WINTERSUN Comments On 'Emma Gaala' Nomination

December 10, 2012

WINTERSUN's "Time I" is nominated in the "Metal Album Of The Year" category at next year's Emma Gaala (Finnish Grammy equivalent),which will be held on March 1, 2013 at Barona Areena in Espoo, Finland. They will be going up against MOKOMA ("180 Astetta"),NIGHTWISH ("Imaginaerum"),TERVEET KÄDET ("Musta Hetki"),and STAM1NA ("Nocebo").

Commented WINTERSUN: "2012 has been a great year for us so far. Besides two successful tours and chart entries in Europe and North America, we were extremely thrilled to see the amazing reception 'Time I' got in our native Finland. We're feeling really honored for the Emma nomination and want to thank everybody who has supported us and made it possible!"

"Time I" sold nearly 4,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States to land at position No. 109 on The Billboard 200 chart.

According to mainman Jari Mäenpää, there are several reasons why the band's new effort, "Time" is being released as two separate albums, titled "Time I" and "Time II". He says:

* "All the 80 minutes of material won't fit on a regular CD and we didn't want to cut anything out.
* "We want you to be able to hear new material sooner and not wait any longer and we want to go on tour sooner.
* "The music is very full and complex, so listening this kind of 'hard listening (not easy listening)' material straight for 80 minutes is a bit too much (even for me).
* "Both albums will be approximately. Nice 40-minute epic packages of fireworks.
* "We like the idea of releasing two albums within one year, so the band will stay more visible longer, which is important in these 'modern times.' No more years of silence for us!"

"Time II" will be released in 2013.

WINTERSUN recently headlined this year's edition of the Heidenfest tour. Support on the trek came from KORPIKLAANI, VARG, TROLLFEST and KRAMPUS.

WINTERSUN's debut CD was released in September 2004 through Nuclear Blast Records.

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