Finnish traditional folk metal pioneers KORPIKLAANI have revealed further details on their upcoming 8th studio album, Manala, which will be released via Nuclear Blast on August 3rd.

The cover artwork was created by Finnish artist Jan Yrlund. Korpiklaani vocalist Jonne Järvelä states: “On the album cover, our band mascot Vaari represents Väinämöinen, who is one of the main characters in the Finnish national epic Kalevala. As most of the lyrics on Manala are based on the Kalevala, Jan Yrlund decided to draw his inspiration for the cover artwork from the beautiful but yet brutal depiction of the underworld in Finnish mythology.”

The limited digipak edition of Manala will come to you with a bonus CD, including the whole album with English lyrics. The tracklisting is as follows:

'Kunnia'

'Tuonelan Tuvilla'

'Rauta'

'Ruuminmultaa'

'Petoeläimen Kuola'

'Synkkä'

'Levan Polkka'

'Husky Sledge'

'Dolorous'

'Uni'

'Metsälle'

'Sumussa Hämärän Aamun'

Bonus CD:

'Honor

'At The Huts Of The Underworld'

'The Steel'

'Soil Of The Corpse'

'Predator's Saliva'

'Dark Side'

'Leva's Polka'

'Husky-Sledge'

'Dolorous'

'Dream'

'Off To The Hunt'

Check out the song 'Metsälle' that offers fans a taste of the new material:

Korpiklaani recently updated their summer tour schedule. South American fans should note the venue changes that have been made since the schedule was first announced in April. Dates in Porto Alegre, Brazil and Montevideo, Uruguay have also been confirmed.

Their schedule is now as follows:

June

6 - Espacio 334 - Santiago, Chile
7 - Salón Reducci - Buenos Aires, Argentina
8 - Music Hall - Barretos, Brazil
9 - Clash Club - Sao Paulo, Brazil
10 - Music Hall - Curitiba, Brazil
12 - Beco 203 - Porto Alegre, Brazil
13 - Buzz Live - Montevideo, Uruguay
16 - Copenhell - Copenhagen, Denmark

July

14 - Masters Of Rock - Vizovice, Czech Republic

Aug

5 - Metalcamp - Tolmin, Slovenia
10 - Rock Pod Kamenom - Snina, Slovakia
11 - Schlosshof Festival - Höchstadt An Der Aisch, Germany

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