Amorim skills are certain and they do serve as solid concrete foundation for his playing, but it’s his creativity with sounds and understanding of how it contributes to the songs in a way that serves the greater picture of the song, that makes him unique.

You can pick up any Moonspell album to experience this first-hand, but some of the best examples can be found on the band’s latest album Extinct and nonetheless on late 90’s / early 00’s releases Sin/Pecado and Darkness and Hope.

But in case you are not familiar with the band and Amorim I would suggest you to start off with Extinct because besides being one of the finest examples of this article’s focus – the guitar tone, it’s also one of the most accessible Moonspell albums.

“Medusalem” from that album is an extremely good example of this man’s creativity and ability to go through numerous sounds (and genres for that matter) while at the same time support the song and not make any of his playing stick out from the overall feel. In the middle of the song in course of one minute he goes through sounds influenced by country, rock, metal and Middle-Eastern music in what can only be described as a seamless roller-coaster ride (if such thing exists).

Another fabulous example of this man’s understanding how to contribute to the very core of song can be heard in “Future is Dark” which displays some outstanding guitar arrangements a a truly chilling solo.

I’ve enjoyed Moonspell’s music for couple of decades now and one of the important aspects of it is that if feels generic and the songs serve the greater good of the album. Songs are in focus and nothing sticks too much out. It’s like all the instruments, arrangements, lyrics, vocals and the production serve the songs. Yet when all is said and done, compared to lots of guitar players (especially) in the genre, Amorim’s playing truly does stand out. His playfulness and endless line of effects never stamps over his understanding of song and serving of the greater good of the song. Often it also ads another dimension or twist to a song, while at all times serving the purpose of the song.

Do yourself a favor, kick back and start going through Moonspell's discography and please do so with some seriously good speakers or headphones and no on these poor sounding YouTube videos.

As I’m about to sign out “How We Became Fire” from the above mentioned Darkness and Hope album gently fills the room and I’m about to get lost in yet another great example of Amorim’s talent and how can that not … make me smile.