Wintersun - To Headline Heidenfest 2012, New Album Out Late Summer

Yesterday, Finnish extreme power metallers Wintersun's drummer Kai Hahto hinted about a new Wintersun update planned for today, and as promised, the update is here. The band will headline the Heidenfest tour in October/November and the new album will be released in late summer.

The band issued the following statement: "In the last couple of years, the Heidenfest turned out to be a unique and not-to-be-missed tour package when it comes to the biggest names in the field of heathen/viking metal and bands offering you the best in between war anthems and drinking horn frenzy! Which is why the 2012 line up looks like the wet dream of every heathen metal warrior again: headlining will be mighty genre legends Wintersun from Finland! It took mastermind Jari Mäenpää and his brethren exactly one album to write folk and melodic death metal history: Wintersun came out in 2004 and will be followed by a new milestone around the tour."

"We are very excited to announce that we are going to be headlining the 2012 Heidenfest Tour in October. There was some setbacks with the album during the winter (again), but as usual we have managed to ram through them. (Big thanks to our management for helping us through the tough times!). I've been mixing my ass off and things are going smooth and steady now and the album will be released late summer. Stay tuned for bigger updates about the album (or should we say "albums", wink wink!) Jari and the Wintersun boys, cheers!"

Heidenfest 2012: Wintersun, Korpiklaani, Varg, Trollfest and Krampus.

+ Special guests at extended shows*

19.10.2012 - GER - Oberhausen, Turbinenhalle - Extended Show*
20.10.2012 - GER - Stuttgart, LKA Longhorn - Extended Show*
21.10.2012 - NED - Tilburg, 013 - Extended Show*
22.10.2012 - SUI - Pratteln, Z7
24.10.2012 - ITA - Bologna, Estragon
25.10.2012 - AUS - Vienna, Gasometer
26.10.2012 - GER - Leipzig, Hellraiser
27.10.2012 - CZE - Prague, KD Vltavska
28.10.2012 - POL - Krakow, Studio
29.10.2012 - GER - Hamburg, Markthalle
30.10.2012 - GER - Berlin, Postbahnhof
31.10.2012 - GER - Munich, Backstage
01.11.2012 - GER - Saarbrücken, Garage
02.11.2012 - GER - Geiselwind, Music Hall - Extended Show*
03.11.2012 - GER - Gießen, Hessenhallen - Extended Show*
04.11.2012 - BEL - Antwerp, Trix

[Also thanks to moe5512 for sending in this news!]

