Wintersun continue to tease their upcoming new album, The Forest Seasons, and now fans have the chance to hear the first sounds of the new offering. A guitar playthrough clip for the new tune "Awaken From The Dark Slumber (Spring)", and album opener, has been launched and you can watch guitarist Teemu Mäntysaari playing along to a section of the track over on YouTube.
The Finnish epic metallers are set to unleash their long-awaited third studio album, The Forest Seasons, on July 21st through Nuclear Blast. Additionally, the live album Wintersun live @ Tuska Festival 2013 will be released on vinyl on the same day.
Well. It have some weird, atmoblack vibe that I like at this moment. Sounds a bit like Duskmourn. But as written above - if it's the final mix, then Jari should be banished or something, because it sounds HORRIBLE.
More videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/JariWintersun/videos and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQujSAb5FQM
Checked out "Eternal Darkness" and it's just as crappy. Almost sounds like an under-produced symphonic black metal record from the 90's. "The Forest That Weeps" only seems better because there are less symphonic elements in that snippet...
Music-wise it may be good but the mix is probably the worst of all their records so far.
If this is the best they have to disclose as teaser, then this album doesn't look promising at all. It's not the mix but... where's the speed, where are the killer riffs and the solos, where are the multiple layers of other sounds?
I can totally see many people getting disappointed and Jaril writing a 10 page long whining on facebook on "how he couldn't finish writing" or "how he was not able to fulfill his musical potential".
I can totally see many people getting disappointed and Jaril writing a 10 page long whining on facebook on "how he couldn't finish writing" or "how he was not able to fulfill his musical potential".
It's troubling. All of the song snippets from their documentary on the crowdfunding campaign sounded great. I was like "oh, I actually believe him when he says the mix is great." Now this comes out and sounds like trash. What in the fuck happened?
It's troubling. All of the song snippets from their documentary on the crowdfunding campaign sounded great. I was like "oh, I actually believe him when he says the mix is great." Now, this comes out and sounds like trash. What in the fuck happened?
That's why I haven't listened to all the samples. You add them all up, there won't be any surprises when you finally get the album.
It's troubling. All of the song snippets from their documentary on the crowdfunding campaign sounded great. I was like "oh, I actually believe him when he says the mix is great." Now, this comes out and sounds like trash. What in the fuck happened?
That's why I haven't listened to all the samples. You add them all up, there won't be any surprises when you finally get the album.
For sure. I was referring to the MIX of the album, though, not the music itself. I enjoy being surprised as well, but I was taken aback by how compressed the "final" mix sounds and how quiet the guitars are.