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Anette Olzon - vocals
Emppu Vuorinen - guitars
Marco Hietala - bass, vocals
Jukka Nevalainen - drums
Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards
Made in Hong Kong (and various other places)CD+DVD
Tracklist:
Audio CD: 1. Bye Bye Beautiful (live) 2. Whoever Brings The Night (live) 3. Amaranth (live) 4. The Poet And The Pendulum (live) 5. Sahara (live) 6. The Islander (live) 7. Last Of The Wilds (live) 8. 7 Days To The Wolves (live) 9. Escapist 10. While Your Lips Are Still Red 11. Cadence Of Her Last Breath (Demo) DVD: 1. Dark Passion Play World Tour Documentary 2. Bye Bye Beautiful (promotional video) 3. Amaranth (promotional video) 4. Islander (promotional video)
Total running time:
Release date: 2009-03-11
Catalog number Universal: 1799785
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI350CD
Barcode: 0602517997851
Dark Passion PlayCD
Tracklist:
01. The Poet And The Pendulum 02. Bye Bye Beautiful 03. Amaranth 04. Cadence Of Her Last Breath 05. Master Passion Greed 06. Eva 07. Sahara 08. Whoever Brings The Night 09. For The Heart I Once Had 10. The Islander 11. Last Of The Wilds 12. 7 Days To The Wolves 13. Meadows Of Heaven
Total running time:
Release date: 2007-09-26
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI313CD
Barcode: 0602517200388
Amaranth2CDS
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Amaranth
02. Reach ("Amaranth" Demo Version)
03. Eva (Orchestral Version)
04. While Your Lips Are Still Red
CD2:
01. Amaranth (Orchestral Version)
02. Eva (Demo Version)
Total running time:
Release date: 2007-08-22
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI311CD
Barcode: 00602517407961
Erämaan viimeinenCDS
Tracklist:
01. Erämaan viimeinen feat. Jonsu 02. Erämaan viimeinen (instrumental)
Total running time: 10:52
Release date: 2007-12-05
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI314CD
Barcode: 0602517473331
End of an EraDVD
Tracklist:
01. Dark Chest Of Wonders 02. Planet Hell 03. Ever Dream 04. Kinslayer 05. Phantom Of The Opera 06. The Siren 07. Sleeping Sun 08. High Hopes 09. Bless The Child 10. Wishmaster 11. Slaying The Dreamer 12. Kuolema tekee taiteilijan 13. Nemo 14. Ghost Love Score 15. Stone People 16. Creek Mary´s Blood 17. Over The Hills and Far Away 18. Wish I Had an Angel
Total running time:
Release date: 2006-06-02
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI300DVD
Barcode: 00602498585108
The SirenCDS
Tracklist:
01. The Siren (edit) 02. The Siren (album version) 03. The Siren (live) 04. Kuolema tekee taiteilijan (live)
Total running time:
Release date: 2005-07-27
Catalog number Universal: 987213-2
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI245CD
Barcode:
Highest Hopes - The Best of NightwishCD
Tracklist:
01. Wish I Had An Angel 02. Stargazers 03. The Kinslayer 04. Ever Dream 05. Elvenpath 06. Bless The Child 07. Nemo 08. Sleeping Sun (2005 version) 09. Dead To The World 10. Over The Hills And Far Away 11. Deep Silent Complete 12. Sacrament Of Wilderness 13. Walking In The Air 14. Wishmaster 15. Dead Boy's Poem 16. High Hopes - Live
Total running time:
Release date: 2005-09-28
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI234CD
Barcode: 0602498700587
Sleeping SunCDS
Tracklist:
01. Sleeping Sun (2005 full version) 02. Sleeping Sun (2005 Radio Edit) 03. Sleeping Sun (Original version)
Total running time:
Release date: 2005-10-19
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI254CD
Barcode: 00602498739716
Sleeping SunDVDS
Tracklist:
01. Sleeping Sun (2005 version) 02. Sleeping Sun (Original version) 03. Sleeping Sun (Live, Summer Breeze)
Total running time:
Release date: 2005-10-19
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI254DVD
Barcode: 00602498740729
OnceCD
Tracklist:
01. Dark Chest Of Wonders 02. Wish I had An Angel 03. Nemo 04. Planet Hell 05. Creek Mary's Blood 06. The Siren 07. Dead Gardens 08. Romanticide 09. Ghost Love Score 10. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan 11. Higher Than Hope
Total running time: 60:08
Release date: 2004-06-02
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI200CD
Barcode: 0602498189047
Kuolema tekee taiteilijanCDS