Source:	wintermadness.net
Band profile:	Wintersun

Posted: 16.03.2012 by Array

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Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589 From: Luxembourg	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 01:19 Carl Berg Carl Berg Posts: 589 From: Luxembourg Let the trolling begin. Loading...
BlueMobius Account deleted	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 01:34 BlueMobius Account deleted Written by Carl Berg on 17.03.2012 at 01:19 Let the trolling begin. Think you're a little bit late to the ball game. Loading...
Lonniehaskel Posts: 91 From: USA	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 05:16 Lonniehaskel Posts: 91 From: USA It's about...Time? Loading...
patrickmetal12 Posts: 110 From: Guatemala	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 05:28 patrickmetal12 Posts: 110 From: Guatemala MARRY ME JARI Loading...
Codera the Great Account deleted	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 05:48 Codera the Great Account deleted I am so pumped up, the self-titled album was so impressive, it's about TIME I get to hear this new album. Loading...
Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Posts: 21306 From: Canada	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 06:01 Troy Killjoy perfunctionist Posts: 21306 From: Canada The next person to make a pun out of the album title should be castrated. ---- "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something." Loading...
Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Posts: 9718 From: Canada	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 07:02 Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Posts: 9718 From: Canada Written by Troy Killjoy on 17.03.2012 at 06:01 The next person to make a pun out of the album title should be castrated. It's about Time someone said this. ....Come at me bro. ---- "I got a lot of really good ideas, problem is, most of them suck." - George Carlin Loading...
Vermoorden Posts: 140 From: USA	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 07:03 Vermoorden Posts: 140 From: USA Thank the gods....been waiting forever on this thing...Can't wait! Loading...
swatata Posts: 59 From: Bulgaria	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 09:17 swatata Posts: 59 From: Bulgaria At last. Hope it goes well and gets released in the summer for real. I am buying it as soon as it hits the stores. Loading...
psykometal A staff guy... Posts: 6101 From: USA	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 20:32 psykometal A staff guy... Posts: 6101 From: USA Written by Doc G. on 17.03.2012 at 07:02 Written by Troy Killjoy on 17.03.2012 at 06:01 The next person to make a pun out of the album title should be castrated. It's about Time someone said this. ....Come at me bro. LMAO!!! ---- ~Zep, Database and Forum Moderation~ Loading...
Fredd Account deleted	Permalink 17.03.2012 - 22:05 Fredd Account deleted Ladies and gentlemen, I present you the winner of this years "biggest surprise" category. Also, good for Jari, guy's had some rough years. If I spend a couple of years doing a tedious research only to lose it in a fire, I'd be jumping straight out of a window. Loading...
Milena gloom cookie Posts: 4603 From: Norway	Permalink 18.03.2012 - 01:18 Milena gloom cookie Posts: 4603 From: Norway Written by Troy Killjoy on 17.03.2012 at 06:01 The next person to make a pun out of the album title should be castrated. Ooooh, yes, that too... guess it was fun for the first year or something, but now the nerve beneath my left eye twitches slightly whenever I see something like that. Except for the one that replied to you ---- 7.0 means the album is good Loading...
Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 8977 From: Canada	Permalink 18.03.2012 - 04:00 Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 8977 From: Canada Written by Lonniehaskel on 17.03.2012 at 05:16 It's about...Time? Bu dum tss. ---- 14:22 - Marcel Hubregtse I do your mum *DESTROY DRUM TRIGGERS* Loading...
BudDa Posts: 887 From: Uganda	Permalink 18.03.2012 - 22:21 BudDa Posts: 887 From: Uganda I really don't care. I might have about 3 years ago but not anymore ---- Freeze! Step away from the hubris. Loading...
Void Eater Account deleted	Permalink 18.03.2012 - 23:10 Void Eater Account deleted Written by Doc G. on 17.03.2012 at 07:02 Written by Troy Killjoy on 17.03.2012 at 06:01 The next person to make a pun out of the album title should be castrated. It's about Time someone said this. ....Come at me bro. If somebody makes a joke like that one more Time... CAMB Troy. Loading...
vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493 From: Bulgaria	Permalink 18.03.2012 - 23:16 vezzy Stallmanite Posts: 3493 From: Bulgaria It's time to record the new album and play Counter-Strike 1.6 deathmatch. And I'm all out of hard drive space. [seriously, am I the only one who can picture Jari fragging a bunch of n00bs with his mad Deagle skills?] ---- Licensed under the GPLv3. Relinquish proprietary software for a greater GNU/America. Loading...
LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561 From: USA	Permalink 20.03.2012 - 03:25 LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561 From: USA Predicting another Ilud Divinum Insanus. Except with more vociferous rage. Maybe. ---- Kick Ass, Die Young Less is More Stay Pure Stay Poor Music was my life, music brought me to life and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz in my head that only I can hear. Loading...
Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands	Permalink 20.03.2012 - 21:07 Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Posts: 40071 From: The Netherlands Written by Irritable Ted on 20.03.2012 at 20:59 ....but then he thought it would be good idea to get the twat who mastered the last Epica album involved....on the first day of release all the the CDs are completely blank. that would be absolutely brilliant. ---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996 Loading...
Baz Anderson Posts: 13237 From: UK	Permalink 27.03.2012 - 21:03 Baz Anderson Posts: 13237 From: UK So it's going to be a double album? Or they have recorded two and will release the second one shortly after? I guess we'll have to wait and see. Loading...
FeskarN Posts: 867 From: Sweden	Permalink 28.03.2012 - 22:11 FeskarN Posts: 867 From: Sweden Written by Baz Anderson on 27.03.2012 at 21:03 So it's going to be a double album? Or they have recorded two and will release the second one shortly after? I guess we'll have to wait and see. I will copy the text I posted in the Time thread: Jari told earlier this year in Soundi-magazine that Time will be released in 2 parts. The first part has 4 songs and 40 minutes of music. The second part will be released approximately 6 months later in winter 2013. Kai Hahto posted this on FB: "first of all it´s not about money,it´s because the whole album is over 80 minutes of music and both parts stand as individual album.also it´s couldn´t fot to one cd anyway.also playing live we can present the parts as a whole when playing live and also include some old songs.so this way we can also tour around 2.5-3 years and after that come up with a new album which we have a lot of material already.we don´t want to make the fans wait another 6 years you know..:) cheers!" ---- The Land Is Silent... Before The Storm! Loading...