Wintersun is a 'Extreme Melodic Majestic Metal' band with heavy folk influences (some power metal influence as well). It was founded by Jari Mäenpää, former frontman of the band Ensiferum.
On the self-titled first album, Jari performed all guitars, bass, synth and vocal parts, and Kai Hahto performed the drums.
The next album, titled [I]Time[/I] was to begin production in late 2006, but has been continually delayed for various reasons, and is now slated for a 2009 release.
All of the songs from the first album can be found on YouTube, so here goes.
If you don't like screaming vocals, I'd say at least give it a chance for the rest of the music. Personally, I couldn't stand screaming stuff until I heard this.
1.Beyond the Dark Sun
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnhdJVh9iIY[/media]
2. Winter Madness
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ziAsMTs9sg[/media]
3. Sleeping Stars
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZms0vSUJWI[/media]
4. Battle Against Time
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oPjjkOHn3A[/media]
5. Death and the Healing
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxMkIm5JxkM[/media]
6. Starchild
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc4WFzl-6Xs[/media]
7. Beautiful Death
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuQc3BnQK-o[/media]
8. Sadness and Hate
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE-yVaY_f2Y[/media]
I love Wintersun. I can't wait for Time.
I love them, wouldn't really say they were melodic black metal though but that's just me.
Thank god for Apple PCs, otherwise they wouldn't even be making their 2nd album right now.
[QUOTE=James*]I love them, wouldn't really say they were melodic black metal though but that's just me.[/QUOTE]
I took that little part from Wikipedia, I wasn't sure what to call them myself.
They are always like "WHOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBBOOBBOB WE PLAY FAST WHOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBO!".
[QUOTE=kirderf]They are always like "WHOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBBOOBBOB WE PLAY FAST WHOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBOBO!".[/QUOTE]
And your point is...
They play fast, but they do so very very well.
Love Wintersun. Jari Maenpää is an amazing musician. They're really taking their time on Time though. :v:
Wintersun fucking rocks! Probably the first metalband with growl that i really liked. And ofcourse i can't wait for time!
[QUOTE=Bujjick]I took that little part from Wikipedia, I wasn't sure what to call them myself.[/QUOTE]
Jari says he would describe it as 'Extreme Melodic Majestic Metal'.
Fucking epic. This album is what opened my mind to other genres of metal apart from thrash :3:
Hey, maybe Time will be released this decade! Pahahahahaahaha. No.
Wishful thinking. Besides, with all of the delays, it's probably just going to be shit anyway.
But here's hoping for another "Wintersun"-great album.
[QUOTE=Neon_Knight]Hey, maybe Time will be released this decade! Pahahahahaahaha. No.
Wishful thinking. Besides, with all of the delays, it's probably just going to be shit anyway.
But here's hoping for another "Wintersun"-great album.[/QUOTE]
Logically, delays would mean the album is going to be better...
[QUOTE=TheGuru]Jari says he would describe it as 'Extreme Melodic Majestic Metal'.
Fucking epic. This album is what opened my mind to other genres of metal apart from thrash :3:[/QUOTE]
:v: Updated the OP with that.
Wow, these are awesome :D
Another great thread.
I've been waiting for Time for quite a fucking long time now. It better be the best darn album in the universe - AND IT BETTER NOT BE BORING.
[QUOTE=ImMac]Another great thread.
I've been waiting for Time for quite a fucking long time now. It better be the best darn album in the universe - AND IT BETTER NOT BE BORING.[/QUOTE]
I doubt anything Jari makes could be boring.
But let's still hope it isn't anyways.
[QUOTE=TheGuru]Logically, delays would mean the album is going to be better...[/QUOTE]
How could that possibly make any sense? Delays mean the album's going to be better? Hardly. They're not going to spend any more time on the actual album than they would normally. The delays are always for reasons such as "we don't have a good enough computer yet", rather than "we're not entirely happy with the way it's sounding so we thought we'd put more effort into it".
Yeah, Neon has a good points. But either ways, I just hope they'll do a good job and just hurry the fuck up.
Holy shit, the new album cover looks awesome!
[img]http://www.metalpodcast.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/time.jpg[/img]
Alot of people think it's gay because of the purple which is fucking stupid.
that looks fucking sexy
Can't wait for Time to come out in 2058
Time needs to come out NOW
That album cover looks sweet
Love this band, they have such an awesome sound.
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