'''''Skyforger''''' is the ninth studio album by Finnish [[heavy metal]] band [[Amorphis]]. Like the previous album, the lyrics to ''Skyforger'' are English translations of Finnish poems based on the [[Kalevala]] and written by Pekka Kainulainen. Unlike the two previous albums, it is based on different parts of several episodes, but all told from a single character's point of view. In this sense it is a return to ''[[Tales from the Thousand Lakes]]'' which told stories from different parts of the Kalevala. The last two albums focused on Kullervo and Lemminkäinen, respectively, and this one focuses on Ilmarinen. Like Amorphis's previous two albums, ''[[Eclipse (Amorphis album)|Eclipse]]'' and ''[[Silent Waters (Amorphis album)|Silent Waters]]'', ''Skyforger'' is a concept album and was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki.<ref name="smnnews">{{cite web|url=http://www.smnnews.com/2009/02/11/cover-artwork-for-amorphis-skyforger/|title=Cover Artwork For Amorphis' "Skyforger"|date=February 11, 2009|publisher=smnnews.com}}</ref>  In addition to a regular edition, the album was also released in a limited digipak edition which included the bonus track "Godlike Machine". Initially, this digipak edition caused controversy because of sound level fluctuations during the tracks "My Sun" and "Skyforger", but Nuclear Blast has since remedied the problem by promising replacement CDs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nuclearblast.de:8080/amorphis-cv/|title=Skyforger – Error on digipak version|date=May 29, 2009|publisher=Nuclear Blast}}</ref>  On April 22, 2009, "Silver Bride" was released as a Finland-only single, peaking at number 1.<ref name="blabbermouthsingle">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=116222|title=Amorphis: New Single Announced|date=March 16, 2009|publisher=blabbermouth.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pop.yle.fi/lista/singlet?id=3645|title=Finnish Singles Chart}}</ref> The music video for the single premiered on May 11, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119838|title=Amorphis: 'Silver Bride' Video Released|date=May 11, 2009}}</ref>