2026
1. Intro
2. Frisson Noir
3. The Eternal Return
4. Leap Of Faith (feat. Marko Hietala)
5. At Sea (feat. Mervi Myllyoja & Niklas Pokki)
6. Blaze Forever
7. The Trace Outlives (feat. Sayo Komada)
8. Tango (feat. Apocalyptica)
9. Anemoia (feat. Julián Bedmar & Valter Freitas)
10. I Don't Care (feat. Dani Filth)
11. Against The Odds (feat. Chad Smith)
12. Outro
Release date: 12th June 2026
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: CD / Digipak
Country: Europe
Features copper foil and logo embossing on the front and back cover (all European editions)
1. Intro and 12. Outro don't appear in the tracklist on the back cover (all editions except Digital)
Also
Japan / 12th June 2026 / Ward Records / CD - Jewel Case
CREDITS:
FRISSON NOIR
VOCALS - TARJA
DRUMS - ALEX MENICHINI
GUITARS - JULIAN BARRETT
BASS - DOUG WIMBISH
PIANO - BART HENDRICKSON
ORCHESTRAL & CHOIR ARRANGEMENTS COMPOSER & PROGRAMMING - BART HENDRICKSON
CO-PRODUCTION - JULIAN BARREFT & BART HENDRICKSON
MUSIC & LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
THE ETERNAL RETURN
VOCALS - TARJA
DRUMS - ALEX MENICHINI
GUITARS - ALEX SCHOLPP
BASS - ALEX SCHOLPP
KEYBOARDS & PROGRAMMING - CHRISTIAN SASMI-KRETSCHMAR
PIANO CHRISTIAN SASMI-KRETSCHMAR
HAUNTED PIANO - TARJA
HAUNTED CELLO - CHRISTIAN SASMI-KRETSCHMAR
MUSIC - TARJA TURUNEN & ALEX SCHOLPP
LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
LEAP OF FAITH
VOCALS - TARJA & MARKO HIETALA
DRUMS - FERNANDO SCARCELLA
GUITARS - ALEX SCHOLPP
BASS - MARKO HIETALA
KEYBOARDS, PROGRAMMING & CHOIR ARRANGEMENTS - GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
ORCHESTRAL & CHOIR ARRANGEMENTS COMPOSER & PROGRAMMING - JIM DOOLEY
CO-PRODUCTION - GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
MUSIC & LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
AT SEA
VOCALS - TARJA
DRUMS - ALEX MENICHINI
GUITARS - JULIAN BARRETT
BASS - PIT BARRETT
GRAND CONCERT PIANO - NIKLAS POKKI
VIOLIN - MERVI MYLLYOJA
ORCHESTRAL & CHOIR ARRANGEMENTS COMPOSER & PROGRAMMING - JIM DOOLEY
CO-PRODUCTION - GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
MUSIC & LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
BLAZE FOREVER
VOCALS - TARJA
DRUMS - FERNANDO SCARCELLA
GUITARS - JULIAN BARRETT
BASS - DOUG WIMBISH
KEYBOARDS, PIANO & PROGRAMMING - GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
PIANO - TARJA
CINEMASONICS - DOUG WIMBISH
CO-PRODUCTION - JULIAN BARRETT
MUSIC & LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
THE TRACE OUTLIVES
VOCALS - TARJA
DRUMS - ALEX MENICHINI
GUITARS - ALEX SCHOLPP
BASS - PIT BARRETT
KEYBOARDS & PROGRAMMING - GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
SHAMISEN - SAYO KOMADA
ORCHESTRAL & CHOIR ARRANGEMENTS COMPOSER & PROGRAMMING - JIM DOOLEY
CO-PRODUCTION - GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
MUSIC - TARJA TURUNEN, GUILLERMO DE MEDIO & ALEX SCHOLPP
LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
TANGO
VOCALS - TARJA
DRUMS - FERNANDO SCARCELLA
CELLOS - APOCALYPTICA
GUITARS - JULIAN BARRETT & GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
BASS - PIT BARRETT
KEYBOARDS & PROGRAMMING - GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
