Nightwish part ways with vocalist

2012-10-01 by Surtur | 52 Comments
Nightwish have parted ways with vocalist Anette Olzon. Anette had been a member of Nightwish since 2007, and released two well received albums; Dark Passion Play and Imaginaerum.

Nightwish have released a statement on the Nuclear Blast website, which can be read at the link below. Floor Jansen (Ex-After Forever, Revamp) has been brought into the fold for the remainder of the Imaginaerum world tour.


http://www.nuclearblast.de/en/label/music/news/details/2692040.nightwish-and-anette-olzon-have-decided.html

Tagged: Nightwish

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fr33convict
October 1st 2012
11723 Comments


Well, looks like I have no more reasons to listen to this band.

thijsvanleer
October 1st 2012
172 Comments


cool

Mickeymau5
October 1st 2012
1614 Comments


Rip

crutchfieldtongs
October 1st 2012
115 Comments


Rip girlfriendcore

JohnnyoftheWell
October 1st 2012
64287 Comments


Maybe they'll get better now; no offense to Anette, but the standard of their material with her was lower than with Tarja; could be a good change

Poet
October 1st 2012
6156 Comments


Here's hoping that Floor can be their permanent singer

*crosses fingers*

Shiduba
October 1st 2012
424 Comments


Good, their new stuff is boring so maybe Floor could become their permanent singer and they could make a great album again perhaps?

JohnnyoftheWell
October 1st 2012
64287 Comments


Here's to another Century Child/Wishmaster

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
October 1st 2012
11585 Comments


Never bothered with this band even when Tarja was on board.


BallsToTheWall
October 1st 2012
52578 Comments


Fantastic news.

Poet
October 1st 2012
6156 Comments


Apparently she was pissed about Saturday night when she was sick and the rest of the band went on and played the show with replacement singers...aka the two female singers from Kamelot's new single. Don't you think she would learn from Tarja's experience that no one person is bigger than the band (aside from Tuomas of course lol)

BallsToTheWall
October 1st 2012
52578 Comments


Especially someone that doesn't have 1/18 of the talent their last singer had.

BallsToTheWall
October 1st 2012
52578 Comments


Here's hoping that Floor can be their permanent singer (2)


Here's to another Century Child/Wishmaster(2)

DarkNoctus
October 1st 2012
12819 Comments


Rihanna wouldn’t ask Britney Spears to sing for her if she was ill.


she definitely didn't learn from tarja's mistake

also idk why but i find this hilarious :]

JohnnyoftheWell
October 1st 2012
64287 Comments


Ikr, it shouldn't be funny but kinda is

thijsvanleer
October 1st 2012
172 Comments


*poet

Scoot
October 1st 2012
24179 Comments


can't bash these guys too hard, jammed em back in high school

they were still as cheesy as it got though

Acanthus
October 1st 2012
9812 Comments


Didn't enjoy her as much as their previous singer anyway.

henryChinaski
October 1st 2012
5193 Comments


whatever

Bloodhail
October 1st 2012
1222 Comments


lol nightwish

DatsNotDaMetulz
October 1st 2012
4515 Comments


People already calling for Tarja. They don't seem to realise SHE IS NEVER COMING BACK. They'll just hate everyone that isn't her.

GeoffJesterPemberton
October 1st 2012
209 Comments


At least all the Tarja/Anette debates can stop now. I find this hilarious. Floor is an awesome vocalist though. I might have to check them out again if they release an album with Floor even though Imaginaerum was insufferable

Dreamflight
October 1st 2012
2452 Comments


Really sad news, Anette's voice totally fits nowadays NW, and the reasons are at the very least hilarious.

However the idea of NW and Floor together...oh man. Both parts win, she gets herself a really good band instead of that shitty revamp, and NW gets a singer with more than enough talent and versatility to forget both Tarja and Anette.

DarkNoctus
October 1st 2012
12819 Comments


no one is even having a tarja vs anette debate, stfu

IdiotequeCigar
October 1st 2012
392 Comments


tantrum time

Ire
October 1st 2012
41944 Comments


band should part ways with music

Scoot
October 1st 2012
24179 Comments


PASTOR
A DENTIST
HARD PORN
STEVEN SEGALL

AtomicWaste
Moderator
October 1st 2012
2918 Comments


Unfortunate, since Anette was the only reason I ever really listened to Nightwish.

