Yesterwynde

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Yesterwynde
Nightwish Yesterwynde Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
RecordedAugust–November 2023
Studio
  • Röskö Campsite (Kitee)
  • Paha Pajari (Kitee)
  • Petrax (Hollola)
  • Studio Dahl (Brastad)
  • Troykington Castle (North Yorkshire)
  • Abbey Road Studios (London)
Genre Symphonic metal
Length71:07
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Tuomas Holopainen
Nightwish studio album chronology
Human. :II: Nature.
(2020)
Yesterwynde
(2024)
Singles from Yesterwynde
  1. "Perfume of the Timeless"
    Released: 21 May 2024
  2. "The Day of..."
    Released: 8 August 2024
  3. "An Ocean of Strange Islands"
    Released: 10 September 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 8.5/10 [1]
Classic RockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Distorted Sound9/10 [3]
Kerrang!Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Metal HammerStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]
Metal Injection9/10 [6]
Rock Hard 8.5/10 [7]

Yesterwynde is the tenth studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on 20 September 2024 by Nuclear Blast. This marks their first studio album since Wishmaster that does not feature Marko Hietala, following his departure from the band in January 2021. [8] It is also the first album to feature Jukka Koskinen as the new bassist. [9]

Contents

Background

Production

Holopainen began drafting ideas for the next Nightwish album in March and April 2021 [10] while also engaging with his side projects Auri and Darkwoods My Betrothed. [11] He confirmed that the band had booked a studio for the next album, scheduled for three months in the summer of 2023 at the Röskö campsite. [12] [13] In March 2022, Holopainen entered the studio to write demos for the upcoming Nightwish album, [14] [15] which were later completed in June 2022. [16]

After the band listened to the demos, [17] Jansen, who was at the time working on her debut solo album Paragon, stated on 10 June 2022 that while the band's signature sound would remain intact, the upcoming album would take a heavier direction. [18] Holopainen later confirmed that the next album would serve as both a continuation of Human. :II: Nature and the third and final part of a trilogy that began with Endless Forms Most Beautiful . [19] [20] After completing the demos in July at an undisclosed location, the band began tracking the album in August. [21] Drummer Kai Hahto later confirmed that he had finished recording drums for eight songs. [22] The band completed tracking their instruments in September 2023, [23] with the orchestral arrangements concluding the following month. [24] The recording sessions were completed by the end of November 2023. Mixing and mastering commenced at Finnvox Studios in January 2024, [25] and was completed by the end of February. [26]

Composition

Themes

The title of the album is a word coined by band member Troy Donockley, which Holopainen describes as encapsulating the feelings of time, history, memory, and the connection to past generations, who have "all had their lives, their ups and downs, and they don't exist anymore, except as atoms scattered all over the universe. And we're going to be in that state pretty soon as well. So that should give you something to think about."

Holopainen has characterized the album as exploring themes of humanism, history, and their inspirations, emphasizing that the overall outlook of the album is positive and optimistic. [27]

Release and promotion

The album's title was announced on April 30, 2024, along with a release date of September 20, 2024. [28] The first single from the album, titled "Perfume of the Timeless," was released on May 21, 2024. [29] The second single, titled "The Day of...," was released on August 8, 2024. [30] The third and final single, "An Ocean of Strange Islands," was released on September 10, 2024. [31] A music video for the song "Lanternlight" was released on September 20, 2024, the same day the album was released. [32]

No tour was planned to support the album, as the band began a hiatus from touring following its release, [33] [34] which Hahto stated would last for "two or three years." [35]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tuomas Holopainen. [36]

Yesterwynde track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Yesterwynde"2:43
2."An Ocean of Strange Islands"9:26
3."The Antikythera Mechanism"5:55
4."The Day of..."4:34
5."Perfume of the Timeless"8:11
6."Sway"4:23
7."The Children of 'Ata"5:37
8."Something Whispered Follow Me"6:39
9."Spider Silk"6:26
10."Hiraeth"6:14
11."The Weave"4:53
12."Lanternlight"6:06
Total length:71:07
Streaming platforms bonus tracks [37] [38]
No.TitleLength
13."Yesterwynde" (orchestral version)3:22
14."An Ocean of Strange Islands" (orchestral version)9:26
15."The Antikythera Mechanism" (orchestral version)5:52
16."The Day of..." (orchestral version)4:24
17."Perfume of the Timeless" (orchestral version)8:13
18."Sway" (orchestral version)3:26
19."The Children of 'Ata" (orchestral version)5:19
20."Something Whispered Follow Me" (orchestral version)6:32
21."Spider Silk" (orchestral version)5:43
22."The Weave" (orchestral version)4:49
23."Lanternlight" (orchestral version)5:32
Total length:133:00

Personnel

Credits for Yesterwynde adapted from liner notes. [36]

Nightwish

Additional personnel

The Sepian Voices

The Children of 'Ata Choir

Children's Choir

Sepian Orchestra

Charts

Chart performance for Yesterwynde
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [39] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [40] 12
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [41] 17
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [42] 78
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [43] 4
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [44] 1
French Albums (SNEP) [45] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [46] 2
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [47] 22
Italian Albums (FIMI) [48] 47
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [49] 50
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [50] 59
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [51] 36
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [52] 10
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [53] 15
Scottish Albums (OCC) [54] 6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [51] 36
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [55] 6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [56] 2
UK Albums (OCC) [57] 20
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [58] 3
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [59] 1

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