Finland's AMORPHIS check in with the following update:

"The digital single, 'You I Need', will be released in Finland on April 20th and in other countries on April 22nd. The song will be premiered on the Amorphis Facebook page and various radio stations on Monday, April 11th.

On Easter Sunday, April 24th, Amorphis will participate in the charity gala Idols tekee hyvää and perform the new song for a large TV audience (MTV3, 7:15 PM). The proceeds of the event, which brings the popular American format Idol gives back to Finland for the first time, will be directed to education projects for children and teenagers in poverty-stricken countries such as Haiti and Cambodia."

Amorphis recently revealed the title and artwork for their upcoming album. The Beginning Of Times will be released at the end of May (27th, via Nuclear Blast).

The tracklist is as follows:

'Battle For Light'

'Mermaid'

'My Enemy'

'You I Need'

'Song Of The Sage'

'Three Words'

'Reformation'

'Soothsayer'

'On A Stranded Shore'

'Escape'

'Crack In A Stone'

'Beginning Of Time'

'Heart's Song' (digipack bonus)

The new album is the most challenging Amorphis album so far in terms of both music and lyrics. Its central character is the iconic hero of Finnish mythology, Väinämöinen, whose tale has been masterfully retold by lyricist Pekka Kainulainen.

The Beginning Of Times was produced by the band; vocals were recorded under the guidance of Marco Hietala in his home studio in Kuopio. Like its predecessors, the album was mixed by Mikko Karmila. Its cover artwork shows Travis Smith’s magnificent interpretation of the mythological birth of the world from a goldeneye’s egg.

In June, Amorphis will embark on the extensive The Beginning Of Times tour, which is scheduled to continue through 2012.

Further details to follow.

Check out BW&BK; scribe Mark Gromen's recent Amorphis feature at this location.