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Kitee, Finland (1996 – present)
Nightwish is a symphonic metal band, formed in the town of Kitee, Finland in 1996. The band currently consists of Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards), Marco Hietala (bass, vocals), Emppu Vuorinen (guitars), Jukka Nevalainen (drums and percussion) and Anette Olzon (vocals).
Anette Olzon was announced to be the replacement for former vocalist and frontwoman Tarja Turunen in 2007 after the latter was fired in 2005. She has appeared on Dark Passion Play, Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) and Imaginaerum, as well as the two-year Dark Passion Play tour.
The band’s leader, keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, composes songs that are often classified as either symphonic metal or power metal; their musical style has also been described as a symphonic metal variant, called opera metal and even in some cases called ‘epic metal’.
Nevertheless, Nightwish is considered one of the main developers of the symphonic metal genre, which encompasses similar bands such as Within Temptation, Therion, Epica, Edenbridge, Lunatica, and Visions of Atlantis.
The original idea of Nightwish was largely inspired by The Gathering, and the idea was to use keyboards, acoustic guitars and the operatic vocals of their then singer Tarja Turunen. This idea was changed in 1997, as a drummer was added, and the acoustic guitar was replaced by an electric guitar.
The idea of using operatic vocals was changed dramatically with their third album Wishmaster (2000), and more so on future albums, especially Dark Passion Play (2007). In 2001, Holopainen asked Sami Vänskä, their bassist since 1998, to leave, and he was replaced with Marco Hietala (Tarot, ex-Sinergy), leaving Sinergy.
Anette Olzon was announced to be the replacement for former vocalist and frontwoman Tarja Turunen in 2007 after the latter was fired in 2005. She has appeared on Dark Passion Play, Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) and Imaginaerum, as well as the two-year Dark Passion Play tour.
The band’s leader, keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, composes songs that are often classified as either symphonic metal or power metal; their musical style has also been described as a symphonic metal variant, called opera metal and even in some cases called ‘epic metal’.
Nevertheless, Nightwish is considered one of the main developers of the symphonic metal genre, which encompasses similar bands such as Within Temptation, Therion, Epica, Edenbridge, Lunatica, and Visions of Atlantis.
The original idea of Nightwish was largely inspired by The Gathering, and the idea was to use keyboards, acoustic guitars and the operatic vocals of their then singer Tarja Turunen. This idea was changed in 1997, as a drummer was added, and the acoustic guitar was replaced by an electric guitar.
The idea of using operatic vocals was changed dramatically with their third album Wishmaster (2000), and more so on future albums, especially Dark Passion Play (2007). In 2001, Holopainen asked Sami Vänskä, their bassist since 1998, to leave, and he was replaced with Marco Hietala (Tarot, ex-Sinergy), leaving Sinergy.
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Liadz wrote:
No, really! To the cave now, man! :3
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Liadz wrote:
And I finally get to listen to the original Walking in The Air song. Awesome stuff, Tuomas should go back to his cave (nah! I kind of like the way he used his keyboards there).
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nDroae wrote:
I am a truly horrible person.
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kaylenyaan wrote:
Tarja fanbois can quit it now. It's be YEARS since she left the band. Annette and Tarja are both unique and gifted vocalists and they're impossible to compare them due to the distinctly different styles and ranges they utilize. Tarja has her own solo project now... if you want to hear her... well... go hear her! Nightwish today is a very different band from their Tarja era. You don't have to like it, berate it, or compare it.
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nDroae wrote:
Hey guys. THE SNOWMAN. I've never seen it. I'm gonna watch it now.
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nDroae wrote:
*watches parade of people who want YOU to know their opinion*
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Nordmar_Hammer wrote:
Nigtwish without Tarja - 8/10 but still good.
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ellafry wrote:
I prefer Tarja Turunen on vocals.
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Liadz wrote:
@LittleFairyMary: Wait, what?
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dhplunder wrote:
My favorite music group.
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Tsumi_nyaa wrote:
Can't wait for them to come to Slovenia! ♥
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LittleFairyMary wrote:
Sebii89's damn right, people. Nightwish is now better only for those, who like them to see the same as other bands in this kind of industry. It's time to put Anette here.
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soypauperrimo wrote:
End Of An Era ♥
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grky165 wrote:
@Sebii89 lol, what a douchebag. [3]
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Ssomeonee wrote:
götür* by the way
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HATTA UNUT DÜN GECE SEN NERDEYDİN KİMLEEE SEVİŞTİNNN
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EVE KOKUN SİNERRR DUVARLARAA SESİN
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İSTERSEN YİNE GİİİT HATTA UNUT NE VARSA VERDİĞİN AL GÖT ÖYLE GİT
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BU GECE GEL YARIN
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09.11.2010 - Emppu, guitar, huge pike and more...
9 Nov 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/nightwish
Hi, gang, it’s been a while. I guess it’s my time to write
about what’s going on in the studio. The summer Rock Camp is now
behind us, and we’ve been busy listening to demos. Jukka even
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