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AMORPHIS: TV Interview With ESA HOLOPAINEN To Air This Weekend

May 3, 2007

The final instalment of the three-part "Eurovision Countdown" will focus on the Finnish metal scene and feature an interview with AMORPHIS' Esa Holopainen. The show will be aired on Finland's Yle TV2 on Sunday, May 6 at 18:20 (rerun: May 10, 15:35).

"Eurovision Countdown" is a collaboration between the Finnish and Swedish offices of Nordisk Film & TV, commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union. The show will be made available free of charge to all EBU-affiliated broadcasters in 42 European countries, so if you're living in Europe, check your national TV stations for a possible airing.

AMORPHIS spent the beginning of the year in the studio preparing its as-yet-untitled eighth album, due on August 29 in Finland and on August 31 in the rest of Europe via Nuclear Blast Records. As a first taste of the new material, a single will be released on June 27. The new CD was recorded at Sonic Pump studios in Helsinki, Finland. Mixing duties will be handled by Mikko Karmila (NIGHTWISH, STRATOVARIUS) at Finnvox studios.

Throughout the summer months, AMORPHIS will be busy touring festivals home and abroad. In addition to a number of Finnish dates, several appearances in Germany and Belgium are already confirmed.

AMORPHIS' last album, "Eclipse", was issued in a limited vinyl edition in a deluxe gatefold sleeve by Black Lodge Records under worldwide license from Nuclear Blast Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Far from the Sun" was recorded at Sonic Pump studios with engineer Nino Laurenne (THUNDERSTONE). The production duties were handled by the band and Marco Hietala (NIGHTWISH) for vocals. The mixing was taken care of by Karmila (who previously worked with the group on their "Am Universum" CD) at Finnvox in Helsinki.

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