Finland-based symphonic metal act Nightwish are currently working on their new album. Today the band announces their 27-date headlining tour through North America for 2015, launching in New York City on April 9th, hitting three Canadian cities plus Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, then closing out in Silver Springs, Maryland on May 14th. Opening act will be Dutch symphonic metallers Delain.

Checking in from Finland amidst all the prep work for recording their new studio album, Nightwish member Marco Hietala shares the following about the band’s return to North America: “Hi to all! Our work on the new album has been going with serious productive speed and comfortable ease at the same time. It´s going to be great to get it out to you and play these pieces live. And with this announcement it will obviously happen quite soon! Here are the dates for the North-American shows. Come on over and we´ll raise hell and kick some arses together!”

Confirmed dates for the upcoming Nightwish 2015 tour with Delain are:

April

9 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
10 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
11 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
13 - Quebec City, QC - Capitole Theatre
14 - Toronto - Phoenix Concert Theatre
16 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
17 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
18 - Chicago, IL - Concorde Music Hall
19 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
21 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
22 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
24 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
25 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre
26 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
28 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
30 - Las Vegas, NV - House Of Blues

May

1 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek theatre
2 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
3 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
5 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory
6 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
8 - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
9 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
11 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Work
12 - Louisville, KY - Expo Five
13 - Charlotte, NC - Filmore
14 - Silver Springs, MD - Filmore

 

 

Nightwish’s new, yet-untitled creation will be the first studio-record to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen will sit out on the recording sessions due to health issues; Kai Hahto (Wintersun, Swallow The Sun, Trees Of Eternity) will replace him. It’s set for a release in spring 2015 via Nuclear Blast.

 While the band is busy in the studio together with producer Tero “TeeCee” Kinnunen, fans can enjoy a series of five special clips, with impressions of the Imaginaerum world-tour. Today marks number three, with an impressive clip for the Nightwish hymn “Storytime”:

Also check out:

“Planet Hell”

“Last Of The Wilds”: