page_title: Amberian Dawn
section_title: Circus Black (2011–2012) and line-up changes
hierarchical_section_title: Amberian Dawn / History / Circus Black (2011–2012) and line-up changes
caption_attribution_description: Scans of the 1888 translation of Kalevala into English. Title page to the 1888 translation of the Finnish Kalevala into English by John Martin Crawford.
context_page_description: Amberian Dawn is a Finnish power metal band, formed in 2006 by Tuomas Seppälä and Tommi Kuri. Their fifth album Re-Evolution was released on KHY Suomen Musiikki & Encore Music in summer 2013. Their latest album Looking for You was released in January 2020, via Napalm Records.
context_section_description: Circus Black is the fourth studio Album by Amberian Dawn. It is a concept album and was released in late February 2012. The song Crimson Flower has references to the fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast".
  On 9 November 2012, the band announced on their official site, that they are parting ways with singer Heidi Parviainen, along with drummer Heikki Saari and guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen. Parviainen announced via Facebook, saying "Early this year we noticed that we had reached the point where we didn't have much to offer to each other any more, and my own ambitions and Amberian Dawn's goals weren't coinciding any longer." It was also revealed that ex-members Joonas Pykälä-aho (drums) and Emil "Emppu" Pohjalainen (guitar) would be replacing the two departing band members.
  On 21 December 2012, the new singer was revealed to be Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen, and that she would participate in the creation of a compilation album.
  In a message on the band's official site, Tuomas Seppälä said: "Finding Capri and getting her to join AD is like a big dream coming true to me. Capri shares the same taste in music as I and that's why is obvious that our new partnership is like “match made in heaven”. She really makes my compositions to shine like never before and I'm so impressed about her every way. I'm as excited as back then, when I found our original singer Heidi. Now my main focus is to make the whole world to hear about Capri and start composing new songs for her. But first, we're all concentrating on recording this compilation album with Capri and then I'll start working with new material for the new studio album".
caption: The Kalevala, a national poem of Finland, often referenced in Amberian Dawn's lyrics.
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