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black_girl · Trimis: 22/09/2006 22:16 Titlul subiectului: Nightwish

Nu mai e la fel fara Tarja :'-(

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black_girl · Trimis: 22/09/2006 22:32 Titlul subiectului:

Bio...

Nightwish is a Finnish Symphonic Power Metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee. Nightwish composes songs that are often classified as either symphonic metal or power metal and sometimes as a symphonic metal variant, called opera metal. Nightwish is considered one of the main developers of the symphonic metal genre, which encompasses similar bands such as Epica, After Forever and Visions of Atlantis.

Although the band achieved prominence in their home country since the release of their first single (The Carpenter), they did not achieve worldwide fame until the release of the album Once (2004), which spawned Nightwish video clips shown on MTV in the USA for the first time, and inclusion of their music in U.S. movie soundtracks. Their biggest U.S. hit, "Wish I Had an Angel", made it onto 2 U.S. film soundtracks, as a way to promote their first North American tour (scheduled, but then cancelled due to conflicts with vocalist's solo career). They produced 3 more singles and music videos from this album, and a final one, "Sleeping Sun", from a 2005 best-of compilation, Highest Hopes, prior to their vocalist's departure.

As of 2006, the band is searching for a replacement to vocalist Tarja Turunen, who was fired at the end of 2005. A replacement for the soprano singer has not yet been found, but the four other musicians of the band plan to find one in the course of 2006, so that a new album can be recorded at the end of 2006 and beginning of 2007, and released later that year.

The idea to put together Nightwish was the brainchild of Tuomas Holopainen, conceived after spending a night around a campfire with friends. The band formed shortly after, in July 1996. Holopainen invited guitarist Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen, whom was a fairly new acquaintance, and vocalist Tarja Turunen to the project, as she was gaining renown around the school they attended for her excellent vocal skills.

Their style at the time was based on the experimentations of Holopainen with using keyboards, acoustic guitars and the operatic vocals of Tarja Turunen. The three musicians then recorded an acoustic demo album from October to December of 1996. There were three songs on this demo: "Nightwish" (of which the band derived its name), "The Forever Moments" and "Etiäinen". However, Holopainen decided that Turunen's voice was too powerful for an acoustic project and decided to add in metal elements.

In early 1997, drummer Jukka Nevalainen joined the band. At the same time the acoustic guitar was replaced by an electric guitar. In April the band went into the studio in order to record seven songs, including an improved version of the demo-song "Etiäinen". These songs can be found on the limited edition of the album Angels Fall First.

In May of the same year, they signed with the Finnish record label Spinefarm Records for two albums. Angels Fall First was released in November and reached number 31 on the Finnish album charts. A previously released single, "The Carpenter", reached number 3 on the Finnish singles chart.

Angels Fall First was not received well by critics. All Music Guide rated the album 2 out of 5[1] and sources like The Metal Observer stated that Nightwish's debut album paled drastically in comparison to their later work.[2]

December 1997 marked their first concert, which was played in their hometown. During the winter of 1997–98, the band performed only seven more times because Nevalainen and Vuorinen were fulfilling their obligatory military service and Turunen had not yet finished her studies.

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Oceanborn / Wishmaster (1998–2000)

The cover for the Deep Silent Complete single, released in 2000In 1998 bassist Sami Vänskä, an old friend of Holopainen, joined the band. After shooting a video clip for the song "The Carpenter", they released the follow-up to Angels Fall First—Oceanborn. This album was more technical and progressive than their first release in terms of songwriting and arrangements.[3] The album also featured Tapio Wilska (ex-Finntroll) on two songs ("Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean" and "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion"). It reached number 5 on the Finnish album charts. The first single from that album Sacrament of Wilderness, went straight to number 1 on the Finnish single charts. (sample).

The second single to come out was "Walking in the Air", a cover of Howard Blake's piece, part of The Snowman soundtrack.

