Wintersun - To Headline Heidenfest 2012, New Album Out Late Summer
Yesterday, Finnish extreme power metallers Wintersun's drummer Kai Hahto hinted about a new Wintersun update planned for today, and as promised, the update is here. The band will headline the Heidenfest tour in October/November and the new album will be released in late summer.
The band issued the following statement: "In the last couple of years, the Heidenfest turned out to be a unique and not-to-be-missed tour package when it comes to the biggest names in the field of heathen/viking metal and bands offering you the best in between war anthems and drinking horn frenzy! Which is why the 2012 line up looks like the wet dream of every heathen metal warrior again: headlining will be mighty genre legends Wintersun from Finland! It took mastermind Jari Mäenpää and his brethren exactly one album to write folk and melodic death metal history: Wintersun came out in 2004 and will be followed by a new milestone around the tour."
"We are very excited to announce that we are going to be headlining the 2012 Heidenfest Tour in October. There was some setbacks with the album during the winter (again), but as usual we have managed to ram through them. (Big thanks to our management for helping us through the tough times!). I've been mixing my ass off and things are going smooth and steady now and the album will be released late summer. Stay tuned for bigger updates about the album (or should we say "albums", wink wink!) Jari and the Wintersun boys, cheers!"
Heidenfest 2012: Wintersun, Korpiklaani, Varg, Trollfest and Krampus.
+ Special guests at extended shows*
19.10.2012 - GER - Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle - Extended Show*
20.10.2012 - GER - Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn - Extended Show*
21.10.2012 - NED - Tilburg, 013 - Extended Show*
22.10.2012 - SUI - Pratteln, Z7
24.10.2012 - ITA - Bologna, Estragon
25.10.2012 - AUS - Vienna, Gasometer
26.10.2012 - GER - Leipzig, Hellraiser
27.10.2012 - CZE - Prague, KD Vltavska
28.10.2012 - POL - Krakow, Studio
29.10.2012 - GER - Hamburg, Markthalle
30.10.2012 - GER - Berlin, Postbahnhof
31.10.2012 - GER - Munich, Backstage
01.11.2012 - GER - Saarbrücken, Garage
02.11.2012 - GER - Geiselwind, Music Hall - Extended Show*
03.11.2012 - GER - Gießen, Hessenhallen - Extended Show*
04.11.2012 - BEL - Antwerp, Trix
The band issued the following statement: "In the last couple of years, the Heidenfest turned out to be a unique and not-to-be-missed tour package when it comes to the biggest names in the field of heathen/viking metal and bands offering you the best in between war anthems and drinking horn frenzy! Which is why the 2012 line up looks like the wet dream of every heathen metal warrior again: headlining will be mighty genre legends Wintersun from Finland! It took mastermind Jari Mäenpää and his brethren exactly one album to write folk and melodic death metal history: Wintersun came out in 2004 and will be followed by a new milestone around the tour."
"We are very excited to announce that we are going to be headlining the 2012 Heidenfest Tour in October. There was some setbacks with the album during the winter (again), but as usual we have managed to ram through them. (Big thanks to our management for helping us through the tough times!). I've been mixing my ass off and things are going smooth and steady now and the album will be released late summer. Stay tuned for bigger updates about the album (or should we say "albums", wink wink!) Jari and the Wintersun boys, cheers!"
Heidenfest 2012: Wintersun, Korpiklaani, Varg, Trollfest and Krampus.
+ Special guests at extended shows*
19.10.2012 - GER - Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle - Extended Show*
20.10.2012 - GER - Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn - Extended Show*
21.10.2012 - NED - Tilburg, 013 - Extended Show*
22.10.2012 - SUI - Pratteln, Z7
24.10.2012 - ITA - Bologna, Estragon
25.10.2012 - AUS - Vienna, Gasometer
26.10.2012 - GER - Leipzig, Hellraiser
27.10.2012 - CZE - Prague, KD Vltavska
28.10.2012 - POL - Krakow, Studio
29.10.2012 - GER - Hamburg, Markthalle
30.10.2012 - GER - Berlin, Postbahnhof
31.10.2012 - GER - Munich, Backstage
01.11.2012 - GER - Saarbrücken, Garage
02.11.2012 - GER - Geiselwind, Music Hall - Extended Show*
03.11.2012 - GER - Gießen, Hessenhallen - Extended Show*
04.11.2012 - BEL - Antwerp, Trix
[Also thanks to moe5512 for sending in this news!]
