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Kitee, Finland (1996 – present)
Nightwish is a symphonic power metal band, formed in the town of Kitee, Finland in 1996. The band currently consists of Anette Olzon (vocals), Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards), Marco Hietala (bass, vocals), Emppu Vuorinen (guitars), and Jukka Nevalainen (drums and percussion).
Anette Olzon was announced to be the replacement for former vocalist and frontwoman Tarja Turunen in 2007. She has appeared on Dark Passion Play and Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places), and performed on 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. She has appeared on Dark Passion Play and Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places), and performed on 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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pep_i wrote:
My haters and lovers happy new year. I promise i am going to use this year to make things worst for you (evil laugh and etc.) last year i lost my mother ( tears) yes i am now an orphan at 20.anyone which to send me their sympathies can do so at facebook......just look for dellon campbell.....thnak you
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JimKnopf- wrote:
that version from hong kong is pretty good.
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M-arius wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXB6x4fxmo&feature=related - one of the best Ever Dream intro's I've heard with Anette, and it's just her secong gig :o
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os_teriyaki wrote:
Yeah, I had problems when I got to Father Christmas because I wanted Marco to be both xD So I decided Tony Kakko can put in a cameo appearance - even though he doesn't look at all Father Christmassy, he's got that yuletide twinkle xD Either way, I can't NOT have Marco as Aslan. Who else could be a majestic lion? Unless we have a slightly weaker lion, and Sami plays that role, but that seems to defeat the point of Aslan :P
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nDroae wrote:
HA! And Marco's not Aslan, he's Badass Saxon Father Christmas. :-P And the Finnish band that encyclopedia should mention is clearly Battlelore.... :-P
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matheusetc wrote:
The best♥
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johngebreadman wrote:
the 2nd picture now, not the current one
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os_teriyaki wrote:
I'm glad you mentioned Tolkien, because I was walking through the woods (our second batch of snow! We're really being spoiled this winter x3) thinking about C.S. Lewis and came up with the most epic idea ever: "The Lion, The Witch and The Dark Chest of Wonders" :DD Tuomas as Mr Tumnus, Tarja as the White Witch, Marco as Aslan, etc. etc. :D I really want to draw/write it now!! x33
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ringwraith10 wrote:
Haha, I wrote tiehr, meant their. Awesome.
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ringwraith10 wrote:
I just read this in the J.R.R. Tolkien encyclopedia, thought you guys would find it... interesting: "Now the people of Finland have found equal inspiration in Tolkien through the heavy metal band Nightwish, with Bilbo and the Hobbits featuring as a basis for tiehr goth metal-styled songs." Go ahead, pick it apart. You know you want to. ;)
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MysSstiC wrote:
о_О you're crazy, johngebreadman...=// how can you think so? xD
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johngebreadman wrote:
the main pic looks like marco is having butt sex with tuomas
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Lindzii wrote:
"No, Tarja is buttugly." lol. no.
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nDroae wrote:
TAJIA 4 EVA X_X
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marciorock26 wrote:
Tajia the best.
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yn94k0 wrote:
Nightwish-the best... I listen this since 2005 year, but yet has not bothered... Best band ever! //Century Child is greatest album ever =)
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JimKnopf- wrote:
No, Tarja is buttugly.
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marieldrl wrote:
Can someone please change the main pic? :)
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eternal_lies wrote:
song Wishmaster <3
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Swedishgirl93 wrote:
Thank you:)
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21.10.2009 - Nightwish to record a new song in Finnish!
21 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/nightwish
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singer/songwriter veteran Jaakko Teppo by recording his song “Hilma ja
Onni” in Finnish. Jaakko Teppo is well known in Finland of his humorous
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