In 1999, they recorded the single Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse), for the solar eclipse in Germany. This single sold 15,000 copies during the first month in Germany. Oceanborn was a certified gold in August.[4]

In 2000, Nightwish participated in the Finnish qualification for the Eurovision song contest with the song "Sleepwalker". They finished the contest in second place. They won the public televoting, but the jury overruled (sample). In May they released the album Wishmaster which went straight to number 1 on the Finnish album charts, and remained there for three weeks. During those three weeks it was certified gold. Wishmaster was, despite long-awaited releases from Iron Maiden and Bon Jovi, which happened simultaneously, declared album of the month by the German magazine Rock Hard. The only single from this album was "Deep Silent Complete".

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Over the Hills and Far Away / Century Child (2001–2003)

The band in the video clip for "Over the Hills and Far Away"In 2001 Nightwish recorded a cover of Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away" together with a few new songs and a remake of an old one. This was released as the EP Over the Hills and Far Away. The record counted with guest performances by Tony Kakko (from the power metal band Sonata Arctica) and Tapio Wilska. They also released a VHS, DVD and CD with live material recorded in a show in Tampere, on December 29, 2000. All of these were entitled From Wishes to Eternity. Shortly afterwards, Sami Vänskä was asked to leave the band by Tuomas, and Marco Hietala (Tarot, ex-Sinergy) joined the band, effectively leaving Sinergy. The bassist would, apart from playing his instrument, also perform male vocals.

In 2002 Nightwish released Century Child, and the singles "Ever Dream" and "Bless the Child". The main difference from previous albums is the use of a live orchestra from Finland on "Bless the Child", "Ever Dream", "Feel For You" and "The Beauty of the Beast", to get a more present feeling of classical music. An enduring favorite of fans, though, is the band's version of "Phantom of the Opera", from the famous musical of the same name by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Century Child was certified gold two hours after its release, and platinum two weeks afterwards. It set a record on the Finnish album charts as well; never before had the second been so distant from the first place. After the "Bless the Child" video, a second one was recorded, without any single support. The chosen track was "End of All Hope". The clip contains pieces from the Finnish movie, Kohtalon kirja (English: The Book of Fate).[5]

In 2003, Nightwish released a second DVD, entitled End of Innocence that tells the story of the band in Holopainen and Nevalainen's words for 2 hours. The documentary also features bits of live concerts, exclusive footage etc. Tarja also got married during the summer of 2003, and there were rumours that the band was about to be dissolved. These rumours were, at the time, proven to be false, as the band continued on to play concerts for another year and released another album.

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Once (2004–2005)

A poster advertising Nightwish's concertA new album entitled Once was released on June 7, 2004, along with their first single, "Nemo" (Latin for "nobody"), from that album. The single topped the charts in Finland and Hungary, and reached the top ten in five additional countries. "Nemo" therefore remains their most successful single release up to date (sample).

Once utilizes a full orchestra in 9 of the 11 songs on the album. Unlike Century Child, Nightwish decided to look for an orchestra outside of Finland this time, choosing the London Session Orchestra. It is also their second album to feature a full-length song in Finnish, "Kuolema tekee taiteilijan" (English: "Death Creates an Artist"). Once has sold triple platinum in Finland, platinum in Germany, gold in Sweden and reached #1 in the Greek, Norwegian and Hungarian album charts. The following singles were: "Wish I Had an Angel" (featured on the soundtrack of the Alone in the Dark film), "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" (released only in Finland and Japan) and "The Siren". Besides the commercial success, Once was also accepted by critics, with many positive reviewers (such as Metalfan.nl[6] and RockReport.be[7]) drawing comparisons with Oceanborn.

The success of the album allowed them to perform the Once World Tour, which enabled them to play in many countries the band had never visited before. Nightwish performed at the opening ceremony of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, held in Helsinki,[8] highlighting acclaim the band has recently gained.

A "Best of" album was released in September 2005, containing songs from their whole discography. The compilation is entitled Highest Hopes, also featuring a live cover of Pink Floyd's song "High Hopes" (from the The Division Bell album).

This song was the first in which Hietala performs the vocals by himself (sample). Besides High Hopes, a remake of "Sleeping Sun" (from Oceanborn) was put on the album, which was also released as a single. A new video for "Sleeping Sun" was shot, featuring a medieval battle, and can be found on the German release of the single and as a separate DVD released by Spinefarm.

