It's almost like they're actually gonna release something...

I hope the music is not as cheesy as the cover

Looks damn good regardless of the whole situation revolving Jari's announcements.

Jesus H. Christ, will they ever have decent cover artwork? Well, I guess not. Wat an atrocity once again.

It looks straight out of the Warcraft III.

^I was actually expecting Marcel to say that he loves it.

Written by Azarath on 01.02.2017 at 19:46

^I was actually expecting Marcel to say that he loves it.

As if

Wow, seems like the annual Wintersun roast has begun... To be honest, I think the artwork looks nice, eventhough it's not gritty and dark enough for my taste. It's got a forest and it's got seasons.... what else did you expect from the album title anyway? The oriental style in the Time I artwork really caught my attention and I'm curious what this record has got in store.

I was expecting winter to be the main season here.

I'm surprised Jari's face isn't on this one

So is this going to be an RPG game or an album?

If it ain't Necrolord I don't care

5K? Nobody wants to see this shite in that size.

Finally, a decent album cover. Must be for the VHS sleeve.

Decent cover actually. Nothing I'd like to wonder in but doesn't hurt my eyes.

I like how every single comment has a different perspective towards the cover

The new artwork smells like banana flavoured shuttlecraft.

Absolutely beautiful.

I was gonna comment on the artwork but something else caught my attention....

" This album is sick and minds will be blown! "

It's good to have faith and believe in what you are doing. Seriously I really respect people who believe in themselves and in what they are doing... but this fucking guy is something else! This guy is on a different level...Go sit in a plunge pool and chill the fuck down. Just by saying this album will be "sick" doesn't make it so. Also, while we are at it... " BLOW my mind " who talks like this? SERIOUSLY !

Written by BLIND GUARDIAN on 02.02.2017 at 03:14

I was gonna comment on the artwork but something else caught my attention....

" This album is sick and minds will be blown! "

It's good to have faith and believe in what you are doing. Seriously I really respect people who believe in themselves and in what they are doing... but this fucking guy is something else! This guy is on a different level...Go sit in a plunge pool and chill the fuck down. Just by saying this album will be "sick" doesn't make it so. Also, while we are at it... " BLOW my mind " who talks like this? SERIOUSLY !

Pretty sure the focus of this thread is about the artwork...
& the metal world would indeed flourish if artists talked their albums down. "This one's gonna be sorta lame..."

Two words: Sonata Arctica circa 10 years ago.

I find Wintersun's antics in the media quite annoying, but that is one glorious cover art.

Written by K✞ulu on 02.02.2017 at 10:59

Two words: Sonata Arctica circa 10 years ago.

That's 5 words.

What's the difference between summer and spring in the artwork?

Written by Paz on 01.02.2017 at 19:32

It looks straight out of the Warcraft III.

I'd say more like Spellforce.

Looks good. But when is the album released? GIVE US A DATE

Cheesy but it lets you expect a more folk-oriented album, maybe something like older Ensiferum, instead of the 141515619815619 layers of symphonic bullshit from Time I...

Written by raintrance on 02.02.2017 at 09:24

Written by BLIND GUARDIAN on 02.02.2017 at 03:14

I was gonna comment on the artwork but something else caught my attention....

" This album is sick and minds will be blown! "

It's good to have faith and believe in what you are doing. Seriously I really respect people who believe in themselves and in what they are doing... but this fucking guy is something else! This guy is on a different level...Go sit in a plunge pool and chill the fuck down. Just by saying this album will be "sick" doesn't make it so. Also, while we are at it... " BLOW my mind " who talks like this? SERIOUSLY !

Pretty sure the focus of this thread is about the artwork...
& the metal world would indeed flourish if artists talked their albums down. "This one's gonna be sorta lame..."

You missed the point, obviously, and I will answer to you with THIS: (hopefully you'll understand what I was trying to say but if you still don't get it, I will explain to you what I meant)



SWALLOW THE SUN main songwriter and guitarist Juha Raivio comments on the triple-album concept: "Making a triple album in this godforsaken digital and modern day and age...Many will say it's madness. I say it is to bring worth, heart and respect back into the music and to the album format where it belongs. This should never turn into a shallow fast food industry where music is only downloaded one song at a time."

He continued: "These albums hold life, death, gloom, beauty and despair in their deepest levels and forms. The three chapters are different but connected, one long journey through these songs written up here in the North.

"Music is holy, albums are holy. See you on the other side, friends."

Raivio told Finland's Soundi magazine about the upcoming albums: "The records are very different from each other, but still form one entity: one with respect for SWALLOW THE SUN's traditions, the second beautifully acoustic, and the third a trip into funeral doom's dark world."

He continued: "We have undeniably done quite a lot work for these records. My attitude towards this very personal entity has been that if this project kills me, at least I can sleep well knowing that it's the most important SWALLOW THE SUN release."

With all respect - I don't really believe that this album will be successful enough. There's too much 'wrongs' about.

Written by raintrance on 02.02.2017 at 09:24

Written by BLIND GUARDIAN on 02.02.2017 at 03:14

I was gonna comment on the artwork but something else caught my attention....

" This album is sick and minds will be blown! "

It's good to have faith and believe in what you are doing. Seriously I really respect people who believe in themselves and in what they are doing... but this fucking guy is something else! This guy is on a different level...Go sit in a plunge pool and chill the fuck down. Just by saying this album will be "sick" doesn't make it so. Also, while we are at it... " BLOW my mind " who talks like this? SERIOUSLY !

Pretty sure the focus of this thread is about the artwork...
& the metal world would indeed flourish if artists talked their albums down. "This one's gonna be sorta lame..."

They may say it's amazing, but most of the time it's bullshit IMO. To me, it's just promotion.

Really cool artwork looking forward to a new album.