Tracklist:
01. Kuolema tekee taiteilijan 02. Creek Mary's Blood -orch.instr.score 03. Symphony of Destruction - live
Total running time:
Release date: 2004-12-03
Catalog number Universal: 986943-4
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI223CD
Barcode: 0602498694343
Nemo Jewel Case EditionCDS
Tracklist:
01. Nemo 02. Planet Hell 03. White Night Fantasy 04. Nemo (Orchestral) 05. Studio footage (enhanced)
Total running time:
Release date: 2004-04-21
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI201CD
Barcode: 0602498177570
Wish I Had an AngelCDS
Tracklist:
01. Wish I Had an Angel 02. Ghost Love Score (instrumental score) 03. Where Were You Last Night 04. Wish I Had an Angel (demo)
Total running time:
Release date: 2004-09-22
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI213CD
Barcode: 0602498228968
Wish I Had an Angel DVD SingleDVDS
Tracklist:
01. Wish I Had an Angel 02. Ghost Love Score (5.1 audio) 03. The Making of Wish I Had an Angel 04. Wish I Had an Angel (performance version)
Total running time:
Release date: 2004
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI213DVD
Barcode: 0602498228975
Nemo Digipak editionCDS
Tracklist:
01. Nemo 02. Planet Hell 03. White Night Fantasy 04. Nemo (Orchestral) + Studio footage (enhanced)
Total running time:
Release date: 2004-05-13
Catalog number Universal: 981890-5
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI201DIGI
Barcode: 0602498189054
NemoDVD-S
Tracklist:
Total running time:
Release date: 2004-06-02
Catalog number Universal: 981775-8
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI201DVD
Barcode: 0602498177587
Once (Special Platinum Edition)2CD
Tracklist:
01. Dark Chest Of Wonders 02. Wish I had An Angel 03. Nemo 04. Planet Hell 05. Creek Mary's Blood 06. The Siren 07. Dead Gardens 08. Romanticide 09. Ghost Love Score 10. Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan 11. Higher Than Hope 12. White Night Fantasy 13. Live To Tell The Tale 14. Nemo (video)
Total running time:
Release date: 2004-12-01
Catalog number Universal: 986919-2
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI200SP
Barcode: 0602498691922
Oceanborn DIGIPAK CDCD
Tracklist:
01. Stargazers 02. Gethsemane 03. Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean 04. Sacrament Of Wilderness 05. Passion And The Opera 06. Swanheart 07. Moondance 08. The Riddler 09. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion 10. Walking In The Air 11. Sleeping Sun
Total running time:
Release date: 2004
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI67DG
Barcode: 6417871016711
Angels Fall FirstCD
Tracklist:
01. Elvenpath 02. Beauty And The Beast 03. The Carpenter 04. Astral Romance 05. Angels Fall First 06. Tutankhamen 07. Nymphomaniac Fantasia 08. Know Why The Nightingale Sings 09. Lappi (Lapland) 10. A Return to the Sea (digipak bonus)
Total running time:
Release date: 2004
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI68DG
Barcode: 6417871176866
End Of InnocenceDVD
Tracklist:
End Of Innocence - dokumentaatio 4th of July in Norway - livekeikka Summer Breeze 2002 - livekeikka Musiikkivideoita MTV Brazil Haastattelu Valokuvagalleria
Total running time: 204:00
Release date: 2003-10-06
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI182DVD
Barcode: 0044003827394
Box-Set 12CD
Tracklist:
Disc 1 01. Elvenpath 02. Beauty And The Beast 03. The Carpenter 04. Astral Romance 05. Angels Fall First 06. Tutankhamen 07. Nymphomaniac Fantasia 08. Know Why The Nightingale Sings 09. Lappi 10. A Return To The Sea (Bonustrack) Disc 2 01. Stargazers 02. Gethsemane 03. Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean 04. Sacrament Of Wilderness 05. Passion And The Opera 06. Swanheart 07. Moondance 08. The Riddler 09. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion 10. Walking in the Air 11. Sleeping Sun
Total running time:
Release date: 2003-12-1
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI195CD
Barcode: 6417871179522
Box-Set 22CD
Tracklist:
