Nightwish
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2639 fans
Country: Finland
Label: Nuclear Blast Records
 
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Formed in: 1996
 
1998- Symphonic power metal
2011- Symphonic metal

Line-up



1996–1997 Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards, synths, vocals
1998– -//- keyboards
1996–1997 Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - bass, guitars
1998– -//- guitars
2013– Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals
2013– Floor Jansen - vocals
2019– Kai Hahto - drums
2022– Jukka Koskinen - bass
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2015 Kai Hahto - drums
1996 Samppa Hirvonen - bass
1998–1999 Marjaana Pellinen - backing vocals
2001 Tony Kakko - vocals
2006 John Two-Hawks - vocals, flutes
2012 Elize Ryd - vocals
2012 Alissa White-Gluz - vocals
2012–2013 Troy Donockley - uillean pipes, tin whistle, backing vocals
2012–2013 Floor Jansen - vocals
2015–2019 Kai Hahto - drums
2021–2022 Jukka Koskinen - bass
2022 Henk Poort - vocals
1998 Erkki Hirvikangas - cello
1998 Markku Palola - viola
1998 Kaisli J. Kaivola - violin
1998 Plamen Dimov - violin
1998 Esa Lehtinen - flute
2000 -//-
1998–2001 Ari Tapio Wilska - vocals
2000 Ike Vil - vocals
2000 Anssi Honkanen - bass
2000 Riku Salminen - bass
2000 Kimmo Kallio - barritone
2000 Matias Kaila - tenor
2000 Ville Laaksonen - tenor
2000–2002 Sam Hardwick - voice
2001 Tony Kakko - vocals
2003–2004 Sami Yli-Sirniö - sitar
2003–2004 Marc Brueland - voice
2003–2004 Olli Halonen - guitars
2004 Jouni Hynynen - vocals
2004–2005 John Two-Hawks - vocals, flutes
2007 Johanna Salomaa - vocals
2007–2009 Troy Donockley - bodhran, uilleann pipes, low whistle, tin whistle
2011 -//- uillean pipes, tin whistle, vocals
2011 Pekka Kuusisto - violin
2011 Kai Hahto - additional percussion
2015 Richard Dawkins - voice
2020 Johanna Kurkela - narration
1996–2005 Tarja Turunen - vocals
1996–2019 Jukka Nevalainen - drums, percussion
1998–2001 Sami Vänskä - bass
2002–2021 Marko Hietala - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
2007–2012 Anette Olzon - vocals
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1996–1997 Tuomas Holopainen - keyboards, synths, vocals
1998– -//- keyboards
1996–1997 Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - bass, guitars
1998– -//- guitars
2013– Troy Donockley - uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals
2013– Floor Jansen - vocals
2019– Kai Hahto - drums
2022– Jukka Koskinen - bass
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2015 Kai Hahto - drums
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1996 Samppa Hirvonen - bass
1998–1999 Marjaana Pellinen - backing vocals
2001 Tony Kakko - vocals
2006 John Two-Hawks - vocals, flutes
2012 Elize Ryd - vocals
2012 Alissa White-Gluz - vocals
2012–2013 Troy Donockley - uillean pipes, tin whistle, backing vocals
2012–2013 Floor Jansen - vocals
2015–2019 Kai Hahto - drums
2021–2022 Jukka Koskinen - bass
2022 Henk Poort - vocals
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1998 Erkki Hirvikangas - cello
1998 Markku Palola - viola
1998 Kaisli J. Kaivola - violin
1998 Plamen Dimov - violin
1998 Esa Lehtinen - flute
2000 -//-
1998–2001 Ari Tapio Wilska - vocals
2000 Ike Vil - vocals
2000 Anssi Honkanen - bass
2000 Riku Salminen - bass
2000 Kimmo Kallio - barritone
2000 Matias Kaila - tenor
2000 Ville Laaksonen - tenor
2000–2002 Sam Hardwick - voice
2001 Tony Kakko - vocals
2003–2004 Sami Yli-Sirniö - sitar
2003–2004 Marc Brueland - voice
2003–2004 Olli Halonen - guitars
2004 Jouni Hynynen - vocals
2004–2005 John Two-Hawks - vocals, flutes
2007 Johanna Salomaa - vocals
2007–2009 Troy Donockley - bodhran, uilleann pipes, low whistle, tin whistle
2011 -//- uillean pipes, tin whistle, vocals
2011 Pekka Kuusisto - violin
2011 Kai Hahto - additional percussion
2015 Richard Dawkins - voice
2020 Johanna Kurkela - narration
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1996–2005 Tarja Turunen - vocals
1996–2019 Jukka Nevalainen - drums, percussion
1998–2001 Sami Vänskä - bass
2002–2021 Marko Hietala - vocals, bass, acoustic guitars
2007–2012 Anette Olzon - vocals
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Discography


