Élan

ENORME NEWS DU JOUR, LES AMIS ! Le premier single issu du prochain album s'intitulera Élan et sortira le 13 février 2015 chez Nuclear Blast !

“Oh, while I live to be the ruler of life, Not a slave
To meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.” - Walt Withman

Voici la pochette du single et la trackliste, contenant notamment un autre morceau bonus qui ne se retrouvera pas sur l'album, intitulé Sagan :

CD:
1. Élan (album version)
2. Élan (radio edit)
3. Élan (alternate version)
4. Sagan (non-album bonus track)

Vinyl:
Side A:
1. Élan (album version)
2. Élan (radio edit)
Side B
1. Élan (alternate version)
2. Sagan (non-album bonus track)

De magnifiques t-shirts à l'effigie du single sont également disponibles sur Nightwish Shop : 

Tuomas décrit le single :

"This beautiful quote from my hero Uncle Walt was the starting point for writing 'Élan'. The underlying theme of the song is nothing less than the meaning of life, which can be something different for all of us. It´s important to surrender yourself to the occasional 'free fall' and not to fear the path less travelled by. 'Élan' is a wonderful teaser for the full-length album, giving out a little taste, but revealing very little of the actual Journey of Grandeur to come…"