NORTHER: 'N' To Receive North American Release In September

August 7, 2008

NORTHER's new album, "N", will receive its long-awaited North American release on September 2.

In other news, the band will undertake a short tour of Canada at the end of September. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Sep. 19 - Saint-Hyacinthe, QC - Bar The Trash
Sep. 20 - Montreal, QC - Theatre National
Sep. 21 - Chicoutimi, QC - The Bunker
Sep. 22 - Quebec City, QC - L'Impérial
Sep. 23 - Ottawa, ON - The Maverick
Sep. 24 - London, ON - The Embassy
Sep. 25 - Toronto, ON - The Wreck Room

"N"entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 5 back in February.

"N" was recorded and produced by longtime partner Anssi Kippo (CHILDREN OF BODOM) at Astia Studios and mixed by Fredrik Nordström (DARK TRANQUILLITY, ARCH ENEMY, IN FLAMES) at Studio Fredman in Sweden.

According to a press release, "N" sees NORTHER "perfecting their mix of ripping riffs, aggressive vocals and epic melodies and will be premiered live at the well-known Finnish Metal Expo on February 16, 2008 in Helsinki. With the release of the massive metal anthem 'We Rock' as Finland-only single plus a new video currently in the works NORTHER are destined to induce 2008 with a metallic kick-off par excellence."

"N" was made available as a CD and limited-edition digipak including three bonus tracks.

Fan-filmed video footage of NORTHER performing at this year's Nummirock festival can be viewed below.

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