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Posted: 16.03.2012 by Unknown user
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| K✞ulu Seeker of Truth Posts: 2573  |
It will be funny if the world ends in July... No, I will laugh (yes, I will) if the world ends in July, but whatever the case, this album has the most appropriate title ever in history of metal.
---- Savor what you feel and what you see Things that may not seem important now But may be tomorrow R.I.P. Chuck Schuldiner Satan was a Backstreet Boy
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| Windrider Raureif Posts: 684  |
Uh... hope this works this time, anyway, Heidenfest is planned.
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| Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603  |
Ummm, albums?  Anyway, it's funny how Jari wanted to move away from strictly folk metal when he created Wintersun, and now they headline Heidenfest.I have a friend who'd kill to see Trollfest and possibly even Wintersun. Too bad they don't come near, he'd be thrilled.
---- 7.0 means the album is good
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| Dargor Posts: 168  |
So people, how happy are you? Happy enough to pee on yourself? I know I am.
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| 3rdWorld China was a neat Posts: 4367  |
Meh....
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I can't wait until it's delayed again and/or it finally comes out and it's crap. I'll be sitting by with a bowl of popcorn watching the show. 
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9158  |
I have lost my resapect for Wintersun... oh wait, I neverr had any >:{
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Wait.... Is this an April's Fool? No wait, we're in march... What the...  ? I thought "Time" was just a myth?
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| RhaegarTargaryen Telcontar Posts: 389  |
About that late summer album relese... let me quote A Song of Ice and Fire: "In the land where seasons last for decades... Winter is comeing." Is this the year of false spring? Late summer which year. Oh god I don't even want to hope that it will be released <3
---- ... For years I have traveled in coldness, But my heart is warm as the darkened sun above me... Nothing can never take away What I've seen with these tired eyes
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| Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603 |
Written by RhaegarTargaryen on 16.03.2012 at 17:25 It has been released in late summer ever since 2008  I think it will be a nice release, but won't be worth people flipping over it as they do now... if you see a dude working on an album for several years, you can guess he's gonna keep on at it for a long time.Not to be a hipster or anything, but half of these people commenting "omg I cannot believe it" have probably heard of Wintersun two months ago tops. I've only found out about their existence some three years ago myself to be honest, but I know some people have been waiting for this album since it was first hinted.
---- 7.0 means the album is good
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Account deleted Written by Milena on 16.03.2012 at 18:13 Personally, being one of those people waiting for the album for like 7 years, Im very skeptical about it. When you make people wait so long, its pretty much inevitable that the album wont live up to the expectations. I bet Im gonna listen to it, probably like it a lot, but afterwards be like "so Ive waited 7 years for something that is over in an hour". If they can blow me away I will be very surprised, it has to be very very special. Here's for hoping it will be.
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| JakeTheSage Posts: 30  |
"New Album Out Late Summer" Haha yeah okay. Though the plural bit is interesting, multiple albums would make the wait more justifiable.
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| Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603 |
Written by [user id=1909] on 16.03.2012 at 18:58 Well you should lower your expectations then. That would be the sensible thing to do.
---- 7.0 means the album is good
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306  |
Written by Milena on 16.03.2012 at 19:54 Or just not care.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| cancel Posts: 29  |
Hell yeah...no, wait...HELL YEAAAAAAAH !!! Maybe the most unexpected new this year. AWSOME!!!
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| Milena gloom cookie Staff Posts: 4603 |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.03.2012 at 19:58 That's an option too. But this band is made out of good musicians. I personally won't dismiss Time, if it's up to par with the s/t, it's going to be a good listen for me. But 7 years in the making should really lower people's hormone levels...
---- 7.0 means the album is good
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| Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Staff Posts: 21306 |
If people keep their panties from getting in a wad methinks this won't completely destroy the forums upon its release. I have a feeling like I'm only going to be reading Wintersun comments for 48 hours once it leaks, though.
---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.03.2012 at 20:09 Oh please God forbid. Can't we get Ivan or Ivor to write script that automatically deletes any such post?
---- 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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