WINTERSUN: RELEASE DATE FOR "TIME I" PUSHED BACK A WEEK

Finnish Viking metal warriors WINTERSUN have released this         statement via NUCLEAR BLAST.  WINTERSUN have stated the release dates for the bands anticipated new offering "TIME I" have been pushed back by one week.

FROM NUCLEAR BLAST and WINTERSUN:
“As we want to give all our incredible fans something truly special and outstanding for our second album „TIME I“, there is going to be a limited mediabook edition including DVD available, but due to unfortunate manufacturing delays the TIME I album release has been postponed by a week.“

The new release dates are:

October 19: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Norway
October 22: North America, UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Portugal, Poland (+ all other European countries not mentioned in this list)
October 23: Italy
October 24: Sweden

„We feel very bad about this. This is a big hit for us, so we need your support now more than ever! Be sure to come by our shows in Finland the week before album release, as we play the TIME I album live for the first time ever! See you there!“

„TIME I“ will be available as follows:

- Limited Mediabook (Hard cover, wide format) CD + DVD
- Limited Mediabook (Hard cover, wide format) CD + DVD + Instrumental CD of „TIME I“, Certificate (Limited to 500 copies, exclusively available at Nuclear Blast)
- Limited Mediabook (Hard cover, wide format) CD + DVD + signed photo card Jari Mäenpää (Limited to 1.000 copies, exclusively available at Amazon.de)
- Limited Mediabook (Hard cover, wide format) CD + DVD + WS Logo Shirt gray/black (exclusively available at Levykauppa Äx)
- CD Jewelcase
- Digital download
- iTunes digital download w/ „TIME I“ booklet

The bonus DVD includes:

- TIME I Live Rehearsals At Sonic Pump Studios
- Licks & Tricks
- Sons Of Winter And Stars – Project Demonstration
- Photo Gallery

Pre-order the album „TIME I“ here:

Nuclear Blast Europe:
http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/shop/artikel/gruppen/51000.1.nuclearblast.html?article_group_sort_type_handle=rank&custom_keywords=wintersun%20time%20I

Nuclear Blast USA:
http://store.nuclearblastusa.com/Search/wintersun_time_i

WINTERSUN" "TIME I" TRACKLISTING:

01. When Time Fades Away
02. Sons of Winter and Stars
I Rain of Stars
II Surrounded by Darkness
III Journey Inside a Dream
IV Sons of Winter and Stars
03. Land of Snow and Sorrow
04. Darkness and Frost
05. Time

WINTERSUN 2012 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH (ELUVEITIE and VARG): 

North American Tour Announced!

We are very excited to tour US and Canada for the first time in November/December. We´ve had lots of requests from the fans before, but finally we are able to come there and kick some ass with new material from the TIME I album and of course play the old stuff too! Hope to see you guys there. Let´s make it special!

Tourdates:

11/28/12 910 Live – Tempe, AZ
11/29/12 The Roxy Theater – Hollywood, CA
11/30/12 Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA

12/01/12 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
12/02/12 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
12/03/12 Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – CANADA
12/05/12 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB – CANADA
12/06/12 Republik – Calgary, AB – CANADA
12/07/12 Louis’ Pub – Saskatoon, SK – CANADA
12/08/12 West End Cultural Centre – Winnipeg, MB – CANADA
12/09/12 Station 4 – Saint Paul, MN
12/11/12 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
12/12/12 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
12/13/12 The Opera House – Toronto, ON – CANADA
12/14/12 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON – CANADA
12/15/12 Club Soda – Montreal, QC – CANADA
12/16/12 Imperial – Quebec City, QC – CANADA
12/18/12 Water Street Music Hall (at The Club) – Rochester, NY
12/19/12 Mr. Small’s Theatre – Millvale, PA
12/20/12 Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
12/21/12 Royale Boston – Boston, MA

“TIME I” will be released in Europe on October 12 and on October 23 in North America via Nuclear Blast.

www.wintersun.fi

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-