Earlier this year, megastars officially announced their . Due for release on September 20, it will serve as the band's first full-length album in four and a half years, with fans getting a preview of what to expect from the record in the form of recent lead single , which arrived last month. Speaking to s Dave Everley in an exclusive new interview in Nightwish mastermind and band leader Tuomas Holopainen certainly isn't mincing his words when it comes to the scale and grandeur of the Finns' tenth album.
“It’s probably the biggest album we’ve done," he says. "It complements the lyrics and the stories we want to tell. In the song , there are more than 600 tracks.
That’s a lot. It was hell for the mixing engineer. “The major theme of the album is time - going back in time, recognising your own mortality," he continues.
"It’s about history, being human, but it’s optimistic. Despite all the bad stuff, we have the chance as a species to get together and survive. That’s the core message and essence of the album.
” Read more from Tuomas in 's new issue, out now and starring Ghost on the cover. will mark Nightwish's first album since their surprise announcement that they will be . Explaining their decision in a statement released last year, the band said: "The reasons for this decision are personal, but, we all agree, vital to the wellbeing and future of the band.
Be assured that we still love working together, and this decision has nothing to do with Floor's pregnanc.
