Finally, news on the new Wintersun album Time - apparently it will be split into two albums because of the amount of music. For Wintersun fans, this is GREAT news! This has been a long time coming.
Finland´s WINTERSUN have released the following update regarding their long-awaited second album. Vocalist/guitarist Jari Mäenpää recently issued the following statement:
"Hello friends!
Time for some album(s) news. WINTERSUN 's Time is going to be two albums, titled TIME I and TIME II. We made this decision simply because of few reasons:
A) All the 80 minutes of material won´t fit on a regular CD and we didn´t want to cut anything out.
B) We want you to be able to hear new material sooner and not wait any longer and we want to go on tour sooner.
The music is very full and complex, so listening to this kind of hard listening (not easy listening) material straight for 80 minutes is a bit too much (even for me). Both albums will be approximately nice 40 minute epic packages of fireworks.
We like the idea of releasing two albums within one year, so the band will stay more visible longer, which is important in these modern times. No more years of silence for us!
We hope you´ll approve our new little plan and support us when the Time comes!
TIME I mix is set to be finished by July, mastered in the beginning of July and released in early fall of 2012! TIME II will be released in 2013. Conception of album artworks, videos, live shows including rehearsals will keep us busy during the Summer and I´ll also continue mixing TIME II meanwhile. We´ll be hopefully posting some videos and teasers during Summer. Alsos some new live show announcements soon, so stay tuned for those!
We can´t wait for you guys to hear the TIME I material and to play it for you live! Have a great Summer!"
TIME I track listing:
1. When Time Fades Away
2. Sons of Winter and Stars
I Rain of Stars
II Surrounded by Darkness
III Journey Inside a Dream
IV Sons of Winter and Stars
3. Land of Snow and Sorrow
4. Darkness and Frost
5. Time
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"Hello friends!
Time for some album(s) news. WINTERSUN 's Time is going to be two albums, titled TIME I and TIME II. We made this decision simply because of few reasons:
A) All the 80 minutes of material won´t fit on a regular CD and we didn´t want to cut anything out.
B) We want you to be able to hear new material sooner and not wait any longer and we want to go on tour sooner.
The music is very full and complex, so listening to this kind of hard listening (not easy listening) material straight for 80 minutes is a bit too much (even for me). Both albums will be approximately nice 40 minute epic packages of fireworks.
We like the idea of releasing two albums within one year, so the band will stay more visible longer, which is important in these modern times. No more years of silence for us!
We hope you´ll approve our new little plan and support us when the Time comes!
TIME I mix is set to be finished by July, mastered in the beginning of July and released in early fall of 2012! TIME II will be released in 2013. Conception of album artworks, videos, live shows including rehearsals will keep us busy during the Summer and I´ll also continue mixing TIME II meanwhile. We´ll be hopefully posting some videos and teasers during Summer. Alsos some new live show announcements soon, so stay tuned for those!
We can´t wait for you guys to hear the TIME I material and to play it for you live! Have a great Summer!"
TIME I track listing:
1. When Time Fades Away
2. Sons of Winter and Stars
I Rain of Stars
II Surrounded by Darkness
III Journey Inside a Dream
IV Sons of Winter and Stars
3. Land of Snow and Sorrow
4. Darkness and Frost
5. Time
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I feel like I've been waiting for this since 2006, first album is so fucking good