Disc 1 01. She Is My Sin 02. The Kinslayer 03. Come Cover Me 04. Wanderlust 05. Two For Tragedy 06. Wishmaster 07. Bare Grace Misery 08. Crownless 09. Deep Silent Complete 10. Dead Boy´s Poem 11. FantasMic 12. Sleepwalker (Originalversion) Disc 2 01. Over the Hills And Far Away 02. 10th Man Down 03. Away 04. Astral Romance (Remake 2001) 05. The Kinslayer (Live) 06. She Is My Sin (Live) 07. Sacrament of Wilderness (Live) 08. Walking In The Air (Live) 09. Beauty And The Beast (Live) 10. Wishmaster (Live)
Total running time:
Release date: 2003-12-1
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI196CD
Barcode: 6417871179621
Box-Set 32CD
Tracklist:
Disc 1 01. Bless The Child 02. End Of All Hope 03. Dead To The World 04. Ever Dream 05. Slaying The Dreamer 06. Forever Yours 07. Ocean Soul 08. Feel For You 09. The Phantom Of The Opera 10. Beauty Of The Beast Disc 2 01. Bless the Child 02. The Wayfarer 03. Come Cover Me (live / Bonustrack) 04. Dead Boy's Poem (live / Bonustrack) 05. Once Upon a Troubadour (Bonustrack) 06. A Return To The Sea (Bonustrack) 07. Sleepwalker (Heavy Version / Bonustrack) 08. Nightquest (Bonustrack)
Total running time:
Release date: 2003-12-1
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI197CD
Barcode: 6417871179720
End of Innocence Special editionCD + DVD
Tracklist:
Total running time:
Release date: 2003
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm:
Barcode:
Century ChildCD
Tracklist:
01. Bless The Child 02. End Of All Hope 03. Dead To The World 04. Ever Dream 05. Slaying The Dreamer 06. Forever Yours 07. Ocean Soul 08. Feel For You 09. The Phantom Of The Opera 10. Beauty Of The Beast
Total running time:
Release date: 2002
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI149CD
Barcode: 0044001845925
Ever DreamCDS
Tracklist:
01. Ever Dream 02. Phantom of the Opera 03. The Wayfarer
Total running time:
Release date: 2002
Catalog number Universal: DELETED
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI148CD
Barcode: OUT OF PRINT
Bless the ChildCDS
Tracklist:
01. Bless the Child (Edit) 02. Bless the Child (Original) 03. Lagoon
Total running time:
Release date: 2002
Catalog number Universal: DELETED
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI160CD
Barcode: OUT OF PRINT
Bless the Child European editionMCD
Tracklist:
01. Bless the Child 02. The Wayfarer 03. Come Cover Me 04. Dead Boy's Poem 05. Once Upon a Troubadour 06. A Return to the Sea 07. Sleepwalker 08. Nightquest
Total running time:
Release date: 2002
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI160SP
Barcode:
1997-2001BOX
Tracklist:
Angels Fall First 01. Elvenpath 02. Beauty and the Beast 03. The Carpenter 04. Astral Romance 05. Angels Fall First 06. Tutankhamen 07. Nymphomaniac Fantasia 08. Know Why the Nightingale Sings 09. Lappi (Lapland) Oceanborn 01. Stargazers 02. Gethsemane 03. Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean 04. Sacrament of Wilderness 05. Passion and the Opera 06. Swanheart 07. Moondance 08. The Riddler 09. The Pharaoh Sails to Orion 10. Walking in the Air 11. Sleeping Sun Wishmaster 01. She is My Sin 02. The Kinslayer 03. Come Cover Me 05. Wanderlust 06. Two For Tragedy 07. Wishmaster 08. Bare Grace Misery 09. Crownless 10. Deep Silent complete 11. Dead Boy's Poem 12. Fantasmic 13. Sleepwalker Over The Hills And Far Away 01. Over The Hills and Far Away 02. 10th Man Down 03. Away 04. Astral Romance (Remake 2001) 05. The Kinslayer live 06. She is My Sin live 07. Sacrament of Wilderness live 08. Walking in the Air live 09. Beauty & The Beast live 10. Wishmaster live
Total running time:
Release date: 2002
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI150CD
Barcode: 6417871175029
Century Child2CD
Tracklist:
01. Bless The Child 02. End Of All Hope 03. Dead To The World 04. Ever Dream 05. Slaying The Dreamer 06. Forever Yours 07. Ocean Soul 08. Feel For You 09. The Phantom Of The Opera 10. Beauty Of The Beast 11. Over the Hills and Far Away (video)
Total running time:
Release date: 2002
Catalog number Universal: DELETED
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI149SP
Barcode: OUT OF PRINT
Century ChildLP
Tracklist:
01. Bless The Child 02. End Of All Hope 03. Dead To The World 04. Ever Dream 05. Slaying The Dreamer 06. Forever Yours 07. Ocean Soul 08. Feel For You 09. The Phantom Of The Opera 10. Beauty Of The Beast 11. Long Lost Love 12. One More Night to Live 13. Christabel