Floor's great, too, though, so if they can get her to stay aboard, they won't have any issues.

JohnnyoftheWell
October 1st 2012
64287 Comments


IN ME THE FISHMASTER

EyeForAnEye
October 1st 2012
1753 Comments


Band was cool in 2006

zaruyache
October 1st 2012
28648 Comments


She gets sick after a show and they boot her like two days later? The hell Nightwish?


Their material under her maybe wasn't as good, but I still liked her singing. RIP

Dreamflight
October 1st 2012
2452 Comments


Listening to Slow Love Slow right now.....so beautiful.

Poet
October 2nd 2012
6156 Comments


Don't think they booted her because she got sick. This was probably going to happen sooner than later it seems like after reading everything I have read today.

D41V30N
October 2nd 2012
949 Comments


band sucks

Poet
October 2nd 2012
6156 Comments


not metal enough for ya huh?

krazytom
October 2nd 2012
136 Comments


already?

zaruyache
October 2nd 2012
28648 Comments


Don't think they booted her because she got sick. This was probably going to happen sooner than later it seems like after reading everything I have read today.


Still. They're in middle of a tour. You don't ditch your vocalist in the middle of a tour; you suck it up like adults and deal with your drama when you don't have shows to perform. :/

NonApplicable
October 2nd 2012
3028 Comments


She gets sick after a show and they boot her like two days later? The hell Nightwish?

Because... you clearly were there for the full scoop.

Captain North
October 2nd 2012
6793 Comments


I actually liked her but oh we'll, not that keen on nw anyway

Nightryder
October 2nd 2012
4 Comments


bye.bye,bye..beautiful!!!

Grizzlypyro
October 2nd 2012
272 Comments


Last album was pretty horrible so could be a good change!

Keyblade
October 2nd 2012
30810 Comments


Never bothered with this band even when Tarja was on board.

Never checked out Oceanborn man? It's a great album. Probably the only one in their discog worth checking out (Wishmaster is OK too).

I'd listen to a new Nightwish album if Floor was on it.

JohnnyoftheWell
October 2nd 2012
64287 Comments


Wishmaster>Oceanborn imo, and Century Child is better than both but whatever

Keyblade
October 2nd 2012
30810 Comments


What, no way man. You got the order reversed :P.

FrozenVain
October 2nd 2012
3043 Comments


My life is over.

Ben101
October 2nd 2012
15 Comments


Feels like deja vu.

I like both era's of Nightwish. I love Oceanborn and Wishmaster but both Century Child and Once saw Tarja using less of her operatic voice and more of a standard rock/pop style of vocals anyway so the transition from Tarja to Anette didn't throw me through a loop like it seemed to for most other Nightwish fans.

I think Dark Passion Play is among their finest releases if not their crowning achievement in many ways, regardless of who was behind the mic. Anette did pretty well and her voice suited the music most of the time, it did have a few awkward clashes though.
As for their latest I do enjoy it but I find it to be a lesser quality version of DPP.

Anyway here we go again. Hope the next album is good and the new vocalist suits the band. I don't give a crap if she's smoking hot or is completely fugly.




kwill15
October 2nd 2012
134 Comments


Van Halen's vocalists

Original - Legendary
Replacement - Not well received, but excellent in his own way
2nd Replacement - Shit

Nightwish's vocalists

Original - Legendary
Replacement - Not well received, but excellent in her own way
2nd Replacement - ...

Just throwing that out there :P

Keyblade
October 2nd 2012
30810 Comments


What in the hell does Van Halen have to do with Nightwish?

Ayashi
October 7th 2012
319 Comments


Guys you NEED to listen to the new songs with Floor. THEYRE AMAZING, AHHHH!

Google "Nightwish Anaheim"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZJdJ445F5U

Dreamflight
October 7th 2012
2452 Comments


I think she still has a lot to improve, but she definatly fits the songs.

Damn I really hope she ends up being the new singer.

DatsNotDaMetulz
October 8th 2012
4515 Comments


Could be worse.

Could be Tesseract.

SiliconFields
October 8th 2012
201 Comments


New singer sounds awful in that video. Trying too hard.



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