The TIME has Come

Jaraad — Tue, 29 May 2012 22:57:55 +0000

Wintersun has finally unveiled new details about their long awaiting album, Time. At this point it might be more appropriate to say ALBUMS since the band has decided to split Time into two releases. Here is the official statement posted by the band on their Facebook page

Unofficial Album Artwork. Seems Legit

Hello friends!

Time for some album(s) news. Wintersun‘s Time is going to be two albums, titled TIME I & TIME II. We made this decision simply because of few reasons:

-   All the 80min of material won’t fit on a regular CD and we didn’t want to cut anything out.

-   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 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 approx. nice 40 min 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’lll approve our new little “plan” and support us when the “Time” comes!

The track listing for TIME I looks like this:

TIME I

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

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 incl. 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. Also some new live show announcements soon, so stay tuned for those!

We can’t wait for you guys to hear TIME I material and play it to you live! Have a great summer!

- Jari & Wintersun boys

WINTERSUN are confirmed to headline this year’s edition of the so-called HEIDENFEST tour kicking off in October supported by Korpiklaani, Varg, Trollfest and Krampus, before they go on touring the world. Further infos, dates and tickets on www.heidenfest.eu

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A Review of Stam1na’s Nocebo

Jaraad — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:49:06 +0000

Only a few months in the year, and the siege of great metal albums begin their assault on the market. These bands hail from all over the world, giving the fans what they need: heavy metal! And from the Scandinavian land of Finland comes one of the most diverse band, Stam1na. Stam1na had recently released their newest album Nocebo. The album combines the many diverse aspects of metal, such as power, death, and thrash. In the medical world, a Nocebo, latin for “I will harm,” is a reaction to harmful, and undesirable effects that can occur after receiving a placebo. We must be masochistic because we love this Nocebo!

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One track that will stand out right away is “Valtiaan Uudet Vaateet“. This song uses elements of thrash through out, and has a great ambiance from the backing keyboards played by Emil Lähteenmäki. The listener will find themselves coming back to this track over and over again. Now to speed things up you have the track “Tavastia Palamaan!” . Antti Hyyrynen and Pekka Olkkonen’s speedy guitar riffs and Teppo Velin’s pounding drums will have crowds bring out their inner mosher at live performances.

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Using a hint of death vocals is the song “Rabies“. This brutal track brings in some technical riffs, a nice smooth solo, and some beautiful works on the keyboard. If there are any guitarists out there looking to cover a track from this album, “Rabies” will bring you the challenge. Now fans of this band may recall a track on their 2010 compilation album, Vanhaa Paskaa, called “Meet Your Fate” as being the only song Stam1na did in English. Well not anymore. The track “Nomad” is sung in English, with some Finnish lyrics thrown in. And if that doesn’t make this track stand out, then maybe it’s progressive thrash sound will. The movements in this song paint the picture that the lyrics are trying to paint in the listeners mind, making this track a masterpiece.

Stam1na is one of Finland’s finest bands, and hold up their reputation with Nocebo. If fans thought Stam1na’s self titled album was THE album, as Antti stated in our interview with him, Nocebo may change their minds. With the addition of a bassist and keyboards over the years, Stam1na has broaden their horizons tremendously, bringing in symphonic and power metal melodies. There is no way to predict what surprises Stam1na will bring in future albums with those two fine musicians. This band carries the torch for Finnish metal. And of course check these guys out live. You will be glad that you did, as their high energy performance brings life into every venue they set foot in. Don’t hesitate on getting your hands on this album, or you will be missing out on Stam1na’s greatest album to date!

Just be sure not to run out of stamina while listening to Stam1na!

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The TIME has Come

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