56. Amorphis - "Borderland"

Hailing from Finland, Amorphis are the last word in dependability. Fifteen albums and thirty-five years in they continue to produce metal that is drenched in both soaring guitar and enriching synths. It the relationship between the two that gives their material such a melodic cinematic feel. It is big widescreen metal, full of anthemic refrains and fist-pumping passages. Everything feels sumptuous and big and it is that accessibility that makes it so enticing. Heaviness with added catchiness they have yet again proved they are unsurpassed songwriters.