Finnish traditional folk metal pioneers KORPIKLAANI are gearing up for the North American release of their eighth studio album, Manala, on August 14th, as well as a headlining run on Manala North American Tour, set to kick off later this month.

The band and Nuclear Blast have launched two special Manala North American Tour pre-orders – a commemorative Manala 2-CD edition with bonus disc including the entire album in English, and a 2-CD/t-shirt bundle pack. Head over to the Nuclear Blast webstore to pre-order these exclusive packages while supplies last.

Korpiklaani recently uploaded the second part of the track-by-track video for Manala. Both track-by-track videos can be seen below:

Part 1:

Part 2:

Manala North American Tour will launch in Quebec City on August 28th, with MOONSORROW, TÝR and METSATÖLL rounding out the lineup.

“Once again we are very excited to come back to North America,” said vocalist/guitarist, Jonne Järvelä. “It will be the first time we are able to tour on the release of our new record, Manala. We are also very pleased to be having our very good close friends from Moonsorrow, Týr and Metsatöll, so expect a great party with good friends and even better music!”

In an effort to give back to the fans, Korpiklaani and Nuclear Blast will be giving away a limited number of guest list spots (not a backstage pass) to some lucky fans for the Manala North American Tour. Head here for complete details.

Manala North American Tour dates include:

August

28 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial Theatre
29 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda
30 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
31 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's

September

1 - Joliet, IL - Mojoe's
2 - St Paul, MN - Station-4
3 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
4 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater
5 - Billings, MT - Manny's
6 - Salt Lake City, UT - TBA
8 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
9 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
10 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
11 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
12 - Hollywood, CA - The Whisky
13 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
14 - Ramona, CA - Ramona Mainstage
15 - Tempe, AZ - Rocky Point
18 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
19 - Buffalo, NY - Club Infinity
20 - Reading, PA - Reverb
21 - Springfield, VA - Empire
22 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
23 - Worcester, MA - Palladium