Wintersun

[grunge782]

Time...lol still cracks me up that he named it that.

 

[IamSatai]

Wut...
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I think, after all those years in front of a computer, Jari has finally lost his mind.
Is this a taste of what's to come on Time, or just a glimpse into his thoughts?

 

[ROAR]

Hollywood metal!
hahahah those Metal Hammer dudes rule,
this album will rule.
WINTERSUN RULES!

 

[Metal_Webb]

Wut...
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I think, after all those years in front of a computer, Jari has finally lost his mind.
Is this a taste of what's to come on Time, or just a glimpse into his thoughts?

I think that looks like Jari taking the piss

I also only got around to buying the 2004 Wintersun album last month. I enjoyed Ensiferum's Iron, but man, I can see why people have been gushing about Wintersun for all this time.

Best bit? I'll have only had to wait a couple of months for Time

 

[LaserLobotomy]

This was a very nice intro, thank you very much for posting it. Jari shall not fail to disappoint any of us with forthcoming releases. How could he, after a masterpiece such as the debut?

 

[jjfiegel]

I didn't know Fantomas got back together.

 

[Repner]

 

[Don Vito]

"STILL HOT"

 

[gunshow86de]

Their outfits and the font on the word Time; Enter the Wintersun??

Also, is that an exclamation point or a roman numeral I after Time? Is this going to be a multipart album?

"STILL HOT"

There are so many levels of irony; ironception??

 

[Don Vito]

Their outfits and the font on the word Time; Enter the Wintersun??

Also, is that an exclamation point or a roman numeral I after Time? Is this going to be a multipart album?



There are so many levels of irony; ironception??

Yes,yes, and yes

 

[Kali Yuga]

I really don't understand the fanboyism some people have over Wintersun. I mean, the band is great and back when the album was hot I listened to it all the time, but really, while the band is great at what they do, it's very generic and there are many other bands doing it. Why does Wintersun in particular seem to have such a huge fan base? If anything, it looks like the holdout on a second album has increased the attention they've been getting. It was a good decisions for them to pull a Chinese Democracy, it seems.

By all means, be excited, and I'll be grabbing the new albums too. I guess I'm confused why some people are seemingly rabidly excited about it, and people on some websites are talking like this band is something really special, when IMO they're just good at a tried and true formula.

Yeah, I'll be negged for this post, whatever.

 

[Repner]

I really don't understand the fanboyism some people have over Wintersun. I mean, the band is great and back when the album was hot I listened to it all the time, but really, while the band is great at what they do, it's very generic and there are many other bands doing it. Why does Wintersun in particular seem to have such a huge fan base? If anything, it looks like the holdout on a second album has increased the attention they've been getting. It was a good decisions for them to pull a Chinese Democracy, it seems.

By all means, be excited, and I'll be grabbing the new albums too. I guess I'm confused why some people are seemingly rabidly excited about it, and people on some websites are talking like this band is something really special, when IMO they're just good at a tried and true formula.

Yeah, I'll be negged for this post, whatever.

While I disagree that the album is at all generic (in fact if there are other bands playing something similar to him, they're probably fans of his from the Ensiferum days), the new one has reportedly gone in a slightly different direction. A ridiculous amount of layering was involved (Jari told me during a Q&A internet chat that there where somewhere around 200-500 tracks per song!). There are some Japanese elements apparently involved in the songs, hence the font in the artwork above, and it should be a good deal more complex than anything he's done before (part of the reason he split the Time album into two).

I don't see why you should get neg rep if you're not a rabid fanboy like us though . The above description seems like something I'm really looking forward to.

 

[gunshow86de]

back when the album was hot I listened to it all the time

Didn't you read the ad?


EDIT: I can't believe have to add this, but it seems someone can't connect the dots (or just has no sense of humor).

 

[Repner]

Their outfits and the font on the word Time; Enter the Wintersun??

Also, is that an exclamation point or a roman numeral I after Time? Is this going to be a multipart album?



There are so many levels of irony; ironception??

Yep. Split into two.

According to WINTERSUN mainman Jari Mäenpää, there are several reasons why the band's new effort, "Time" is being released as two seprate albums, titled "Time I" and "Time II". He says:

* "All the 80 minutes 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 approximately. 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!"

"Time I" track listing:

01. When Time Fades Away
02. Sons Of Winter And Stars
I) Rain Of Stars
II) Surrounded By Darkness
III) Journey Inside A Dream
IV) Sons of Winter And Stars
03. Land Of Snow And Sorrow
04. Darkness And Frost
05. Time

The second "Time I" trailer can be seen below.

"Time II" will be releaed in 2013.

 

[Repner]

I just jizzed!

 

[1337]

US and Canada tour

 

[The Uncreator]

Fucking nowhere near me, surprise surprise

 

[SilenceIsACrime]

Fucking stoked for that tour! Eluveitie is one of my favorite bands and it will be sick as hell to see Wintersun live! Plus, it's on a weekend for me, which is glorious.

 

[ROAR]

No where close to me.
But it's a fucking start.

 

[jjfiegel]

Man, they're so close to Baltimore why don't they do a show man? grumble grumble

I'll try to go to the Chicago or Pittsburgh date. Definitely want to see them live.