CO-PRODUCTION - GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
MUSIC- TARJA TURUNEN & GUILLERMO DE MEDIO
LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
ANEMOIA
VOCALS - TARJA
DRUMS - FERNANDO SCARCELLA
FLAMENCO GUITARS - JULIÁN BEDMAR
BASS - DOUG WIMBISH
PIANO - TARJA
CELLO - VALTER FREITAS
ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENT COMPOSER & PROGRAMMING - JIM DOOLEY
MUSIC & LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
I DONT CARE
VOCALS - TARJA & DANI FILTH
DRUMS - ALEX MENICHINI
GUITARS - ALEX SCHOLPP
BASS - ALEX SCHOLPP
KEYBOARDS, PROGRAMMING & CHOIR ARRANGEMENT - ROLAND BÖFFGEN
CO-PRODUCTION - ALEX SCHOLPP & ROLAND BÖFFGEN
MUSIC & LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
AGAINST THE ODDS
VOCALS - TARJA
DRUMS - CHAD SMITH
GUITARS - ALEX SCHOLPP
BASS - KEVIN CHOWN
PIANO - JIM DOOLEY
ADDITIONAL PIANO - TARJA
CELLO - VALTER FREITAS
ORCHESTRAL & CHOIR ARRANGEMENTS COMPOSER & PROGRAMMING - JIM DOOLEY
CO-PRODUCTION BASS & DRUMS RECORDINGS - KEVIN CHOWN
MUSIC - JAMES MICHAEL DOOLEY & TARJA TURUNEN
LYRICS - TARJA TURUNEN
ORCHESTRA - BUDAPEST ART ORCHESTRA
CHOIR - BUDAPEST ART CHOIR
CONDUCTOR - GYORGY GULYAS NAGY
RECORDED AT THE OPERA EIFFEL ART STUDIO BY EAST CONNECTION MUSIC RECORDING
PROTOOLS ENGINEER - DAVID LUKACS
RECORDING ENGINEER - GABOR BUCZKO
CONTRACTOR AND SESSION PRODUCER - MIKLOS LUKACS
LIBRARIAN - KAMILLA VARADI-SZABO
PHOTOGRAPHER - FERENC VASS
FIRST VIOLIN - RODRIGO PUSKAS (CONCERTMASTER), ANNA FRENYO, BALAZS SIMA, BARBARA JUHAROS, DORA MAROS, EVA TOTH, FERENC PUSS, GABRIELLA URMOSI, KATALIN TELBISZ, MARIA ZIESEMER, MELINDA BOBAK, PETER SAROSI SECOND
VIOLINS - JOZSEF RACZ (LEADER), ANANDA FUKUDA, BERNADETT SZEGLETI, BORBALA POMOZI, BRIGITTA MAKO, ELEMER KÖRENYI, EVA STAFKA, FANNI RAC, LASZLO FARKAS, ROBERTA KISS-VARGA, VERONIKA LUGOSI, VIKTORIA SZILVASI
VIOLAS - AGNES APRO (LEADER), ANDRAS RUDOLF, ANTAL MOLNAR, ATTILA KOVACS, ENIKO BALOGH, KATALIN BOGNAR-JUHASZ, MONIKA BODI, ORSOLYA TOKES
VIOLONCELLOS - ZOLTAN ONCZAY (LEADER), MARIANN PLESZKAN, MONIKA ANDRASI, PIROSKA MOLNAR, RITA VADASZ, SANDOR HARANGOZO, TUNDE LUKACS, ZSUZSANNA SMIDELIK
CONTRABASSES - IVAN SZTANKOV (LEADER), GABOR NAHAJ, GYORGY SANDOR, TIBOR TABANYI
CHOIR MEMBERS - PANNA PEJTSIK (CHOIR LEADER), ADAM KURUCZ, AGNES PINTER, AMBRUS RACZ, ANNA VAMOS, BALAZS PORCSALMY, BALAZS SOMOGYI, BOGLARKA PEJTSIK, GYORGY SILLO, JANOS FATRAI, JULIA POLGAR, KATINKA KEMENY, KRISZTIAN KUTHI, MARTA STEFANIK, MELANIE UTASI, ORSOLYA AMBRUS, PAL SEBESTYEN, PETER BALAS, PETER KALLA-LUKACS, PETRA TASNADI, TAMAS MATIN, TUNDE SZARVAS, VIKTOR PAPP, ZSOFIA NEMETH, ZSUZSANNA BOJTA
PRODUCED BY TARJA & MIC
MIXED BY NEAL AVRON AT THE CASITA, HOLLYWOOD, CA
MIX ASSISTANT SCOTT SKRZYNSKI
MASTERED BY TED JENSEN AT STERLING SOUND
PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM TRONCKOE
ARTWORK BY DIRK RUDOLPH
ART DIRECTION TARJA & MIC
TARJA'S VOCALS RECORDED BY JESÚS GÓMEZ "TRIKEL" AT STARDUST III
GRAND CONCERT PIANO RECORDED BY VALTTERI TUOMINEN AT FINNVOX STUDIOS
MARKO'S VOCALS RECORDED BY ERKKA KORHONEN AT TONEHILLS STUDIO
MARKO'S BASS RECORDED BY JUAN BALLESTER AT DELTA ESTUDIO
