NIGHTWISH to Release New Studio Album “Human. :II: Nature.” Next April

Finnish/British/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release their ninth studio album, “Human. :II: Nature.”, on April 10 via Nuclear Blast. The long-awaited follow-up to 2015’s “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” will be a double album containing nine tracks on the main CD and one long track, divided into eight chapters on CD 2.

“When Nightwish announce a new studio album people tend to take notice. They know that something special is brewing. Band leader Tuomas Holopainen once said that whenever he creates a new record he has the intention of capturing something rare and unique, a monument and a true album experience” reads the official announcement.

“Human. :II: Nature.” was recorded from August to October 2019 at Röskö campsite, Petrax Studios and Troykington castle, as well as Finnvox Studios, by Tero Kinnunen, Mikko Karmila and Troy Donockley. The mixing was done by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox, with Tuomas Holopainen and Tero Kinnunen. Mastering was done by Mika Jussila at Finnvox.

The track listing will be as follows:

Disc 1:

  1. Music
  2. Noise
  3. Shoemaker
  4. Harvest
  5. Pan
  6. How’s The Heart?
  7. Procession
  8. Tribal
  9. Endlessness

Disc 2:

  1. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Vista
  2. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – The Blue
  3. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – The Green
  4. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Moors
  5. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Aurorae
  6. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Quiet As The Snow
  7. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Anthropocene (incl. “Hurrian Hymn To Nikkal”)
  8. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Ad Astra

The album pre-order will start on February 7.

NIGHTWISH‘s new album will mark the band’s second full-length effort with Dutch singer Floor Jansen, who has been touring with the group since 2012.

NIGHTWISH‘s latest release was the “Decades: Live In Buenos Aires” set, which came out on December 6 as a Blu-ray digibook, 2CD digipak, Blu-ray+2CD earbook and 3LP via Nuclear Blast. The effort was recorded on September 30, 2018 at Estadio Malvinas in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the “Decades” tour in support of the band’s compilation album of the same name.

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