Iconic symphony metallers NIGHTWISH have recently posted the first trailer of making the band’s upcoming album online. The yet-untitled creation will be the first NIGHTWISH studio-record to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. It’s set for a release in spring 2015 via Nuclear Blast. The video can be seen below:
Commented Tuomas Holopainen: “From the moment I start writing the song, I have the story in my head. I have a really clear vision how the songs should sound like at this point. Of course they will chance after band rehearsals and arranging. And they should change!”
Nuclear Blast announces that The Life And Times Of Scrooge, the first solo record by NIGHTWISH composer Tuomas Holopainen and soundtrack to Don Rosa’s graphic novel The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck, has debuted today at #29 on the Billboard Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new & developing artists who have never appeared in the Top 100 of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart.
Fourteen years in the making from concept to reality, the album includes elements of the classical & folk genres in the vein of Vaughan Williams, Michael Nyman, James Newton Howard, and Enya. Recorded at Angel Studios in London and at various locations around Scotland & Finland, guest vocalists include: Finland’s Johanna Kurkela, Tony Kakko of SONATA ARCTICA, Johanna Iivanainen, and Alan Reid. Musical guests include: The London Orchestra, the Metro Voices choir from London, NIGHTWISH’s Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, low whistles, bodhran), Mikko Iivanainen (guitars & banjo), Teho Majamäki (didgeridoo), Jon Burr (harmonica), and Dermot Crehan (solo violin). The album artwork was created by Don Rosa.
Don Rosa & Tuomas Holopainen by Mika Jussila
Watch the following videos on the Nuclear Blast Records YouTube channel:
• “A Lifetime Of Adventure” official video:
• “The Last Sled” lyric video:
The Life And Times Of Scrooge can be ordered in CD & import vinyl versions from the Nuclear Blast USA Webshop: http://smarturl.it/HOLOPAINEN-Shop
The album track listing is:
01. Glasgow 1877
02. Into The West
03. Duel & Cloudscapes
04. Dreamtime
05. Cold Heart Of The Klondike (featuring Tony Kakko of SONATA ARCTICA)
06. The Last Sled
07. Goodbye, Papa
08. To Be Rich
09. A Lifetime Of Adventure (featuring Finnish vocalist Johanna Kurkela)
10. Go Slowly Now, Sands Of Time
Bonus Track:
11. A Lifetime Of Adventure (Alternate Version)
Directed by Ville Lipiäinen (NIGHTWISH, 30 SECONDS TO MARS, HIM), incorporating Mika Jussila‘s photos of Tuomas Holopainen and Don Rosa in the recording studio, and featuring Finnish vocalist Johanna Kurkela, the official video for the track “A Lifetime Of Adventure” from Holopainen’s debut solo album is now available for viewing on YouTube:
The Life And Times Of Scrooge is based on writer & illustrator Don Rosa’s graphic novel The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck, which NIGHTWISH song composer and keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen read nearly twenty years ago. About the video, Holopainen shares:
“The idea of someone dressing up as Scrooge McDuck and then filming him digging gold and riding an emu on an Australian desert felt just a tad corny. The director, Ville Lipiäinen, and me went through some options of how to approach the video and soon agreed to shoot a sort of ‘Making Of’ clip of the song. Ville then followed us to London’s Angel Studios and later Petrax Studios to film some shots from the orchestra, vocal, guitar, and piano sessions. The hero of the video is Don Rosa himself. His presence and facial expressions always put a big smile on my face. I hope you’ll enjoy this adventure as much as we did!”
Don Rosa with Tuomas Holopainen. Photo credit: Mika Jussila
Fourteen years in the making from concept to reality and featuring artwork by writer & illustrator Don Rosa, The Life And Times Of Scrooge will be released this spring via Nuclear Blast. The album was recorded from August to October 2013 at Angel Studios in London plus various locations around Scotland and Finland.
Featuring four guest vocalists – Finland’s Johanna Kurkela, Tony Kakko of SONATA ARCTICA, Johanna Iivanainen, and Alan Reid – the album’s musical guests include: The London Orchestra, the Metro Voices choir from London, NIGHTWISH’s Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, low whistles, bodhran), Mikko Iivanainen (guitars & banjo), Teho Majamäki (didgeridoo), Jon Burr (harmonica), and Dermot Crehan (solo violin).
The Life And Times Of Scrooge track listing is:
01. Glasgow 1877
02. Into The West
03. Duel & Cloudscapes
04. Dreamtime
05. Cold Heart Of The Klondike
06. The Last Sled
07. Goodbye, Papa
08. To Be Rich
09. A Lifetime Of Adventure
10. Go Slowly Now, Sands Of Time
Bonus Track:
11. A Lifetime Of Adventure (Alternate Version)
Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN have announced the following on their official Facebook page:
“Proudly announcing the second guest vocalist for our upcoming album “The Human Contradiction”
Marco Hietala [Nightwish]
We are very excited about the much anticipated return of vocal force Marco Hietala on our upcoming record. After our collaboration with Marco on our first two albums we can’t help but hearing his voice in some of the songs we write! We love his contributions on The Human Contradiction: Marco adds greatly to the power of “Your Body Is A Battleground” as well as to the melancholia of “Sing To Me”.
Marco states: “I´ve done quite a few visitations on select albums during my career. Delain and their albums are among the most frequent. If you listen to their stuff, you´ll know why. Martijn and his group seem to have plenty to say both musically and lyrically. Keep it up mates!”
TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN‘s debut solo single, ‘A Lifetime of Adventure’, was already released on the NIGHTWISH FanPOD tablet-computer app on 23 January 2014, two weeks before its world premiere. The single will be released worldwide on February 07, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
The NIGHTWISH FanPOD update will also include a music video for the new single directed by Ville Lipiäinen and Mika Jussila‘s photos of Tuomas Holopainen and Don Rosa in the recording studio. NIGHTWISH FanPOD is available on iTunes App Store and Google Play.
‘A Lifetime of Adventure’ is taken from the upcoming solo album, “The Life and Times of Scrooge” which will be out on April 11, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
The cover artwork on both the single and the album is by Don Rosa, the illustrator of Disney’s Duck characters.
Source: Bravewords.com Tuomas Holopainen – the keyboardist and main songwriter of NIGHTWISH – spent most of 2013 writing and producing his solo album. The whole album will be based on a graphic novel called The Life And Times Of Scrooge McDuck, written and illustrated by Don Rosa.
The Life And Times Of Scrooge album and the first single, ‘A Lifetime Of Adventure’, can now be pre-ordered via Mad Supply here.
‘A Lifetime Of Adventure’ features vocals by Johanna Kurkela and will be released on the February 7th. Exclusive signed copies are available.
The Life And Times Of Scrooge album will be released on April 11th and features the cover and booklet as designed by the one and only Don Rosa.
The tracklist is as follows.
‘Glasgow 1877’
‘Into The West’
‘Duel & Cloudscapes’
‘Dreamtime’
‘Cold Heart Of The Klondie’
‘The Last Sled’
‘Goodby, Papa’
‘To Be Rich’
‘A Lifetime Of Adventure’
‘Go Slowly Now, Sands Of Time’
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TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN‘s debut solo single, ‘A Lifetime of Adventure’, was already released on the NIGHTWISH FanPOD tablet-computer app on 23 January 2014, two weeks before its world premiere. The single will be released worldwide on February 07, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.
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