Wintersun - All Shows Canceled
Finland's extreme power metal outfit Wintersun have canceled all scheduled shows in 2009 due to further problems with the completion of their album "Time". The band's frontman Jari Mäenpää posted the following message on the band's official website:
"There has come again unexpected problems with technology, which will make finishing the "Time" album even more harder than it has been. Which will delay it even more. There's also some personal problems concerning my apartment.
Because of all the problems, I have fallen under a serious amounts of stress, which is sometimes causing me "writer's blocks". This album making is now turned into such a "risky business", that I have no [choice], but to cancel Summerbreeze and Bloodstock.
The thing is, the album has to be done first, before we can play any shows. Playing just old songs after many years isn't something we want to do and what probably no one wants to see.
After the album has been mixed, I need to mix again a "backuptrack livemix" (of the synths&orchestrations). Then we have to of course practise the new songs and arrange them into "live format" (especially mine and Teemu's guitar parts). We also need to update our humble live gear.
All these arrangements take time, so we don't want to risk it, that we might have to cancel the shows last minute. It must be done now and put finishing the album the number one priority. After the album is done, we will start booking shows again.
I know there's lots of disappointed people and I have to apologize. But I hope that you..ll understand my decision under these circumstances. I have to put the album first and finish it before we play any shows. Thanks for listening!
Jari"
"There has come again unexpected problems with technology, which will make finishing the "Time" album even more harder than it has been. Which will delay it even more. There's also some personal problems concerning my apartment.
Because of all the problems, I have fallen under a serious amounts of stress, which is sometimes causing me "writer's blocks". This album making is now turned into such a "risky business", that I have no [choice], but to cancel Summerbreeze and Bloodstock.
The thing is, the album has to be done first, before we can play any shows. Playing just old songs after many years isn't something we want to do and what probably no one wants to see.
After the album has been mixed, I need to mix again a "backuptrack livemix" (of the synths&orchestrations). Then we have to of course practise the new songs and arrange them into "live format" (especially mine and Teemu's guitar parts). We also need to update our humble live gear.
All these arrangements take time, so we don't want to risk it, that we might have to cancel the shows last minute. It must be done now and put finishing the album the number one priority. After the album is done, we will start booking shows again.
I know there's lots of disappointed people and I have to apologize. But I hope that you..ll understand my decision under these circumstances. I have to put the album first and finish it before we play any shows. Thanks for listening!
Jari"
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by MeloDeathViking on 03.03.2009 at 16:04 Hahahaha you misunderstood my post because I was referring to Monotheist by Celtic Frost and not to Wintersun at all 
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| MeloDeathViking Posts: 514  |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 03.03.2009 at 16:12 Hahahahaha oops! O well, I think I should get some credit for trying!
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by MeloDeathViking on 03.03.2009 at 16:31 a +1 to you for trying your best there. It was worth a shot, right?
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| MeloDeathViking Posts: 514 |
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 03.03.2009 at 16:34 Exactly, I had to try, I would be famous if I could prove you liked Wintersun!
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| Talvi Posts: 825  |
I guess everything funny has already been said 
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| Bas Retired Staff Elite Posts: 5591  |
Written by [user id=20536] on 03.03.2009 at 06:17 don't count on it 
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| DahliaRock Posts: 151  |
If this album sucks, I am going to be pretty mad.. years of delay, I am now getting a taste of Duke Nukem Forever
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| Promonex Cathemeral Elite Posts: 9720  |
Written by [user id=27820] on 03.03.2009 at 22:10 Especially considering that everything except for vocals and synths has been recorded three years ago already : 
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| Plaguebearer Posts: 57  |
Written by DahliaRock on 03.03.2009 at 22:26 Don't forget Chinese Democracy!
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| skrätte I Hate You Posts: 78  |
Shame. Wintersun is a great band with an apparent inability to deal with bullshit.
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| insanity.peppers Posts: 193  |
Written by [user id=27820] on 03.03.2009 at 22:10 That's... a good question. WTF, Jari?! I thought you had, like, only the bass and vocal tracks to record??? His record company must be praying to every god in existance for this album to sell well considering how much money they've had to lend Jari for this album
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| Demon Heart Posts: 25  |
What the hell are they doing? NASA have sent 7 shuttles to space since they deside to record a new album. I'm a big fan of Wintersun, but they are going to dissapoint me:hopeless:
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| Infurnace Posts: 948  |
"Time" surely takes a lot of "time" to finish. Guess it'll be released around the year 2050 or something. It's a shame they cancelled all the dates.
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| Burning Winter Posts: 45  |
I don't even care about the release date anymore. I think that I'll find a news on this site in a while (well years...) that'll announce the release so i'm going to be like: Already?  .Seriously, there is enough great bands out there to not make the waiting for this album a pain in the ass. Time will be another Chinese democracy? I don't think so... Just wait 5 more years...^^ . At least we have the cover art for now, this is better than nothing. I don't remember who said it, but I agree when that person said they should stop about stupid updates about gear and/or writer's block (???). Just put the update when it is finished. PS: Wintersun is my favorite band  .P.P.S: I think i'm just pissed off .
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| Shadowcross The Summoner Posts: 481  |
To me 'Wintersun' is a perfect album ... maybe just release what is finished as Time then call it quits. Seems like this band shouldn't exactly be a band and should be remembered for the self-titled...
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| Wes Posts: 422  |
WHO CARES. Can anyone imagine how amazing it would be if Time could be as great and original as the first album? If Jari could do that, the band would be immortalized. So let him take his damn time. I don't care if it takes 5 more years honestly. I sure as hell know that in 5 years ill still be listening to the first album.
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| Promonex Cathemeral Elite Posts: 9720 |
Written by Wes on 07.03.2009 at 08:41 ITT: Hilarious exaggerations.
---- All life begins with Nu and ends with Nu... This is the truth! This is my belief! ...At least for now. - The Mystery of Life, Vol. 841 Ch. 26
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10085  |
Lol that was like the ultimate blow to all the Wintersun fanboys around here 
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| Paraffin Posts: 33  |
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| VPeter Posts: 1450  |
Why do people make such a huge drama out of this? This kind of news is as predictable as a football match of Liechtenstein VS Germany.
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| -DC-002- Mastercommander Posts: 1703  |
This news topic has reached 3 PAGES?! OK. enough already. Just discuss this in the good ol' Wintersun forum. It's tried and true....
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