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End of an Era (2005–2006)

Playing Creek Mary's Blood with John Two-Hawks at the Hartwall AreenaAfter the recording in the Hartwall Areena (Helsinki) on the 21st of October, 2005, of the new live DVD End of an Era (released June 2006), the four other members of Nightwish decided that it was best to continue Nightwish without Tarja Turunen,[9] a feeling they expressed through an open letter. This was due to the fact that they felt that her husband Marcelo Cabuli and commercial interests had changed her attitude towards the band. Tuomas Holopainen gave the letter to Turunen after the band ended the concert. The letter was later published on the band's website for all to see.

The replacement for Tarja Turunen has not yet been announced. Holopainen has repeatedly stated in interviews that Nightwish's new singer will be announced in 2006. He said that she will have to be talented, charismatic and in possession of a great deal of self-esteem.

Meanwhile, many sources on the Internet have already begun to speculate who Turunen's successor will be. On December 6, "Lady Angellyca" of the Spanish band Forever Slave issued a statement where she said that she was one of the strong candidates to fill the vacant role,[10] but the band itself has put up a message at their website which claims that the media who spread rumours about a new singer should not be believed.

Turunen has responded to the incident, saying that her dismissal came entirely as a shock to her. She felt that the personal attacks on her husband were unwarranted, and playing the issue out to the public was "senselessly cruel". Turunen was not consulted or spoken to before this letter was given to her. She wrote a letter saying most of this to her fans and published it on her own website.[11] She was also interviewed by various TV stations, magazines and newspapers, stating her feelings towards the subject.

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Recording Once's successor (2006—)

Vuorinen and Hietala practicing newly-written materialOn March 17, 2006, the band added an advertisement on their website for all vocalists who are interested in auditioning as the new lead vocalist for Nightwish. To the surprise of some fans, they are not looking specifically for a classically trained singer, but are open to a variety of styles and backgrounds ("...all kinds of styles and voices, normal and trained, from rock and pop to classical, and all that you can find in between"). They go on to say that any potential candidate should be "...prepared to sing with a lot of dynamics and versatility. From loud and high to very sensitive stuff.", seemingly indicating that Nightwish will stay on track despite the departure of Turunen. On August 16, 2006, the band explained through their website that the search was still on, having received approximately 1,100 demos since their request was uploaded to their website in March.

On July 20, the band revealed in the official Nightwish videblog that the demo of the sixth Nightwish album was ready to be mixed, and that the band would spread out until September. Then, some ultimate changes can be made prior to the actual recording of the new album.[12]

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Influence
Tuomas Holopainen, writer of most of the band's lyrics and musical scores, says that he gets most of the inspiration for Nightwish's songs from film music.[13] Songs like "Beauty of the Beast" (from Century Child) and "Ghost Love Score" (from Once) are examples of this influence. Other songs, such as "Romanticide" and "Wish I Had an Angel" (both from Once) have elements reminiscent of techno music.

On the other hand, Nightwish has also been noted as a source of inspiration for other bands. Simone Simons, lead singer of Epica, stated that she began singing due to Nightwish.[14] Ex-singer of Visions of Atlantis Nicole Bogner also admitted that Nightwish had greatly inspired them for their first album.[15] Sander Gommans of After Forever said that Nightwish "will certainly influence us in creating new songs".[16]

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Musical style
A precise definition for Nightwish's musical style is disputed. The band has been suggested as being part of the genres gothic metal, symphonic metal, and power metal.

Some fans of Nightwish have argued that the band belongs to the "gothic metal" genre due to the fact that all of their albums have female vocals in them with a dark sound and gothic subjects. Examples are "Wish I Had an Angel" and "Planet Hell".[17] VPRO 3Voor12 and other fans have argued otherwise, saying that they should rather be labeled "power metal",[18] based on the argument that they play more to that style and lack core elements of "gothic metal". The Metal Crypt also proclaim the band to be "power metal", or even symphonic power metal, a sub-genre similar to the style developed by Italian bands such as Rhapsody of Fire.

