Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 16.03.2012 at 20:14
Oh please God forbid. Can't we get Ivan or Ivor to write script that automatically deletes any such post?

Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.03.2012 at 20:15

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 16.03.2012 at 20:14
Oh please God forbid. Can't we get Ivan or Ivor to write script that automatically deletes any such post?

I might just take a little two-day vacation from the internet. Because it won't just be Metal Storm. It'll be Youtube, Facebook, Twitter... My god.

Written by Milena on 16.03.2012 at 19:54

Written by Guest on 16.03.2012 at 18:58

When you make people wait so long, its pretty much inevitable that the album wont live up to the expectations.

Well you should lower your expectations then. That would be the sensible thing to do.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.03.2012 at 20:15

I might just take a little two-day vacation from the internet. Because it won't just be Metal Storm. It'll be Youtube, Facebook, Twitter... My god.

Written by Guest on 16.03.2012 at 20:29

"meh that's okay I'll enjoy it when it comes out?" And then not thinking about it (until the videos for Way of The Fire came out, that was pretty good).What would Jari do? Probably postpone resenting for 3 years.

Written by Milena on 16.03.2012 at 20:53
Yeaaaaaaah right. Like it isn't like that for every album.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.03.2012 at 20:58

Every album? Hardly. Nightwish, Metallica, Maiden, sure. But we're talking about a 7-year wait. Seven years of waiting, by fans of one of the highest-rated albums on this site. A large portion of metal fans worship this guy as a living god. I expect this will spark more discussion than even those three bands.

Written by Milena on 16.03.2012 at 20:59
It's not like the Wintersun tag will trend on tumblr.

Written by Slayer666 on 16.03.2012 at 21:02

Oh boy, if this album turns out to suck ass, I imagine it will be the end of the world, or at least metal, as we know it.
Over-hyped things that took ages to finally see the light of day usually do suck, though, so I guess those Mayan dicks were right all along.

Written by Troy Killjoy on 16.03.2012 at 19:58

Written by Milena on 16.03.2012 at 19:54
Well you should lower your expectations then. That would be the sensible thing to do.

Or just not care.

Written by Guest on 16.03.2012 at 21:43

A post about Wintersun and here come all the "armchair quarterbacks" (as we say in the states) trying to call all the shots and give hindsight instruction on what should have been. Fans and trolls rip on this band all the time for taking years to put out the follow-up album, but has it really been that big of a deal? Life has gone on right? Chill out folks. The most disappointed person probably has to be Jari himself. Seven years of not being able to put out the music he quit a popular folk metal band, which has since put out 2 albums and is readying another, to make the music he wanted to create must be pretty hard. If the album turns out mediocre or bad, it's his legacy that suffers, and seven years of struggling for nothing. I hope success for him, and I'm sick of people gloating in the failure of those who don't deserve it.

Written by Milena on 17.03.2012 at 00:05

I never thought I would agree with you, but here I am, agreeing with you.

Written by Milena on 16.03.2012 at 20:58

Written by Guest on 16.03.2012 at 20:29

"meh that's okay I'll enjoy it when it comes out?" And then not thinking about it (until the videos for Way of The Fire came out, that was pretty good).What would Jari do? Probably postpone resenting for 3 years.

THANK YOU. Finally someone sharing my sentiments. Both sides are getting really fuckin' annoying. The worst part is that the "hahahah there are still people who care about this band" people are feeding the fire by posting those comments over and over, and then someone gets into a fight, and then the whole thing just gets more blown up. Not to mention the people who overdo praise, and the people who overdo bashing, but I raged out on the s/t album thread for that, no need to repeat myself. But I do hate myself for contributing to the topic every now and again.

Written by Guest on 17.03.2012 at 00:41

Oh, on another note. I gleaned some info on the two disc thing from Kai's Facebook account. Seems that the album may be split into two parts due to length or something. He said something on his page (though it was in Finnish and I'm not sure how reliable the FB translator is) about two discs at around 40 minutes each and something about how that would make the album easier to digest.

Written by Guest on 17.03.2012 at 00:42

I know it's sacrilege but I keep thinking "it's just music". Yes I loved the first album, but there are so many good releases all the time, all I ever did when reading about Wintersun's issues was think "I do care and I really want to hear it, but bitching about it isn't going to change anything" and that seems to work best. It is like people think that bands have an obligation to them to put out music and if they don't then they have every right to complain. How many of these people even bought the Wintersun album? Yes it's kind of ridiculous that it would take that long, but so what? It's coming out now, and there is their old album which I haven't listened to in a long time (except Winter Madness upon first snowfall of the year ).

And the talk about not even buying the album remains me. EVERYONE IF YOU LIKE THE ALBUM BUY IT FOR FUCK'S SAKE IF YOU CAN. I don't know how much of their troubles were their own fault or how much was just circumstance but money helps things along. I hope they have plenty of success this tour and album so it isn't an issue.

All of that said I get why people get upset, because a band can mean something significant to them. Like you said, changing expectations is best. It may not be easy but it's desirable. What do we do when a band breaks up? Feel sad and get over it.

Written by Guest on 16.03.2012 at 21:43

has it really been that big of a deal? Life has gone on right? Chill out folks. The most disappointed person probably has to be Jari himself.