"Melancholic progressive metallers  AMORPHIS  are about to unleash their latest offering entitled   Queen Of Time   on May 18th via  Nuclear Blast . Today, the band releases their first album trailer, in which they talk about working with producer  Jens Bogren  ( OPETH, AMON AMARTH, KREATOR  and many more) and the return of their new/old bass player  Olli-Pekka 'Oppu' Laine .  Watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5190lgEEwU   Check out the lyric video of their first single  'The Bee' , here:  https://youtu.be/xf_4uvymwRw   The album is available for pre-order in various formats, here:  http://nuclearblast.com/amorphis-queenoftime   Pre-order digitally to receive  'The Bee'  instantly or stream the track, here:  http://nblast.de/AmorphisTheBee   Pre-save the album on  Spotify , here:  https://tools.topsify.com/follow/6834/pre-save-queen-of-time-by-amorphis   Listen to  'The Bee'  in the  NB Novelties Playlist :  https://open.spotify.com/user/nuclearblastrecords/playlist/6aw9wiedFzzhJiI96DhNhw     Queen Of Time   Track Listing:  01. The Bee 02. Message In The Amber 03. Daughter Of Hate 04. The Golden Elk 05. Wrong Direction 06. Heart Of The Giant 07. We Accursed 08. Grain Of Sand 09. Amongst Stars 10. Pyres On The Coast  Bonus Tracks (DIGI, 2LP, and MAILORDER EDITION only)  11. As Mountains Crumble 12. Brother And Sister  The cover artwork, which was created by French artist  Jean ""Valnoir"" Simoulin  from  Metastazis , captures the feeling of the lyrics and the music.  With  Pekka Kainulainen 's (lyricist) words, the lyrical theme is universal:  ""Cultures rise, flourish, and are destroyed. The story of man is the story of searching, finding, and forgetting. A single spark can set the world afire, a single idea can give birth to a new culture. The greatest can stagnate into insignificance, the smallest can hold the power for change. The lyrics on this album are distant echoes of ancient forest peoples, from a time when meaning was proportioned by the cosmic forces that govern birth and death. If the connection was lost, they sought for a strand of knowledge, found a new direction, and a new age began.""   ---   AMORPHIS live:  12.05.              N         Kopervik - Karmoygeddon Metal Festival 08.06.              FIN      Hyvinkää - Rockfest 09.06.              FIN      Tampere - South Park Festival 13.06.              J           Tokyo - Shibuya Club Quattro 14.06.              J           Osaka - Umeda Club Quattro 23.06.              D         St. Goarshausen - RockFels 24.06.              F          Clisson - Hellfest 05. - 07.07.      D         Ballenstedt - Rockharz Open Air 06.07.              FIN      Lohja - Rantajamit 12. - 14.07.      D         Balingen - Bang Your Head!!! 12. - 15.07.      CZ        Vizovice - Masters of Rock 14.07.              FIN      Joensuu - Ilosaarirock 20.07.              FIN      Laukaa - John Smith Rock Festival 27.07.              FIN      Kuopio - RockCock 28.07.              FIN      Oulu - Qstock 03.08.              D         Wacken - Wacken Open Air 08. - 11.08.      E          Villena - Leyendas del Rock 10.08.              B          Kortrijk - Alcatraz Metal Festival    w/ DARK TRANQUILLITY, MOONSPELL, OMNIUM GATHERUM  07.09.              USA     New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre 08.09.              CDN     Montréal, QC - Théâtre Corona 09.09.              CDN     Québec City, QC - Impérial de Québec 10.09.              CDN     Toronto, ON - The Opera House 11.09.              USA     Ft. Wayne, IN - Piere's Entertainment Center 12.09.              USA     Detroit, MI - Harpos Concert Theatre 13.09.              USA     Joliet, IL - The Forge 14.09.              USA     Minneapolis, MN - The Cabooze 15.09.              CDN     Winnipeg, MB - The Park Theatre 17.09.              CDN     Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room 18.09.              CDN     Calgary, AB - Dickens 19.09.              CDN     Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre 20.09.              USA     Seattle, WA - El Corazon 22.09.              USA     Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre 23.09.              USA     Anaheim, CA - City National Grove 24.09.              USA     West Hollywood, CA - Whiskey a Go Go 25.09.              USA     San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick 26.09.              USA     Phoenix, AZ - The Pressroom 27.09.              USA     Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues 28.09.              USA     Salt Lake City, UT - Liquid Joe's 29.09.              USA     Denver, CO - Herman's Hideaway 01.10.              USA     Dallas, TX - Trees 02.10.              USA     San Antonio, TX - The Rock Box 03.10.              USA     Houston, TX - Scout Bar 05.10.              USA     Tampa, FL - The Orpheum 06.10.              USA     Lake Park, FL - Kelsey Theater 07.10.              USA     Atlanta, GA - Masquerade 09.10.              USA     Louisville, KY - Diamond Pub & Billiards 10.10.              USA     Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall 11.10.              USA     Baltimore, MD - Soundstage 12.10.              USA     Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre 13.10.              USA     Worcester, MA – The Palladium 14.10.              USA     Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall"
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