Jari Mäenpää of Wintersun has his fanbase excited in 2024, announcing the long awaited release of Time II, and releasing the tracklisting and artwork for the album, as well as a larger Time Package digital release with many extras aimed at delighting die-hard fans. Over the years Jari and the band have been much maligned over the handling of “crowdfunding” – the plan to raise funds for a studio to operate individually as a band, his annoyance at fan criticism and impatience with him, and more. To Jari’s credit, the video below explains the entire history of the plans for Time II, The Forest Seasons album (2017), the exact amounts of money they raised from fans, what the money was spent on, and future plans. Pre-orders will open via Indiegogo on March 1st, A new single and video are due this summer for the album, due later in 2024. Watch the video now! Continue reading
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Wintersun – The Forest Seasons
Certainly one of the most interesting spectacles of the 2017 release calendar; a new Wintersun album always comes with high expectation, if not just purely for the circus that seems to follow any recording/release cycle. If a long wait for previous album, the cult classic Time I (Nuclear Blast) wasn’t enough, another five-year wait also saw a highly ambitious and demanding (but ultimately successful) series of crowdfunding campaigns to release a follow-up. That the result is not the anticipated Time sequel, but a new unique piece may have been a blow to some fans, but Wintersun have never been ones to follow convention by any stretch; which is why it is surprising that The Forest Seasons (Nuclear Blast) sounds comparatively basic and safe.Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Wintersun’s Jari Mäenpää Talks Musical Influences
In this exclusive album preview for Ghost Cult, Wintersun mastermind Jari Mäenpää discusses is his biggest musical influences. You can watch the video below. Continue reading
Jari Mäenpää Plays Through A Minute Of New Wintersun Music
Wintersun will be unleashing their highly anticipated new album, The Forest Seasons, sometime in July via Nuclear Blast, and Jari Mäenpää has shared another preview of the new material online. Continue reading
Jari Mäenpää Shares A Preview Of New Wintersun Music
As we all know by now, Wintersun will be releasing a new album this year, and now we have our first taste of the new material. Continue reading
Wintersun: The Forest Seasons Cover Artwork And Crowdfunding Campaign Revealed
Wintersun recently announced that they would be releasing a new album this year, and they have an exciting new update for fans today. Continue reading