Auri - III - Candles & Beginnings (2025)
Posted: 04 Aug 2025, 07:03
Auri - III - Candles & Beginnings (2025)
Year : 2025
Style : Symphonic Progressive Metal , Female vocals
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 128 mb
Bio:
Echoes of another world resound from the depths of the legendary rabbit hole. Music diffused with moments of silence and escapist dream sequences, freed from time and earthly presence. Auri begun its life with three people, united through their shared need to hear a kind of a music which can't be described by words alone. A magical kind of sound to be heard whilst falling down Alice's rabbit hole. The first song born of this mindset, "Aphrodite Rising", appeared in 2011. And slowly the earth has cracked open again and ten more tracks have emerged out of the soil's dust.Thus the trio was formed. Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela lent her unique voice, while Troy Donockley and Tuomas Holopainen (both from Nightwish) cast their spells with various other instruments. Using selected guest musicians and friends, the album finally takes its ultimate form under the direction of sound engineer Tim Oliver, all within the pastoral splendor of the Real World Studios in Southern England. Auri put the 'drink me potion' to its lips, grew to full size and is now ready to slay the Jabberwocky. Hand in hand with Nuclear Blast, they lead their listeners into the shadows behind the mirror and their debut album will evoke ghosts of an ethereal sphere.
Album:
The ethereal trio AURI returns with their long-awaited third studio album, AURI III – Candles & Beginnings, set for release on August 15, 2025.Propelled by the celestial voice of Johanna Kurkela, the lush sonic landscapes of Tuomas Holopainen, and the boundless instrumental artistry of Troy Donockley, AURI once again invites listeners into a world that defies genre. Fusing elements of folk, progressive and symphonic music with touches of world, pop, and avant-garde, III – Candles & Beginnings promises an immersive journey for the senses.The creative process for this new chapter began in 2023, shortly after the completion of Nightwish’s 2024 opus Yesterwynde. While Troy composed in the serene landscapes of Yorkshire, Tuomas and Johanna crafted melodies and lyrics from their home base in Kitee, Finland—bridging worlds both musically and geographically.As a first glimpse into AURI’s evolving soundscape, the hauntingly beautiful lead single 'Shieldmaiden' is available now, accompanied by a stunning cinematic video directed by longtime collaborator Ville Lipiäinen. Troy Donockley comments: "Our new album Auri lll is waiting to be released, and one of its songs, ‘Shieldmaiden’, has already escaped. It’s a mysterious song, obscured by its own slow rising power. Auri thrives on mystery and ambiguity so all is well…"
Line Up:
Johanna Kurkela - Voices & viola
Tuomas Holopainen - Keys & backing voices
Troy Donockley - Acoustic and electric guitars, bouzouki, uilleann pipes, low whistles, aerophone, bodhran, keys, voices
Tracklist:
01. The Invisible Gossamer Bridge
02. The Apparition Speaks
03. I Will Have Language
04. Oh, Lovely Oddities
05. Libraries Of Love
06. Blakey Ridge
07. Helios
08. Museum Of Childhood
09. Shieldmaiden
10. A Boy Travelling With His Mother
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/
Year : 2025
Style : Symphonic Progressive Metal , Female vocals
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 128 mb
Bio:
Echoes of another world resound from the depths of the legendary rabbit hole. Music diffused with moments of silence and escapist dream sequences, freed from time and earthly presence. Auri begun its life with three people, united through their shared need to hear a kind of a music which can't be described by words alone. A magical kind of sound to be heard whilst falling down Alice's rabbit hole. The first song born of this mindset, "Aphrodite Rising", appeared in 2011. And slowly the earth has cracked open again and ten more tracks have emerged out of the soil's dust.Thus the trio was formed. Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela lent her unique voice, while Troy Donockley and Tuomas Holopainen (both from Nightwish) cast their spells with various other instruments. Using selected guest musicians and friends, the album finally takes its ultimate form under the direction of sound engineer Tim Oliver, all within the pastoral splendor of the Real World Studios in Southern England. Auri put the 'drink me potion' to its lips, grew to full size and is now ready to slay the Jabberwocky. Hand in hand with Nuclear Blast, they lead their listeners into the shadows behind the mirror and their debut album will evoke ghosts of an ethereal sphere.
Album:
The ethereal trio AURI returns with their long-awaited third studio album, AURI III – Candles & Beginnings, set for release on August 15, 2025.Propelled by the celestial voice of Johanna Kurkela, the lush sonic landscapes of Tuomas Holopainen, and the boundless instrumental artistry of Troy Donockley, AURI once again invites listeners into a world that defies genre. Fusing elements of folk, progressive and symphonic music with touches of world, pop, and avant-garde, III – Candles & Beginnings promises an immersive journey for the senses.The creative process for this new chapter began in 2023, shortly after the completion of Nightwish’s 2024 opus Yesterwynde. While Troy composed in the serene landscapes of Yorkshire, Tuomas and Johanna crafted melodies and lyrics from their home base in Kitee, Finland—bridging worlds both musically and geographically.As a first glimpse into AURI’s evolving soundscape, the hauntingly beautiful lead single 'Shieldmaiden' is available now, accompanied by a stunning cinematic video directed by longtime collaborator Ville Lipiäinen. Troy Donockley comments: "Our new album Auri lll is waiting to be released, and one of its songs, ‘Shieldmaiden’, has already escaped. It’s a mysterious song, obscured by its own slow rising power. Auri thrives on mystery and ambiguity so all is well…"
Line Up:
Johanna Kurkela - Voices & viola
Tuomas Holopainen - Keys & backing voices
Troy Donockley - Acoustic and electric guitars, bouzouki, uilleann pipes, low whistles, aerophone, bodhran, keys, voices
Tracklist:
01. The Invisible Gossamer Bridge
02. The Apparition Speaks
03. I Will Have Language
04. Oh, Lovely Oddities
05. Libraries Of Love
06. Blakey Ridge
07. Helios
08. Museum Of Childhood
09. Shieldmaiden
10. A Boy Travelling With His Mother
Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/