Total running time:
Release date: 2002
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI149LP
Barcode: 6417871174916
Bless the Child7"
Tracklist:
A. Bless the Child B. Lagoon
Total running time:
Release date: 2002
Catalog number Universal: DELETED
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI160PD
Barcode: OUT OF PRINT
From Wishes to EternityCD
Tracklist:
01. The Kinslayer 02. She Is my Sin 03. Deep Silent Complete 04. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion 05. Come Cover Me 06. Wanderlust 07. Instrumental (Crimson Tide / Deep Blue Sea) 08. Swanheart 09. Elvenpath 10. FantasMic part 3 11. Dead Boy's Poem 12. Sacrament Of Wilderness 13. Walking In The Air 14. Beauty And The Beast 15. Wishmaster
Total running time:
Release date: 2001
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI100CD
Barcode: 6417871170024
From Wishes to EternityVHS/DVD
Tracklist:
01. The Kinslayer 02. She Is my Sin 03. Deep Silent Complete 04. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion 05. Come Cover Me 06. Wanderlust 07. Instrumental (Crimson Tide / Deep Blue Sea) 08. Swanheart 09. Elvenpath 10. FantasMic part 3 11. Dead Boy's Poem 12. Sacrament Of Wilderness 13. Walking In The Air 14. Beauty And The Beast 15. Wishmaster
Total running time:
Release date: 2001
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI100DVD
Barcode: 6417871500067
Over the Hills and far AwayMCD
Tracklist:
01. Over The Hills And Far Away (Gary Moore -cover) 02. Tenth Man Down 03. Away 04. Astral Romance (remake)
Total running time:
Release date: 2001
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI118CD
Barcode: 6417871171830
Over the Hills and Far Away European editionCD
Tracklist:
Total running time:
Release date: 2001
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm:
Barcode:
WishmasterCD
Tracklist:
01. She Is My Sin 02. The Kinslayer 03. Come Cover Me 04. Wanderlust 05. Two For Tragedy 06. Wishmaster 07. Bare Grace Misery 08. Crownless 09. Deep Silent Complete 10. Dead Boy's Poem 11. FantasMic
Total running time:
Release date: 2000-05-29
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI87CD
Barcode: 6417871018722
Deep Silent CompleteCDS
Tracklist:
01. Deep Silent Complete 02. Sleepwalker
Total running time:
Release date: 2000
Catalog number Universal: DELETED
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI105CD
Barcode: OUT OF PRINT
Walking in the AirCDS
Tracklist:
01. Walking in the Air 02. Nightquest 03. Tutankhamen
Total running time:
Release date: 1999
Catalog number Universal: DELETED
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI82CD
Barcode: OUT OF PRINT
Oceanborn CDCD
Tracklist:
01. Stargazers 02. Gethsemane 03. Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean 04. Sacrament Of Wilderness 05. Passion And The Opera 06. Swanheart 07. Moondance 08. The Riddler 09. The Pharaoh Sails To Orion 10. Walking In The Air 11. Sleeping Sun
Total running time:
Release date: 1998
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI67SP
Barcode: 641787101676
Sacrament of WildernessCDS
Tracklist:
01. Sacrament of Wilderness 02. Eternal Tears of Sorrow: Burning Flames Embrace 03. Darkwoods My Betrothed: The Crow and Warrior
Total running time:
Release date: 1998
Catalog number Universal: DELETED
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI72CD
Barcode: OUT OF PRINT
Angels Fall FirstCD
Tracklist:
01. Elvenpath 02. Beauty And The Beast 03. The Carpenter 04. Astral Romance 05. Angels Fall First 06. Tutankhamen 07. Nymphomaniac Fantasia 08. Know Why The Nightingale Sings 09. Lappi (Lapland)
Total running time:
Release date: 1997
Catalog number Universal:
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI47CD
Barcode:
The CarpenterCDS
Tracklist:
01. Nightwish: The Carpenter 02. Children of Bodom: Red Light in My Eyes Pt. II 03. Thy Serpent: Only Dust Moves
Total running time:
Release date: 1997
Catalog number Universal: DELETED
Catalog number Spinefarm: SPI46CD
Barcode: OUT OF PRINT
As four guys looking like they’re fresh out of high-school and a girl in leatherpants played at the legendary rock-venue Lepakko in Helsinki, Finland, no-one could’ve known that one day they would make the national news.
