"Perfume of the Timeless" is a single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, the first from their tenth studio album Yesterwynde. It was released on 21 May 2024.[1] The single is the band's first published song to feature Jukka Koskinen on bass, replacing Marko Hietala.[2] Pre-release, it had been described by Tuomas Holopainen to be an eight and a half minute long song, with the chorus coming in at 3:30 in the track.[3]
| "Perfume of the Timeless" | ||||
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| Single by Nightwish | ||||
| from the album Yesterwynde | ||||
| Released | 21 May 2024 | |||
| Length | 8:12 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tuomas Holopainen | |||
| Producer(s) | Tuomas Holopainen | |||
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| "Perfume of the Timeless" on YouTube | ||||
Cover art
editThe cover art of the single features a photograph taken by English artist Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, featuring a young woman helping an older woman wind wool. It was taken around the late 1800s in North Yorkshire, England.[4] Nightwish's cover art is an edit of this photograph, with vocalist Floor Jansen replacing the younger woman in the photo.
Personnel
editNightwish
edit- Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards
- Emppu Vuorinen – guitars
- Floor Jansen – lead vocals
- Troy Donockley – uilleann pipes, tin whistle, low whistle, bouzouki, guitars, male vocals, backing vocals
- Kai Hahto – drums
- Jukka Koskinen – bass
References
edit- ^ "Nightwish Announces 'Yesterwynde' Album, 'Perfume Of The Timeless' Single". Blabbermouth.net. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Ruskell, Nick (30 April 2024). "Nightwish: "The whole theme of the album is time, history, humanism,..." Kerrang!. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Millspublished, Matt (2 May 2024). "Nightwish's Tuomas Holopainen says upcoming single Perfume Of The Timeless is "eight-and-a-half minutes long": "The chorus comes in at 3:30"". louder. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Women at Their Leisure – Interesting Photos Show the Work Women Often Do in Their Free Time before 1900". Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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