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Wintersun announce major news: “Time II” is finally finished!

Author Arto Mäenpää - 12.1.2024

Finnish melodeath masters Wintersun have posted a major news update on their social media stating that the long-delayed “Time II” is finally mixed and ready for a release later this year. You can read the update band’s mastermind Jari Mäenpää posted on the band’s social media below:

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