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Moonsorrow - Reveal New Album Cover, Tracklist, Shows

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January 21, 2016
Finnish folk metal masters Moonsorrow have a huge announcement regarding their new opus, the band's seventh album. We already knew that it was titled Jumalten Aika which translates to 'The Age Of Gods' in English but now we know much more. The band has also revealed the album's cover artwork, tracklist and a list of tours for the upcoming months. The album is scheduled to invade the market on April 1st, 2016 via Century Media Records.

Henri Sorvali (Keyboards, vocals, guitars, folk instruments) commented: "There are a lot more folk music influences present in Jumalten Aika than earlier,this time around, they are more deeply integrated to the overall sound. Jumalten Aika is like a circling wolf biting the hardest when you would never expect it. The music is unchained aggression, deep mysteries of the North and thundering witchcraft combined together in a molten forge of the Gods and reminds us all of something that never left our blood and soil."





Tracklist:
01. Jumalten Aika (12:43)
02. Ruttolehto incl. Päivättömän Päivän Kansa (15:21)
03. Suden Tunti (7:06)
04. Mimisbrunn (15:55)
05. Ihmisen Aika (Kumarrus Pimeyteen) (16:00)

Bonus disc:
01. Soulless (Grave cover) (3:18)
02. Non Serviam (Rotting Christ cover) (5:10)

To present the album live, Moonsorrow will embark on a co-headlining tour in April with fellow countrymen Korpiklaani. Both bands will perform extended long sets. Prior to that, there will also be an official Moonsorrow album release show at Virgin Oil in Helsinki on April 1st, 2016 and a China tour in early March.

China tour:
01.03.16 - B10 Live, Shenzhen, CN
02.03.16 - Yuefu Livehouse, Guangzhou, CN
04.03.16 - QSW culture center, Shanghai, CN
05.03.16 - Little Bar Space, Chegndu , CN
06.03.16 - Modernsky Lab, Beijing, CN

Jumalten Aika official album release show:
01.04.16 - Virgin Oil, Helsinki, FIN

Moonsorrow & Korpiklaani:

08.04.16 - Durbuy Rock Festival, Bomal-sur-Ourthe, BEL
09.04.16 - Les Tanzmatten, Selestat, FRA
10.04.16 - Melkweg, Amsterdam, NED*
11.04.16 - Le Trabendo, Paris, FRA
12.04.16 - Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux, FRA
13.04.16 - Arena , Madrid, ESP
14.04.16 - Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, ESP
15.04.16 - CC John Lennon, Limoges, FRA
16.04.16 - Carène, Brest, FRA
17.04.16 - Antipode, Rennes, FRA
18.04.16 - CCO Villeurbanne, Lyon, FRA
19.04.16 - Les Trinitaires, Metz, FRA
20.04.16 - O2 Islington Academy, London, UK
21.04.16 - Club Academy, Manchester, UK
22.04.16 - The Button Factory, Dublin, IRL
23.04.16 - The Limelight 2, Belfast, UK
24.04.16 - The Classic Grand, Glasgow, UK
25.04.16 - Leeds Uni Stylus, Leeds, UK
26.04.16 - Academy 2, Birmingham, UK
27.04.16 - The Fleece, Bristol, UK
28.04.16 - The 1865, Southampton, UK
29.04.16 - Matrix, Bochum, GER
* with Heidevolk

Festivals 2016:

07.05 - Dark Troll Fest, GER
17.06 - Tampere Metal Meeting, FIN
18.06 - Hellfest, FRA
19.06 - Graspop, BEL
23.07 - Ragnard Rock, FRA
19-20.08 - Summer Breeze, GER
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Alakazam
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21.01.2016 - 13:34
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That cover sucks a lot of atmospheric black metal cocks.
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21.01.2016 - 13:37

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Boring cover :/ but I look forward to hear the music
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21.01.2016 - 13:49
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Great news! And I wasn't expecting that cover of Non Serviam, that must be interesting in folk black style!
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21.01.2016 - 14:35

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Looking forward to the new album! I've been spinning lots of Moonsorrow lately, and that artwork seems pretty cool
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21.01.2016 - 16:39
Netzach
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Yes yes can we hear some new music now?
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21.01.2016 - 16:44

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Love the cover
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Warman
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21.01.2016 - 21:58
Warman
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Almost glad there's no Stockholm show planned. Now I don't have to think about if it's worth seeing one of the greatest bands out there; when it also means I would have to endure seeing Korpiklaani...

Worthless combo.
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22.01.2016 - 02:05

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Written by Warman on 21.01.2016 at 21:58

Almost glad there's no Stockholm show planned. Now I don't have to think about if it's worth seeing one of the greatest bands out there; when it also means I would have to endure seeing Korpiklaani...

Worthless combo.

You don't have to see Korpiklaani. Last time they were in my area, it was them with Korpiklaani headlining. I spent Korpiklaani's whole set chatting with Ville at the bar.
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22.01.2016 - 02:24
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Fuck! Look at those song lengths! I loved their previous album, hope this is the same!
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22.01.2016 - 20:11

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Written by Warman on 21.01.2016 at 21:58

Almost glad there's no Stockholm show planned. Now I don't have to think about if it's worth seeing one of the greatest bands out there; when it also means I would have to endure seeing Korpiklaani...

Worthless combo.

Which is why they have, very wisely, apparently decided that Korpiklaani plays last. Which means you don't have to endure that crap, you can just walk away.
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22.01.2016 - 20:42
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Written by Warman on 21.01.2016 at 21:58

Almost glad there's no Stockholm show planned. Now I don't have to think about if it's worth seeing one of the greatest bands out there; when it also means I would have to endure seeing Korpiklaani...

Worthless combo.

I was seriously tempted to skip it, but if it's a co-headline tour as it says, hopefully that means Moonsorrow will play first yet still get a headline-worthy set time, meaning I can miss Korpiklaani and get home early; as such I might just make the effort. I'm honestly struggling to think of any band I would less like to see than Korpiklaani though; not even Sabaton is that bad
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25.01.2016 - 03:42

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This is my most anticipated album this year by far.
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27.01.2016 - 15:08

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Fantastic album cover and songs lengths.
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28.01.2016 - 00:42
Ellrohir
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The cover is ugly
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04.02.2016 - 01:28
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My attempt at translations (4th track name is Old Norse):

1. Age of Gods
2. Plague Grove incl. People of Dayless Days (or something like that, maybe refers to polar night)
3. Wolf's Hour
4. Mímir's Well (where Odin sacrified an eye for wisdom)
5. Age of Humans (A Bow Before Darkness)
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