MERVI MYLLYOJA RECORDED BY JYRI SARIOLA AT MIMIX STUDIOS
JULIAN BEDMAR GUITARS RECORDED AT POMPAROOM ESTUDIOS
DANI'S VOCALS RECORDED AND PRODUCED BY SCOTT ATKINS AT GRINDSTONE STUDIO
ORCHESTRATIONS AND MUSIC PREPARATION JEREMY LEVY
Editions
Signed Edition
1. Intro
2. Frisson Noir
3. The Eternal Return
4. Leap Of Faith (feat. Marko Hietala)
5. At Sea (feat. Mervi Myllyoja & Niklas Pokki)
6. Blaze Forever
7. The Trace Outlives (feat. Sayo Komada)
8. Tango (feat. Apocalyptica)
9. Anemoia (feat. Julián Bedmar & Valter Freitas)
10. I Don't Care (feat. Dani Filth)
11. Against The Odds (feat. Chad Smith)
12. Outro
12cm Fine Art Print signed by Tarja
Release date: 12th June 2026
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: CD / Digipak
Country: Europe
Ltd Collectors Box Set
CD / 2 LP Black Vinyl / 7" Black Vinyl
CD - Frisson Noir (Digipak)
1. Intro
2. Frisson Noir
3. The Eternal Return
4. Leap Of Faith (feat. Marko Hietala)
5. At Sea (feat. Mervi Myllyoja & Niklas Pokki)
6. Blaze Forever
7. The Trace Outlives (feat. Sayo Komada)
8. Tango (feat. Apocalyptica)
9. Anemoia (feat. Julián Bedmar & Valter Freitas)
10. I Don't Care (feat. Dani Filth)
11. Against The Odds (feat. Chad Smith)
12. Outro
2 LP Black Vinyl - Frisson Noir (Gatefold)
Side A
1. Intro
2. Frisson Noir
3. The Eternal Return
4. Leap Of Faith (feat. Marko Hietala)
Side B
5. At Sea (feat. Mervi Myllyoja & Niklas Pokki)
6. Blaze Forever
Side C
7. The Trace Outlives (feat. Sayo Komada)
8. Tango (feat. Apocalyptica)
9. Anemoia (feat. Julián Bedmar & Valter Freitas)
Side D
10. I Don't Care (feat. Dani Filth)
11. Against The Odds (feat. Chad Smith)
12. Outro
7" Black Vinyl - I Don't Care (Cardboard Sleeve)
I Don't Care (Tarja Solo Version)
I Don't Care (Dani Mix)
Animal Print Post Cards (4x/Box Set exclusive)
Frisson Noir Poster (DIN A2/Box Set exclusive)
Fine Art Print Signed by Tarja (30x30cm)
Release date: 12th June 2026
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: CD / Digipak / 2 LP Black Vinyl / Gatefold / 7" Black Vinyl / Cardboard Sleeve / Box
Country: Europe
Vinyls
Europe / Black / Purple
Side A
1. Intro
2. Frisson Noir
3. The Eternal Return
4. Leap Of Faith (feat. Marko Hietala)
Side B
5. At Sea (feat. Mervi Myllyoja & Niklas Pokki)
6. Blaze Forever
Side C
7. The Trace Outlives (feat. Sayo Komada)
8. Tango (feat. Apocalyptica)
9. Anemoia (feat. Julián Bedmar & Valter Freitas)
Side D
10. I Don't Care (feat. Dani Filth)
11. Against The Odds (feat. Chad Smith)
12. Outro
30cm Fine Art Print signed by Tarja*
*Black (Signed Edition) only
Release date: 12th June 2026
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: 2 LP 180g Black / Black (Signed Edition) / Purple Vinyl / Gatefold
Country: Europe
Digital
1. Intro
2. Frisson Noir
3. The Eternal Return
4. Leap Of Faith (feat. Marko Hietala)
5. At Sea (feat. Mervi Myllyoja & Niklas Pokki)
6. Blaze Forever
7. The Trace Outlives (feat. Sayo Komada)
8. Tango (feat. Apocalyptica)
9. Anemoia (feat. Julián Bedmar & Valter Freitas)
10. I Don't Care (feat. Dani Filth)
11. Against The Odds (feat. Chad Smith)
12. Outro
Release date: 12th June 2026
Record label: earMUSIC
Format: Digital Download
Country: International