A trailer for "500 Letters", the new video from former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen, can be seen below. The song comes off Tarja's latest album, "Colours In The Dark", which came out in Europe on August 23 via earMUSIC. The CD was made available in North America on August 27 through Eagle Rock imprint Armoury Records.The cover artwork for "Colours In The Dark" was created by Dirk Rudolph and can be seen below.Despite her light and shiny personality, Tarja's music has always been dressed "in black" the color of heavy rock, of mystery and elegance. With Tarja's new album, fans will find out what happens when a splice of color is added to the mix. Or better said when the full-color spectrum enters the picture it does not cover the black but makes it shine through with many emotions and landscapes. Mixed and mastered by Tim Palmer (PEARL JAM, U2) in Austin, Texas, the songs on "Colours In The Dark" do not shy away from taking a risk and surprising musical turns, introducing new sounds and new musical atmospheres. Still, they maintain a heaviness that will surely bring a big smile to the hardest of rockers. With its grand orchestra and choir arrangements, Tarja's next milestone emphasizes once again the impressive vocal range of the Finnish artist and shows her artistic growth. With ten brand new songs and over one hour of music, "Colours In The Dark" is definitely one of the brightest moments for rock in 2013.In a recent interview with the Music Legends web site, Turunen stated about her new CD: "I have just recently found my style and sound so I would like to establish it with the third studio album. The elements on the album will remain the same as in my previous albums, also the versatile style of songs. I like to keep the big dynamic changes between my songs, so that album songs feel radically different from each other."Tarja and her husband/manager Marcelo Cabuli recently became the parents of their first child.
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