	Track	Duration	Listeners
1	Bless The Child	6:13	145,599
2	End Of All Hope	3:53	140,360
3	Dead To The World	4:20	114,050
4	Ever Dream	4:44	148,213
5	Slaying The Dreamer	4:31	98,970
6	Forever Yours	3:50	91,558
7	Ocean Soul	4:14	89,164
8	Feel For You	3:54	83,073
9	The Phantom Of The Opera	4:13	109,905
10	Beauty Of The Beast	10:21	67,203

About this album

Century Child is the fourth studio album of Finnish quintet Nightwish, released in 2002 by Spinefarm Records. It is the first album with current bassist and male vocalist Marco Hietala.

The album is a notable departure from previous Nightwish releases, musically and lyrics-wise. It contains orchestral backing, an ethereal production, a much more streamlined vocal work from Tarja Turunen and vocals by Marco in songs like “Slaying the Dreamer”, “Dead to the World” and “The Phantom of the Opera”; Furthermore, the lyrics depict the strongest concept album undercurrents yet. This could also be considered one of Nightwish’s darkest albums. The album received strong positive reviews.

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ringwraith10 wrote:
Sunday afternoon

This one might be my favorite album. I'm not sure. I love all of them. :)

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Wonderglue wrote:
23 days ago

This is my first album by them,this got me into metal in general aspect,when i was like 13 years old,i love it,their best for me.

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Thanath0sIris wrote:
24 days ago

Over the hills and far away, Ghost love score, ever dream, wishmaster, and moondance are the bests

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art_of_ashes wrote:
28 days ago

The album which got me into them and into symphonic/gothic/female-fronted metal. Now songs don't sound to me so amazing and technically convincing as when I was 14, but still bring me lots of good memories, and I've got much to thank for.

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JimKnopf- wrote:
December 2009

@Quispiam: Oceanborncover is better :P

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Engelsblut667 wrote:
December 2009

My favorite Nightwish album. [21]

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Toki-Akane-Yuki wrote:
November 2009

My favorite Nightwish album. [20]

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Sinapu wrote:
November 2009

This one doesn't quite catch me. Some songs are really good (End of all Hope, Bless the Child, Slaying the Dreamer, etc.) but overall, it just doesn't "hook" me the way any of their other albums do. Probably my least favorite one...can't exactly pinpoint why, but yeah. o_O

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Quispiam wrote:
November 2009

And this album cover... classic.

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jonathomson wrote:
November 2009

By far their best album!

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randomdwarf wrote:
November 2009

My favorite Nightwish album. [19] Beauty of the beast, Feel for you and Ever dream are epic.

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Quispiam wrote:
November 2009

My favorite Nightwish album. [18] Ok, together with Oceanborn at least.

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tyelendor wrote:
November 2009

My favourite Nightwish album. [17]

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RomanLP wrote:
November 2009

My favourite Nightwish album. [16]

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Miqs wrote:
November 2009

My favourite Nightwish album. [15] The Phantom of the Opera, Dead to the World and Ever Dream :D

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Cappuccino14 wrote:
October 2009

My favourite Nightwish album. [14] ;D

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silversadheart wrote:
October 2009

"Ever Dream", "The Phantom of the Opera" & "Beauty of the Beast" <3 Indeed the whole album, all songs = pure perfection.

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Daditon wrote:
October 2009

Ever Dream (L)

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PrinceOfOctober wrote:
October 2009

My favourite Nightwish album. [13]

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megadethnatic wrote:
October 2009

The first record I got of them and personally still my favorite.

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