I guess those news are not so much important right now, let us first hear the album.......

Some songs online from Radio Stations all over the world (+ 2 samples on their official page if you don't want full songs)

Fields of Avalon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeK1Syr_0Qg
One of my favorites. A fast song with great guitar and keyboard stuff. A good catchy chorus too.

Santiago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YahGxFl-zHs
A good song with heavy intro, nice guitar stuff all over and a calm part in the middle. Some of it reminds me of Tolkkis creations from the early 90s.

Forevermore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIHgeoIGQqU
Reminds of Stratovarius. A very good Strato-style fast song thats actually somehow similar to Forever is Today on Polaris (written by Lauri Porra)

In Paradisium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfpfsp-tX6s
The almost 10-minute title track with choirs and stuff. Not as breathtaking or memorable as many other Tolkkis epics. Still pretty good.

http://www.imperiumi.net/index.php?act=albums&id=11649
A review in Finnish.

I just wanted to translate the last few sentences:
"I won't give this record a rating because I know the guys so well and buddyjournalism sucks but you can believe me when I say that it is a good album. Just as good as all those Strato-classics."

This guy is one of Finlands most respected metal-reviewers and important person working with metal music in media.

Interesting..... I heard all of these songs, and I'm pretty sure that I'll buy the album!

I'll wait with buying this one until it's like 10 euros or something. Life's too expensive right now, and I'm not into illegal downloading.

I'll see. I won't buy it immediately definitely. And even if I sometimes download something, I don't say it here so you won't know anyway.

It was sold out at my usual record store yesterday. I am going ot retry today and if it doesn't work I will try another shop.

Hehe, it's too expensive for me. Waiting a few months doesn't mean it's sold out or something, and it might get cheaper.

But please, tell us what it's like

I just meant the five copies they had at launch in my usual record store were all sold before I got there.

I still haven't got it but form what I have heard it is really really good.

As for me, I'll listen to it on youtube before I buy the album, because I really have no idea when that's gonna be.