Earlier this week, Nightwish announced the upcoming release of Yesterwynde. The Symphonic metal legends' new album will see the light of the day on September 20. It marks the band’s tenth studio album, following on from the release of Human. :II: Nature. in 2020.
Speaking with Kerrang!, keyboardist/founder Tuomas Holopainen reveals that the new album title, Yesterwynde, means.
“It’s a made-up word," says Tuomas. "There's this thing called The Dictionary Of Obscure Sorrows. It gave me the idea that if you don't have an English word to describe a certain emotion, you can just make your own. This particular dictionary is dedicated to that, like, the feeling of longing for a place that you have never been in. What is that feeling? And it was something weird, I can remember. And this album was born from a certain sensation that I felt really strongly, but I couldn't find a word in human language to describe it. So I started to talk with Troy [Donockley, multi-instrumentalist] and said, ‘Should we come up with a new word? Does that make any sense to you?’ And he's like, ‘Yeah, that's a brilliant idea. What did you have in mind?’ It was something like time, memories going black and white, sepia, and I said, ‘something yesterday’. Then he said, ‘How about Yesterwynde?’ That's perfect! But yeah, it's just a made up word to describe what the album is about."
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Nightwish also announced the release of the album's first single. "Perfume Of The Timeless" will mark the beginning of the band's new era and will be released on May 21. Pre-save the single here.
Yesterwynde tracklisting:
"Yesterwynde"
"An Ocean Of Strange Islands"
"The Antikythera Mechanism"
"The Day Of..."
"Perfume Of The Timeless"
"Sway"
"The Children Of 'Ata"
"Something Whispered Follow Me"
"Spider Silk"
"Hiraeth"
"The Weave"
"Lanternlight"
Working with Nuclear Blast since the release of their highly lauded 2004 album Once, Nightwish have gained international fame and success selling more than ten million records and receiving more than 60 gold and platinum awards, having released six #1 albums and thirteen #1 singles. In October 2018, Nightwish was inducted into the Tähtikatu – Walk of Fame Finland, becoming the honorary gallery's eleventh member. 2020 saw the release of the band's last studio record, Human. :II: Nature. that crowned the band's discography with another #1 success in Finland and Germany as well as several other impressive chart entries worldwide.
Lineup:
Floor Jansen - Vocals
Tuomas Holopainen - Keys
Emppu Vuorinen - Guitars
Jukka Koskinen - Basses
Troy Donockley - Uilleann Pipes, Low Whistles, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Bouzouki, Bodhrán, Aerophone, Vocals
Kai Hahto - Drums & Percussion
(Photo - Tim Tronckoe)
