Tarja Turenen has shared a new single and video for her cover of “The Unforgiven” – a hit song from Metallica’s best-selling self-titled album, a.k.a. “The Black Album!” This is the third and final single from her upcoming live album Rocking Heels: Live At Metal Church, due out on August 11th, 2023.
Stream the track on DSPs:
https://tarja.lnk.to/theunforgiven
Pre-order the album here:
https://tarja.lnk.to/LiveAtMetalChurch
Tarja chose “The Unforgiven” to be the last single before the release of “Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church”. This kick-starts a series of official live releases that follows Tarja all over the globe, performing in unique and inspired venues. It is unforgettably Tarja at her finest and “Rocking Heels”, is the journey her thousands of fans have waited for.
“Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church” is the document of a very special concert in the idyllic setting of Wacken Church. It will be released on August 11th, 2023 on earMUSIC and is the first release of the live series “Rocking Heels”.
In front of just 300 handpicked fans, this one-time-only event opened the Wacken Open Air Festival in 2016. Tarja presents unique arrangements of rock and heavy metal classics by her favourite artists including “Numb” by Linkin Park, In Flame’s “Alias”, Metallica’s “The Unforgiven”, songs by Joe Satriani and Slipknot as well as a Nightwish song and Tarja originals.
With its captivating performances of well-known songs paired with Tarja’s iconic voice, this live album is a treasure for fans, as well as a discovery for Tarja-newcomers and all those who missed the chance to attend this exclusive concert. “Rocking Heels: Live at Metal Church” will be released as a Ltd. 2LP Vinyl Edition, CD Digipak in LP-replica design and on Digital.
Tracklisting:
CD/LP: Side A
Always With Me, Always With You (Joe Satriani)
Numb (Linkin Park)
Alias (In Flames)
Side B
Vermillion Pt. 2 (Slipknot)
Trust (Megadeth)
Ohne Dich (Rammstein)
Side C
Afterlife (Avenged Sevenfold)
The Living End (Tarja)
The Unforgiven (Metallica)
Side D
Sleeping Sun (Nightwish)
I Walk Alone (Tarja)
Ave Maria (Tarja)
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