{"id":61217,"date":"2025-05-15T16:10:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/?p=61217"},"modified":"2025-05-15T16:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:14:57","slug":"auri-anuncia-nuevo-album-iii-candles-beginnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/auri-anuncia-nuevo-album-iii-candles-beginnings\/","title":{"rendered":"AURI announces new album, 'III \u2013 Candles &amp; Beginnings'"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\" translation-block\">The ethereal trio <strong>AURI<\/strong> returns with their highly anticipated third studio album, <em><strong>III \u2013 Candles &amp; Beginnings<\/strong><\/em>, to be released on <strong>August 15, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">As a first glimpse into AURI\u2019s evolving soundscape, the beautiful lead single \u2018Shieldmaiden\u2019 is available now, accompanied by a stunning cinematic video directed by longtime collaborator Ville Lipi\u00e4inen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"AURI - Shieldmaiden (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BiRz_u77qwY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"AURI - Shieldmaiden (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BiRz_u77qwY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\">Driven by the heavenly vocals of <strong>Johanna Kurkela<\/strong>, the rich soundscapes of <strong>Tuomas Holopainen<\/strong>, and the boundless instrumental mastery of <strong>Troy Donockley<\/strong>, <strong>AURI<\/strong> once again invites listeners into a genre-defying world. Fusing elements of folk, progressive, and symphonic music with hints of world, pop, and avant-garde, <em><strong>III \u2013 Candles &amp; Beginnings<\/strong><\/em>promises an immersive journey for the senses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" translation-block\"><strong>Troy Donockley<\/strong> comments: <em>\u201cOur new album Auri III is just waiting to be released, and one of its songs, \u2018Shieldmaiden\u2019, has already escaped. It\u2019s a mysterious song, obscured by its own slowly growing power. Auri thrives on mystery and ambiguity, so it\u2019s all good\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The creative process for this new chapter began in 2023, shortly after the completion of Nightwish\u2019s Yesterwynde opus in 2024. While Troy composed in the serene landscapes of Yorkshire, Tuomas and Johanna created melodies and lyrics from their base in Kitee, Finland\u2014connecting worlds both musically and geographically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61220\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-770x770.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-390x390.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-900x900.png 900w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61220\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-770x770.png 770w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-390x390.png 390w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-585x585.png 585w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-900x900.png 900w, https:\/\/summainferno.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El et\u00e9reo tr\u00edo\u00a0AURI\u00a0regresa con su esperado tercer \u00e1lbum de estudio,\u00a0III &#8211; Candles &amp; Beginnings, que ser\u00e1 lanzado el\u00a015 de agosto de 2025. Como un primer vistazo al paisaje sonoro en evoluci\u00f3n de&nbsp;AURI, el hermoso sencillo principal &#8216;Shieldmaiden&#8216; ya est\u00e1 disponible, acompa\u00f1ado de un impresionante video cinematogr\u00e1fico dirigido por el colaborador de larga data&nbsp;Ville Lipi\u00e4inen. Impulsado por la voz celestial de\u00a0Johanna Kurkela, los ricos paisajes sonoros de\u00a0Tuomas Holopainen\u00a0y la ilimitada maestr\u00eda instrumental de\u00a0Troy Donockley,\u00a0AURI\u00a0invita una vez m\u00e1s a los oyentes a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[260,1267],"tags":[1264,657],"class_list":["post-61217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new","category-symphonic-metal","tag-auri","tag-nightwish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61221,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61217\/revisions\/61221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/summainferno.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}