Jari would be the ultimate hodler, I mean he held onto hours of his early material for 20 years or some crazy long time, just because he didn't have good enough equipment to mix it 😂 And now he released all that stuff on top of Time II – holy shit! He takes a damn long time for sure, but when he finally does, it's gonna freaking good stuff.
Wintersun was the first metal band I ever really loved. After 12 years, they've finally released Time II.
Was it worth the wait? Probably not, I'm pretty sure this could have been finished sooner. But it's pretty great! Only complaint: the songs aren't long enough.
Vibing out to this right now, then off to bed.
GN Nostr!
https://open.spotify.com/album/27TYlqOWbO1zClQVHfTjOt?si=xOVV2I-kQiSfLDwWyzKR1w
Discussion
I still don't understand why he took so long to finish this album though! I can't really hear what required so many tracks (apparently that was the problem). It certainly sounds more refined than Time I, probably because he had more time to adjust all the surrounding instruments and sounds. But still, I don't see why this had to wait so long.
It's a very good album. I like it better than Time I after my first couple of listens. I hope there's more coming in the future.
The Finnish metal community would be fun to try to orange-pill. Like giving tips in Bitcoin after gigs or something. Interesting thought.
He seems a bit of a perfectionist: he explained that he just didn't have the resources to fulfill his vision. But I think 99% percent of the fans would've been satisfied with Time I quality 😅
Well, he now has his own studio and said he has 4 albums on the works, so maybe we can expect new albums bit more often, haha.
Oh he has his studio now? Well, good for him. This should be exciting! I'm surprised there wasn't some release event in Helsinki for the album, or maybe I just missed it. Anyway, good stuff to look forward to!