Nightwish Announce New Studio Album Human. :II: Nature

Nightwish have announced their first new full-length studio album in five years: Human. :II: Nature.. It’ll be released on April 10.

None of that album title is a typo, BTW. All the weird punctuation? That’s part of it for whatever reason.

ANYHOO, five years in-between albums is a long time, but the band is making up the wait to fans with quantity: according to a press release, Human. :II: Nature. “will be a double album containing 9 tracks on the main CD and one long track, divided into eight chapters on CD 2.” Here’s the track list…

Disc 1:
01. Music                                 
02. Noise                                                   
03. Shoemaker                                            
04. Harvest                                                
05. Pan                                                    
06. How’s The Heart?                             
07. Procession                                       
08. Tribal                                                   
09. Endlessness       

Disc 2:
01. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Vista
02. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – The Blue
03. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – The Green
04. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Moors
05. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Aurorae
06. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Quiet As The Snow
07. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Anthropocene (incl. “Hurrian Hymn To Nikkal”)
08. All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World – Ad Astra

…and here’s the cover art:

Alas, there’s no single yet… but the band plans to launch pre-orders on Friday, February 7, so figure we’ll hear some music then.

While we wait, here are all of Nightwish’s upcoming tour dates:

16.11. N – Oslo – Spektrum [tickets]
20.11. D – Leipzig – Arena [tickets]
21.11. D – Dusseldorf – ISS Dome [tickets]
23.11. NL – Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome [tickets]
24.11. NL – Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome [tickets]
25.11. F – Paris – AccorHotels Arena [tickets]
26.11. B – Antwerp – Lotto Arena [tickets]
28.11. D – Stuttgart – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle [tickets]
29.11. LUX – Luxembourg – Rockhal [tickets]
03.12. I – Milan – Lorenzini District [tickets]
04.12. D – Munich – Olympiahalle [tickets]
09.12. D – Bamberg – Brose Arena [tickets]
10.12. D – Frankfurt – Festhalle [tickets]
12.12. A – Vienna – Stadthalle [tickets]
14.12. D – Berlin – Max-Schmeling-Halle [tickets]
16.12. UK – Cardiff – Motorpoint Arena [tickets]
18.12. UK – London – SSE Arena Wembley [tickets]