Today, the band unveils the third album trailer, in which the trio speaks about the songwriting and the spirit they wanted to capture in AURI's songs. Watch the clip here:

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Tuomas Holopainen comments: "Some of the inspiration came from the [Patrick Rothfuss] books, but quite little in the end. I was thinking of these two - Johanna and Troy - and the world that we live in together, and just tried to capture the essence of what the three of us are - what we think of life, philosophy and music."

"Auri" is available as digipak CD, 2LP gatefold Vinyl, limited Earbook and digital, here:https://nblast.de/AURIAuri

Tracklist Auri:

01. The Space Between
02. I Hope Your World Is Kind
03. Skeleton Tree
04. Desert Flower
05. Night 13
06. See
07. The Name Of The Wind
08. Aphrodite Rising
09. Savant
10. Underthing Solstice
11. Them Thar Chanterelles

AURI begun its life with three people, united through their shared need to hear a kind of 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 Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela lent her unique voice, while Troy Donockley and Tuomas Holopainen (both NIGHTWISH) cast their spells with various other instruments. Using selected guest musicians and friends, their self-titled debut album finally took its ultimate form under the direction of sound engineer Tim Oliver, all within the pastoral splendor of 'Real World' studios in Southern England.

AURI consists of:

Johanna Kurkela: Voices & viola
Tuomas Holopainen: Keys & backing voices
Troy Donockley: Acoustic and electric guitars, bouzouki, uilleann pipes, low whistles, aerophone, bodhran, keys, voices

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