The new Nightwish album is out!! It's called
IMAGINAERUM, and it is fantastic, although I say that about everything they put out.
Actually, it's a double-CD, with the second one simply being the instrumental versions of each of the tracks on the first CD. The US release date apparently was today; although it's been out in the European markets for more than a month.
There is Metal; there is Symphony; there is Celtic music; there are fantastic lyrics and text. This is a concept album, structured to be the soundtrack for a movie due out later this year.
Nightwish will of course be doing a world tour to promote the album. After opening in LA in late January, they immediately split for Europe for the next few months. But I am assured that the North/South America portion of the tour will follow in the latter half of 2012. So I am expecting them to show up here in Phoenix in November or so - when Arizona is the only place where they won't freeeze their butts off.
Last time, I saw them at the
Marquee Theater. Lousy acoustics, stand the whole time, and a mosh pit operating right beside us. And it was still a fantastic concert!
I've listened to the first CD twice now, and have to give it a full
10*/10. But then, I'm not the most objective person when it comes to Nightwish.