Some fans and critics have proclaimed that the band is "symphonic metal"—due to the band's role in the evolution of the genre—while others, such as EOL Audio, have said that Nightwish should be categorized as an "opera metal" band,[19] due to their use of orchestras for the albums Century Child and Once, and because Turunen was not a traditional metal singer, but rather an opera singer.[20] This has been disputed though, due to "opera metal" being a variant name for female fronted "symphonic metal" bands.

Tuomas Holopainen once described their music as "melodic heavy metal with a female singer".[21]

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dark_shadow_morphia · *Superstar* Data inscrierii: 17/Sep/2006 Mesaje: 245

o vreau pe tarja inapoi :weep:

punk_grl_love_emo · [Baby of MCR] Data inscrierii: 16/Sep/2006 Mesaje: 64

dc nu mai e tarja da mie imi place asa kum e
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*My*Way* · Trimis: 25/09/2006 18:30 Titlul subiectului:

sa speram k si fara ea ...vor fi la fel de buni k pana aqm \-d/
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crazy_pacient · Pancake Moderator Data inscrierii: 01/Noi/2006 Mesaje: 564

cre ca is singura care crede ca is nashpa si ca defapt opera si heavy-metal nu ar trebui sa se amestece, nici macar pt a crea a rock-opera, ma rog pe mine ma enerveaza si mi se par overratter, nu vreu sa jignesc pe careva, da nu inteleg ce vedeti la ei
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Until that day, I guess we stay,
Doing what we do
Screwing who we screw

black_girl · Trimis: 10/11/2006 11:15 Titlul subiectului:

whatever.... :closedeyes:

eu ii admir.... :closedeyes:

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dennysa · xXCrazyxX AdminXx Data inscrierii: 14/Sep/2006 Mesaje: 795

mey, shtiti cum e, gusturile nu se discuta...
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black_girl · Trimis: 10/11/2006 11:18 Titlul subiectului:

întocmai

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dellyutza · Trimis: 26/11/2006 17:00 Titlul subiectului:

cantau super inainte...
acum nu mai e la fel fara tarja...ea era baza in formatie... :-|

black_girl · Trimis: 26/11/2006 20:41 Titlul subiectului:

nu era chiar baza....mie cel putin imi placea cum suna orga cel mai mult :-)

dar ai dreptate, nu mai e la fel fara ea. stiti ceva de o noua vocalista?
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crazy_pacient · Pancake Moderator Data inscrierii: 01/Noi/2006 Mesaje: 564

pey deja inregistreaza albumu nou si ziceau ca o ales o tipa care sa cante, cel putin yo asa stiam am intrat la un moment dat la siteu oficial la live journal
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Don't you want something else,
Something new, than what we've got here,
And don't you feel it's all the same,
Some sick game and it's not insincere,
I wish I could change the ways of the world,
Make it a nice place
Until that day, I guess we stay,
Doing what we do
Screwing who we screw

Emo_Goth_Girl · Trimis: 14/04/2007 12:45 Titlul subiectului:

exact,au gasit o solista noua,Vibeke Stene,o norvegiank de 28 d ani,ex Tristania,o trupa goth metal,am asc o mel,are voce bunicik tipa,ji nici urata nu e,dar nimeni nu poate fi k Tarja....................

Emo_Goth_Girl · Trimis: 14/04/2007 17:23 Titlul subiectului:

kt despre baietzei,Tuomas&co,s aude k vor scoate in curand un nou single,p vocea lui Vibeke,normal

iar in ziua d azi,Tarja e o soprana d succes ;-)

,pana la urma s pare show will go on

frozen-hell · Trimis: 22/06/2008 14:12 Titlul subiectului:

great band...even without tarja... desi, si anette are o voce suficient de buna...totusi, piesele vechi sunt mai bune :-)

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White_Raven · Oh baby let me in Data inscrierii: 05/Noi/2009 Mesaje: 6

O sa-mi lipseasca dueturile Tarjei cu Marco.
Erau geniale.
In rest atata timp cat Tarja inca canta... nu este nici o nenorocire.

Cat despre Nightwish... Imi plac foarte mult melodiile de pe albumul Wishmaster.

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