Or that they would be performing gigantic tours and would become the most successful band to ever come from Finland with album sales in figures with more than six digits.
At first their nice melodic metal with female vocals divided people – some made fun of them, others were duly impressed, and have stayed that way for the past ten years.
These days the phenomenon that Nightwish has grown into is uniting people from all aspects of life. Whether they are metal people or the ones who love classical music, or anyone in between these two extremes, they all share one common passion: the music of Nightwish.
In these past 11 years a one man's dream that emerged from the smallish country town of Kitee, managed to incarnate as a proper band, which subsequently grew into an extremely professional and successful band. From their first album of "Angels Fall First" onwards Nightwish gradually grew, or rather evolved. The youthful admirations of favourite bands might've been obvious in these first recordings, but as years went by the maturity and the unrelentless way of the group doing their own thing made Nightwish a voice that stands out. Year by year and album after album the classical training and way of singing of Tarja Turunen gained more ground in the songs as the compositions of the band’s primus motor and mastermind Tuomas Holopainen became more and more influenced by the orchestrations of movie soundtracks.
Nightwish has always defied any clear genre-based classifications. To be honest, any labeling of their music wouldn’t do them justice. To put this myriad musical mixture under any label other than “unique” is to do so in vain.
The final shackles of labeling scattered with the release of their fourth album, entitled "Century Child". It strayed more away from the more obvious references to melodic “power” metal, and showed promise of a band that was really starting to find its own sound, a band that would yet become something greater. The orchestrations and the choirs met on this album were indeed magnificent and befitting the epic feel of that Nightwish had always yearned for. But this was a mere overture to what was to become.
Nightwish's 2004 album "Once" was that which broke all remaining traces of separation between people. The album sold platinum on its release day in Finland and later in Germany, and gold in Austria, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland, and went over the magical "1 million copies sold worldwide"-limit.
Everybody knew of Nightwish. Hell, even the Finnish prime minister confided as a Nightwish-fan. There couldn’t have been a single soul that had never even heard of the band. Such was the bombardment. The band members were portrayed everywhere, the magazines that did not cover Nightwish were a minority, and the video from single track "Nemo" was something really worthwhile. "Nemo" was captured on the film by Antti Jokinen, a musical director of renown, who had worked with such stars as Eminem and Shania Twain. The band embarked on a massive tour conquering countries on its way.
The world tour that spanned countless of venues in a year and a half ended in Helsinki, and something else had come to an end as well. The first era of Nightwish ended with an open letter in which the band fired its formidable frontperson Tarja Turunen. Was this to be the end of Nightwish?
No-one knew. People took sides, and a true circus of the media-type began.
Countless of pages of Finnish magazines alone were spent on this episode, but everything that needed to be said was already public. Slowly the ruckus ended in silence, and Tuomas retreated to his own confines bringing to life what was to be the future.
And now?
We sail on darkened waters. A sea-fare is a fitting metaphore as of the four elements water is the one representing emotions.
On "Dark Passion Play" the music in conjunction with the lyrics conjure a brooding atmosphere never yet seen, or actually felt, in this magnitude in the saga of Nightwish. The fables and their reflections have always portrayed a deciphered view to their creator’s mind, in this case that of Tuomas Holopainen. The past years and the events leading to this day have naturally affected the outcome of this album, as it is known that Tuomas communicates best through music. And this music is filled with emotions, at times subtle – at times overwhelming. I daresay it is this what makes Nightwish such a popular band. Excellent music is not only to be heard, it is to be felt. To be experienced. Sensitive music for sensitive people, if one was looking for a catch-phrase.
This sixth Nightwish album stands at a dividing line, separating what has been and what will become. And it stands strong; resonating the confidence of its composer. Confidence of a new time, never looking back but boldly doing whatever the heart desires. And yet again no signs of compromises shine through, the musical innocence is ever-present within these tunes.
These songs take us through multitude of emotions on their journey, and it is richer and more varied than before, touching lightly on more ethnic flavours and being as ever bombastic as it bloody well can be. The heavenly voice of Anette Olzon carries through bright and powerful – and also more varied than that of her predecessor. She truly is what Nightwish's music deserves.
Despite the fact that this musical passionwork is heavy with darker atmospheres, within it still lie optimistic undertones. It tells us that even in the bleakest of times there is hope. The voyage ends safely on familiar waters. The sound of Nightwish reborn is ever-strong.
Unfaltering.
