Symphonic metallers Nightwish will release their new album, “Endless Forms Most Beautiful”, on March 27th, 2015 in Europe, March 30th, 2015 in the UK and March 31st, 2015 in the US through Nuclear Blast.
The detailed cover-artwork was created by longtime collaborator Toxic Angel.
“Endless Forms Most Beautiful” features eleven new songs and it will be released in different formats:
-Standard CD
-Digibook (incl. instrumental CD)
-2LP (vinyl in gatefold) in different colours
-Earbook (incl. instrumental and orchestral CD)
-Earbook (deluxe version incl. bonus vinyl)
-Download
Pre-order the new album here.
“There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved” - Charles Darwin, “The Origin Of Species”...
“This classic quote is where it all began. We set sail for the ultimate journey in March 2015, join us!”, adds Tuomas Holopainen secretly.
Beforehand there will be the release of the first single called “Élan”, which will be out on February 13th, 2015. The 4-track single features the album version, radio edit and an alternate version of “Élan”, as well as the non-album bonus track “Sagan”.
“Oh, while I live to be the ruler of life, Not a slave to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me” - Walt Whitman...
Commented Nightwish keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen: “This beautiful quote from my hero Uncle Walt was the starting point for writing "Élan". The underlying theme of the song is nothing less than the meaning of life, which can be something different for all of us. It's important to surrender yourself to the occasional 'free fall' and not to fear the path less travelled by. "Élan" is a wonderful teaser for the full-length album, giving out a little taste, but revealing very little of the actual Journey of Grandeur to come…”
Pre-order your copy of “Élan” exclusively here.
“Endless Forms Most Beautiful” will be the first Nightwish studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen will sit out on the recording sessions due to health issues; Kai Hahto (Wintersun a.o.) will replace him.
Nightwish also revealed the famed evolutionary biologist and writer, Professor Richard Dawkins as a guest on this eighth studio album.
Line-up:
Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards
Marco Hietala - Bass
Emppu Vuorinen - Guitar
Jukka Nevalainen - Drums
Floor Jansen - Vocals
Troy Donockley - Uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals
Weblinks:
nightwish.com
www.facebook.com/nightwish
The detailed cover-artwork was created by longtime collaborator Toxic Angel.
“Endless Forms Most Beautiful” features eleven new songs and it will be released in different formats:
-Standard CD
-Digibook (incl. instrumental CD)
-2LP (vinyl in gatefold) in different colours
-Earbook (incl. instrumental and orchestral CD)
-Earbook (deluxe version incl. bonus vinyl)
-Download
Pre-order the new album here.
“There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved” - Charles Darwin, “The Origin Of Species”...
“This classic quote is where it all began. We set sail for the ultimate journey in March 2015, join us!”, adds Tuomas Holopainen secretly.
Beforehand there will be the release of the first single called “Élan”, which will be out on February 13th, 2015. The 4-track single features the album version, radio edit and an alternate version of “Élan”, as well as the non-album bonus track “Sagan”.
“Oh, while I live to be the ruler of life, Not a slave to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me” - Walt Whitman...
Commented Nightwish keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen: “This beautiful quote from my hero Uncle Walt was the starting point for writing "Élan". The underlying theme of the song is nothing less than the meaning of life, which can be something different for all of us. It's important to surrender yourself to the occasional 'free fall' and not to fear the path less travelled by. "Élan" is a wonderful teaser for the full-length album, giving out a little taste, but revealing very little of the actual Journey of Grandeur to come…”
Pre-order your copy of “Élan” exclusively here.
“Endless Forms Most Beautiful” will be the first Nightwish studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen will sit out on the recording sessions due to health issues; Kai Hahto (Wintersun a.o.) will replace him.
Nightwish also revealed the famed evolutionary biologist and writer, Professor Richard Dawkins as a guest on this eighth studio album.
Line-up:
Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards
Marco Hietala - Bass
Emppu Vuorinen - Guitar
Jukka Nevalainen - Drums
Floor Jansen - Vocals
Troy Donockley - Uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals
Weblinks:
nightwish.com
www.facebook.com/nightwish