The German branch of Nuclear Blast Records is accepting pre-orders for a number of different formats of NIGHTWISH‘s upcoming album, “Imaginaerum”, and the “Storytime” single.
* “Imaginaerum” mailorder edition: limited and numbered to 1000 copies, the boxset includes the double digipak, the one-track-single “Rest Calm” in its demo version featuring Marco Hietala on vocals and the exclusive “Imaginaerum” mirror.
* “Imaginaerum” two-CD digipack featuring instrumental version of the album as bonus CD.
* “Imaginaerum” marbled vinyl: Strictly limited to 250 marbled 180g double gatefold LPs including a DIN A2 poster.
* “Storytime” CD single featuring “Storytime” (radio edit), “Storytime” (album version), “Storytime” (instrumental version).
* “Storytime” single on clear, white and dark blue vinyl: Strictly limited to 250 lush 10-inch gatefold mini albums. Featuring “Storytime” (radio edit), “Storytime” (album version), “Storytime” (instrumental version).
“Imaginaerum” track listing (note that track 12 is broken down into four parts):
01. Taikatalvi
02. Storytime
03. Ghost River
04. Slow, Love, Slow
05. I Want My Tears Back
06. Scaretale
07. Arabesque
08. Turn Loose the Mermaids
09. Rest Calm
10. The Crow, the Owl and the Dove
11. Last Ride of the Day
12. Song Of Myself
Song 1: From A Dusty Bookshelf
Song 2: All That Great Heart Lying Still
Song 3: Piano Black
Song 4: Love
13. Imaginaerum
“Imaginaerum” release dates:
Finland: November 30
Europe: December 2
Australia: January 6
North America: January 10
Japan: January 11
New Zealand: January 16
A track-by-track breakdown of the album by Tuomas Holopainen can be found at Metalhammer.co.uk. Source: Blabbermouth.net
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