new digital single

Finnish metallers AMORPHIS will release a new digital single, “You I Need”, in Finland on April 20 and in other countries on April 22. The song will be premiered on the AMORPHIS Facebook page and various radio stations on Monday, April 11.

On Easter Sunday, April 24, AMORPHIS will participate in the charity gala “Idols tekee hyvää” and perform the new song for a large TV audience (MTV3, 7:15 p.m.). The proceeds of the event, which brings the popular American format “Idol Gives Back” to Finland for the first time, will be directed to education projects for children and teenagers in poverty-stricken countries such as Haiti and Cambodia.

AMORPHIS has set “The Beginning Of Times” as the title of its new album, due on May 27 via Nuclear Blast Records.

“The Beginning Of Times” is described as “the most challenging AMORPHIS album so far in terms of both music and lyrics.” Its central character is the iconic hero of Finnish mythology, Väinämöinen, whose tale has been masterfully retold by lyricist Pekka Kainulainen.

“The Beginning Of Times” was produced by the band; vocals were recorded under the guidance of Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH, TAROT) in his home studio in Kuopio. Like its predecessors, the album was mixed by Mikko Karmila. Its cover artwork shows Travis Smith‘s magnificent interpretation of the mythological birth of the world from a goldeneye’s egg.

“The Beginning Of Times” track listing:

01. Battle For Light
02. Mermaid
03. My Enemy
04. You I Need
05. Song Of The Sage
06. Three Words
07. Reformation
08. Soothsayer
09. On A Stranded Shore
10. Escape
11. Crack In A Stone
12. Beginning Of Time
13. Heart’s Song (digipack bonus track)

In June, AMORPHIS will embark on the extensive “The Beginning Of Times” tour, which is scheduled to continue through 2012.

Source: Blabbermouth.net

Swedish metallers IN FLAMES will release a new digital single, “Deliver Us”, on May 10 via Century Media. The song comes off the band’s tenth album, “Sounds Of A Playground Fading”, which will be released on the following dates:

Sweden – June 15
Germany – June 17
Rest Of Europe – June 20
North America – June 21

13 songs were laid down for the CD, which was recorded at the band’s IF Studios in Gothenburg with engineer Roberto Laghi (HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, LOK, SONIC SYNDICATE).

In an exclusive interview with the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, IN FLAMES vocalist Anders Fridén, 38, revealed that “Sounds Of A Playground Fading” will almost certainly challenge the band’s fans’ musical expectations.

“We have some songs that pretty much go against the hard rock formula,” he said. “There’s a song called ‘The Attic’ where we have an accordion playing the chorus instead of me singing it. Another song begins with a spoken-word part that evolves into a kind of hard DEPECHE MODE-type thing. We also have some really fast, typical IN FLAMES tunes.

He added, “We’ve never denied where we come from, but at the same time we like to challenge our listeners.”

Source: Blabbermouth.net