On April 1st, Finnish pagan metal act Moonsorrow will release their seventh studio album Jumalten Aika – which means The Age Of Gods in English – via Century Media Records. A new teaser video can be found below.

“There are a lot more folk music influences present in Jumalten Aika than earlier”, comments Henri Sorvali (Guitars, keyboards & vocals). “This time around, they are more deeply integrated to the overall sound. Jumalten Aika is like a circling wolf biting the hardest when you would never expect it. The music is unchained aggression, deep mysteries of the North and thundering witchcraft combined together in a molten forge of the Gods and reminds us all of something that never left our blood and soil.”

Jumalten Aika will be released in the following formats:

Ltd. 2CD Mediabook & Patch – European edition
Ltd. 2CD Digipak & Patch – US edition
Gatefold black 2LP+CD
Gatefold white 2LP+CD – CMDistro.de (EU webshop exclusive), limited to 100 copies
Gatefold transparent green 2LP+CD – Nuclearblast.de exclusive, limited to 200 copies
Gatefold clear 2LP+CD – distributed via RED in the US, limited to 400 copies
Gatefold silver 2LP+CD – CMDistro.com (US webshop exclusive), limited to 200 copies
CD / Digital

The European pre-sale at CMDistro.de will kick off March 4th.

The limited edition 2CD formats come with a strictly limited patch as well as a bonus disc including cover versions of Grave’s “Soulless” and Rotting Christ’s “Non Serviam”. These were intentionally added as a second disc to be separated from the main album’s intricate musical and lyrical concept. All physical formats will also include English translations of the lyrics to allow you to delve deeper into the darkened folklore of Moonsorrow.

Jumalten Aika tracklisting:

“Jumalten Aika”
“Ruttolehto incl. Päivättömän Päivän Kansa”
“Suden Tunti”
“Mimisbrunn”
“Ihmisen Aika (Kumarrus Pimeyteen)”

Bonus disc:

“Soulless” (Grave cover)
“Non Serviam” (Rotting Christ cover)

Teaser:

In April 2016, Moonsorrow will head out for a co-headline European tour with fellow countrymen Korpiklaani (pictured below). The two powerhouses of Finnish folk metal will join forces once again, with both bands playing extended sets. There will also be an official album release show at Virgin Oil in Helsinki on April 1st.

Tour dates:
 
April
1 - Virgin Oil - Helsinki, Finland (album release show)

April (with Korpiklaani)
8 - Durbuy Rock Festival - Bomal-sur-Ourthe, Belgium         
9 - Tanzmatten - Sélestat, France
10 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, Netherlands (with Heidevolk)
11 - La Trabendo - Paris, France      
12 - TBA, France     
13 - Arena - Madrid, Spain
14 - Razzmatazz2 - Barcelona, Spain
15 - CC John Lennon - Limoges, France
16 - Carène - Brest, France
17 - Antipode - Rennes, France
18 - CCO Villeurbanne - Lyon, France
19 - BAM - Metz, France
20 - Islington Academy - London, UK   
21 - Club Academy - Manchester, UK
22 - Button Factory - Dublin, Ireland           
23 - Limelight 2 - Belfast, Ireland     
24 - Classic Grand - Glasgow, Scotland          
25 - Stylus - Leeds, UK   
26 - Academy 2 - Birmingham, UK        
27 - The Fleece - Bristol, UK     
28 - 1865 - Southampton, UK    
29 - Matrix - Bochum, Germany          

(Moonsorrow photo - Tuomas Tahvanainen)