NIGHTWISH have launched the professional track video for “An Ocean Of Bizarre Islands”, the 3rd unmarried from their upcoming album, “Yesterwynde”, due on September 20, 2024 by way of Nuclear Blast
It marks the band’s 10th studio LP, following on from the discharge of “Human. :II: Nature.” in 2020.
NIGHTWISH keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, who as soon as once more composed many of the subject matter, states: “The track ‘An Ocean Of Bizarre Islands’ will give you sheer heaviness with its huge guitars, epic orchestrations and exceptional vocals by way of Flooring Jansen. Vintage NIGHTWISH at its absolute best! ‘An Ocean Of Bizarre Islands’ takes us at the final musical island-hopping journey, reminding the adventurer that happiness is maximum joyous when shared.”
Holopainen up to now mentioned concerning the new NIGHTWISH LP: “‘Yesterwynde’ took extra time to make than any earlier NIGHTWISH album. The brand new album used to be intensively labored on for 3 and a part years. My ambition and piety actually skyrocketed, and I simply couldn’t let move of the inventive procedure — and didn’t need to. Alongside the way in which, ‘Yesterwynde’ become each a thrilling obsession and a comforting haven for me. All facets of the making — compositions, lyrics, preparations, quilt artwork, movies, blending and so forth — got extra consideration than ever ahead of.”
The outcome? There’s an interesting, however inexplicable feeling that NIGHTWISH has as soon as once more been ready to seek out exceptional nuances, spices and views of their new works after a profession of 9 vintage albums.
“‘Yesterwynde’ is an enjoy that takes time to digest,” Holopainen explains. “The gravid substances of the songs are simply recognizable, however underneath the skin lies a lot of intriguing main points and contours.”
He continues: “It’s fascinating – however no longer sudden – that ‘Yesterwynde’ has attracted fairly plenty of evaluations. Some have mentioned that it’s the maximum ‘band’ file so far. For some apparently to be the heaviest and maximum ominous NIGHTWISH free up. It has additionally been known as our maximum revolutionary album. And the record is going on.”
And what does Tuomas recall to mind it himself?
“To me, ‘Yesterwynde’ sounds, tastes and feels strongly like the real essence of NIGHTWISH — enriched with new moods and flavors.”
The lyrics of “Yesterwynde” care for large-sized common subject matters: reminiscences, mortality, humanism, time and a lot more. “The brand new album is the belief of the trilogy — textually, it follows within the footsteps of its predecessors ‘Unending Paperwork Maximum Gorgeous’ and ‘Human. :II: Nature.’,” Holopainen says. “On the identical time, ‘Yesterwynde’ is the band’s maximum lyrically pushed album: our track hasn’t ever been so ‘married’ to the lyrics. So right here’s a tip: if one thing within the composition puzzles you, the phrases would possibly transparent it up.”
“For me, one of the most key traces is ‘we’re on account of 1,000,000 loves’ — taken from the track ‘Fragrance Of The Undying’,” he continues, “Every people is a part of an unbroken chain that stretches again billions of years. If even certainly one of your ancestors had died too younger — mauled by way of a cave endure, as an example — all the way through this extremely lengthy time frame, you could by no means were born. In different phrases: our lifestyles is such an unfathomable privilege.”
What does the time period “yesterwynde” imply? Tuomas says: “It describes a sense that can not be present in any human language. That’s why we needed to invent an entire new phrase. The album is meant to open that feeling to the listener.”
With out taking the rest clear of the forged supply of guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, drummer Kai Hahto, bassist Jukka Koskinen and multi-instrumentalist/singer Troy Donockley, it could be value highlighting one reality: the efficiency of the eloquent storyteller Flooring Jansen is as soon as once more extraordinary. It’s merely breathtaking how the singer is in a position to make songs fly along with her efficiency.
“Flooring‘s 2nd kid used to be born simply over a month in the past, and we hadn’t rehearsed in combination in any respect… So it used to be just a little nerve-wracking to visit Flooring‘s house studio for vocal recordings,” Tuomas says. “Smartly, what took place? We had booked twelve running days and after six days the whole lot used to be finished in taste. Flooring‘s preparedness for the periods used to be one thing excessive.”
After the recordings and combining procedure, there used to be yet one more running segment. Mastering. May you in all probability wager that no shortcuts have been taken at this level both?
“The album used to be mastered seven occasions till we reached the end line — a hundred percent glad,”, states Tuomas. “When the file used to be in the end completed, a three-year, extraordinarily inspiring journey had come to an finish. I felt very, more than happy.”
NIGHTWISH‘s subsequent steps are transparent. And they aren’t the commonest ones.
“NIGHTWISH is not going to move on a global excursion this time,” Tuomas says. “This used to be a call made for private causes. However don’t concern… Our contract with Nuclear Blast Information contains a number of albums, and there’s a lot of motivation to create new track!”
“Yesterwynde” monitor list:
01. Yesterwynde
02. An Ocean Of Bizarre 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 Apply Me
09. Spider Silk
10. Hiraeth
11. The Weave
12. Lanternlight
