
  • Pekka Johansson - bass
Additional
  • Janne Saksa - recording, producing, backing vocals
  • Svante Forsbäck- mastering
  • Mika Latvala - piano (10)

Release history

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Region Date
UK May 11, 2009
Germany May 22, 2009
US June 9, 2009
Canada June 16, 2009
Japan July 22, 2009

References

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  1. ^ E. Gehlke, David (May 2009). "Amoral – Show Your Colors."
  2. ^ Hartranft, Craig (May 2009). "Amoral – Show Your Colors."
  3. ^ Lior, Stein (June 2009). "Amoral – Show Your Colors."
  4. ^ Turnbull, Bruce (June 2009)."Amoral – Show Your Colors."
  5. ^ Burt, Jim (June 2009). "Amoral – Show Your Colors." Rock Sound (123): 80. ISSN 1465-0185. p.12
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