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Following in the footsteps of the Gathering and Lacuna Coil (goth-influenced "symphonic" metal bands with female vocalists), Nightwish was formed in Kitee, Finland, in 1997 by keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. Initially attempting to create acoustic music, he recruited trained opera vocalist Tarja Turunen, but soon added full metal-band instrumentation in the persons of guitarist Emppo Vuorinen, bassist Sami V䮳k䬠and drummer Jukka Nevalainen. The band's demos landed them a contract with the Finnish label Spinefarm, which released their debut album Angels Fall First in late 1997 (it appeared in ...read more
Following in the footsteps of the Gathering and Lacuna Coil (goth-influenced "symphonic" metal bands with female vocalists), Nightwish was formed in Kitee, Finland, in 1997 by keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. Initially attempting to create acoustic music, he recruited trained opera vocalist Tarja Turunen, but soon added full metal-band instrumentation in the persons of guitarist Emppo Vuorinen, bassist Sami V䮳k䬠and drummer Jukka Nevalainen. The band's demos landed them a contract with the Finnish label Spinefarm, which released their debut album Angels Fall First in late 1997 (it appeared in the rest of Europe the following year). The follow-up, Oceanborn, appeared in late 1998 and made Nightwish a bonafide mainstream success in their homeland; the album reached the Finnish Top Five and spun off three Top Ten singles. The band toured Europe heavily, consolidating their success, and in 2000 recorded their third album Wishmaster. Not only did it top the Finnish charts, but it also became the group's first album to be released in the U.S. (by Century Media, which reissued their previous albums in 2001 as well). Vanska would depart the group after Wishmaster was released, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The group recruited none other than Marco Hietala (ex-Tarot, Sinergy) as their new bassist and male vocalist, and recorded the album Century Child in 2002. Century Child displayed a more symphonic side compared to their other albums, focusing more on atmosphere rather than actual riffing. The album was an immense hit, going gold in Finland in just 2 hours. More touring followed, and the band convened in the studio yet again to record what would become their most successful album, Once. Featuring a full orchestra and sweeping arrangements, the album fully brought the band's symphonic side full circle, and gained them an immense amount of fans. Sadly, in late 2005, the group and Tarja parted ways. In late may 2007 the band finally hired a new singer, Swedish Anette Olzon. Dark Passion Play was released in late September and has proven to be an international success. « hide |
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