Symphonic steel veterans NIGHTWISH will unencumber their new album, “Yesterwynde”, on September 20, 2024 by way of Nuclear Blast
It marks the band’s 10th studio album, following on from the discharge of “Human. :II: Nature.” in 2020.
NIGHTWISH keyboardist and major songwriter Tuomas Holopainen states: “‘Yesterwynde’ is a fantastical voyage via time, reminiscence, and the easier angels of human nature.
The album’s first unmarried, “Fragrance Of The Undying” will arrive on Would possibly 21.
NIGHTWISH “Yesterwynde” monitor checklist:
01. Yesterwynde
02. An Ocean Of Peculiar Islands
03. The Antikythera Mechanism
04. The Day Of…
05. Fragrance Of The Undying
06. Sway
07. The Youngsters Of ‘Ata
08. One thing Whispered Practice Me
09. Spider Silk
10. Hiraeth
11. The Weave
12. Lanternlight
In a up to date social media put up, the band shared a snapshot that includes Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboardist and number one songwriter, along sound engineer Tero Kinnunen, blending engineer Mikko Karmila, and mastering engineer Mika Jussila, marking the final touch of this crucial milestone.
The put up reads: “Our tenth album is now combined and mastered. Thanks Tero, Mikko & Mika for greater than 25 years of shared adventures, song & friendship. We made it once more!”
NIGHTWISH drummer Kai Hahto just lately mentioned the band’s upcoming studio album is a “heavier” one with “new parts”.
Talking with Laureline Tilkin of Tuonela Mag, Hahto mentioned the band’s approaching follow-up to 2020’s “Human. :II: Nature.” album, announcing: “A minimum of it’s no longer gonna be the similar as ‘Human. :II: Nature.’, so… Most probably, let’s say that we return to extra heavy, heavier issues at the new album, but in addition there’s a large number of, once more, new winds to blow, to be able to talk. So, other new parts. However, in fact, it’s nonetheless NIGHTWISH, however, in fact, we introduced again the large symphony orchestra once more to the brand new upcoming 10th album. Yeah, it’s gonna be thrilling. And somewhat difficult song to play as smartly.”
Requested if he’s “in some way satisfied” that he doesn’t must play the brand new NIGHTWISH songs are living presently, in gentle of the truth that the band is taking a destroy from traveling for the foreseeable long term, Kai mentioned: “No, no, no. Utterly reverse. I would really like to head and play it are living. However optimistically the time will come once we return, charging the batteries first.
“In fact, it’s great to be house with the children and spouse and canines, however nonetheless, in fact, I’ve all the time been a participant, so I additionally love to play for the folk. However I imagine I’m no longer gonna be bored. So I’ve a large number of issues at the back of my head. Even NIGHTWISH is now taking a destroy. So, I’m no longer gonna be bored.”
In April 2023, NIGHTWISH stunned fanatics by way of saying that the band was once no longer going to be taking part in any are living presentations for the foreseeable long term and could be no longer be traveling in reinforce of the crowd’s subsequent studio album.
NIGHTWISH‘s remark learn as follows: “Because the ‘Human :ll: Nature – Global Excursion’ is drawing to a detailed, we really feel now could be the time to let you know of our plans for the following section in our adventure.
“After the deliberate presentations for June 2023 we will be able to be ‘placing up our spurs’ for an indeterminate time, so far as are living live performance performances pass, and gained’t be traveling the following album.
“The explanations for this determination are non-public, however, all of us agree, essential to the wellbeing and long term of the band. Be confident that we nonetheless love running in combination, and this determination has not anything to do with Flooring‘s being pregnant or our different particular person tasks.
“On the other hand, an album of 12 new songs will see vivid sunlight in 2024, as will 3 song movies! The band is definitely hyped past phrases over this new upcoming musical journey.”
In April 2020, NIGHTWISH launched “Human. :II: Nature.,” serving because the follow-up to 2015’s “Unending Paperwork Maximum Stunning.” This double album featured 9 tracks at the major CD and one intensive piece divided into 8 chapters on CD 2.
August 2022 marked the announcement of Jukka Koskinen (WINTERSUN) as an authentic member of NIGHTWISH. Koskinen had made his are living debut with the band in Would possibly 2021 all the way through two interactive reports, having spent the former yr traveling as a consultation musician.
In November 2022, vocalist Flooring Jansen shared the uplifting information that she was once “most cancers loose” following surgical operation to take away a tumor after being recognized with breast most cancers.
In October of this previous yr, Flooring Jansen and SABATON drummer Hannes Van Dahl celebrated the arriving in their 2d kid, a daughter named Lucy. Their circle of relatives had already been blessed with a six-year-old daughter named Freja, born on March 15, 2017.
