Finland’s NIGHTWISH has issued the following update:
“Today [Friday, September 15], NIGHTWISH enters the studio to begin recording the new album. Jukka [Nevalainen] starts the process by recording the drum parts in the next 5-6 days. Then guitars, bass and demo keyboards, followed by orchestral/choir recordings. After those, the final synths and vocals will be recorded. The whole process will last six months minimum, so we should have the final master copy in our hands sometime during the spring.”
NIGHTWISH has yet to announce a replacement for departed singer Tarja Turunen, who was kicked out of the group via an “open letter” last October.