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Finland-based symphonic metal storytellers have unveiled the first promo photo for their forthcoming new solo album, which can be viewed above. It features new drummer Kai Hahto (Wintersun) in place of Jukka Nevalainen, who sat out on the recording sessions and will not tour with the band due to health issues.

Nightwish recently filmed the first video for their upcoming new album. Singer Floor Jansen remarked: "Oh yeah this will become something special!!! "

The yet-untitled creation will be the first Nightwish studio-record to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen and is set for a release in spring 2015 via Nuclear Blast. Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen will sit out on the recording sessions due to health issues; Kai Hahto (Wintersun) will replace him.

Nightwish recently released their seventh album trailer. In this episode the band recaps the summer and recording main parts of the new album at their Nightwish summer camp. Check it out below:

Commented keyboard player and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen: “We are actually ahead of our schedule. Incredibly, Floor has sung about two songs a day. Marco cut the final bass parts in 1.5 days and Emppu did the rhythm guitars in a week. I think it was because everything was so well-rehearsed this time. We’ve tried to work more like a band.”

Added vocalist Floor Jansen: “Tuomas challenged me, using everything I have to offer. High, low, soft, whatever, but definitely lower stuff and very soft and intimate things. Something that more by coincidence was something that I kind of missed doing. Something I haven’t explored much and Tuomas wrote parts where I have to use this completely, where I have to go into it entirely. I’m very happy with what came out there.”

Nightwish just recently revealed the famed evolutionary biologist and atheist writer/leader Richard Dawkins as a guest on their eighth studio album.

Nightwish continue to roll out live dates for 2015. For their complete itinerary visit Nightwish.com.