1999 Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads Of The Eclipse)
1999
8.2 8.2
2001 Over The Hills And Far Away
2001
8.1 8.1
2001 Wishmastour 2000
2001
7.7 7.7
2009 Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)
2009
6.6 6.6
2012 Trials Of Imaginaerum
2012
8.0 8.0
2016 Vehicle Of Spirit (Live EP)
2016
8.5 8.5
2017 Live At Wembley
2017
8.3 8.3
Detailed discography ››
1996 Demo
[Demo] 1996
7.6 7.6
1997 The Carpenter
[Split] 1997
7.3 7.3
1998 Sacrament Of Wilderness
[Split] 1998
7.5 7.5
1998 Passion And The Opera
[Single] 1998
8.1 8.1
1999 Walking In The Air
[Single] 1999
7.8 7.8
2000 Sleepwalker
[Single] 2000
8.0 8.0
2000 The Kinslayer
[Single] 2000
9.3 9.3
2000 Deep Silent Complete
[Single] 2000
7.9 7.9
2001 The Golden Wishes
[Boxset] 2001
8.5 8.5
2001 From Wishes To Eternity
[Live] 2001
8.6 8.6
2001 From Wishes To Eternity
[DVD] 2001
8.8 8.8
2002 Bless The Child
[Single] 2002
7.8 7.8
2002 1997 - 2001
[Boxset] 2002
9.3 9.3
2002 Ever Dream
[Single] 2002
8.1 8.1
2003 End Of Innocence
[DVD] 2003
7.9 7.9
2003 Memory Box 1
[Boxset] 2003
8.5 8.5
2003 Memory Box 2
[Boxset] 2003
9.5 9.5
2003 Memory Box 3
[Boxset] 2003
9.0 9.0
2003 Box-Set 3
[Boxset] 2003
8.5 8.5
2003 Box-Set 1
[Boxset] 2003
9.0 9.0
2003 Box-Set 2
[Boxset] 2003
9.0 9.0
2004 Starfacts Presents Nightwish - Video-CD
[DVD] 2004
8.0 8.0
2004 Nemo
[Single] 2004
7.8 7.8
2004 Wish I Had An Angel
[Single] 2004
8.1 8.1
2004 Tales From The Elvenpath
[Compilation] 2004
7.7 7.7
2004 Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
[Single] 2004
7.3 7.3
2005 Wishsides
[Compilation] 2005
7.3 7.3
2005 Bestwishes
[Compilation] 2005
7.9 7.9
2005 The Siren
[Single] 2005
7.8 7.8
2005 Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish
[Compilation] 2005
8.2 8.2
2005 Sleeping Sun 2005
[Single] 2005
8.0 8.0
2006 End Of An Era
[DVD] 2006
9.2 9.2
2006 End Of An Era
[Live] 2006
8.9 8.9
2006 Ballads Of The Eclipse
[Single] 2006
8.0 8.0
2007 Eva
[Single] 2007
5.9 5.9
2007 Amaranth
[Single] 2007
7.4 7.4
2007 Hi Five: Female Fronted Metal
[VA] 2007
9.0 9.0
2007 In The Name Of The King (O.S.T.)
[VA] 2007
8.1 8.1
2007 Erämaan Viimeinen
[Single] 2007
7.1 7.1
2008 New Collection
[Split] 2008
8.0 8.0
2008 Bye Bye Beautiful
[Single] 2008
6.6 6.6
2008 The Islander
[Single] 2008
7.2 7.2
2008 The Sound Of Nightwish Reborn: Early Demos For "Dark Passion Play" & B-Sides
[Compilation] 2008
8.5 8.5
2009 Amaranth (Live)
[Single] 2009
5.5 5.5
2009 Lokikirja
[Boxset] 2009
9.0 9.0
2010 Heavy Karaoke (Hits Of Nightwish)
[DVD] 2010
10.0 10.0
2011 Early Demos From "Imaginaerum" & B-Sides
[Compilation] 2011
8.0 8.0
2011 Walking In The Air - The Greatest Ballads
[Compilation] 2011
8.0 8.0
2011 Storytime
[Single] 2011
7.7 7.7
2012 The Crow, The Owl And The Dove
[Single] 2012
7.8 7.8
2013 Storytime (Live)
[Single] 2013
9.3 9.3
2013 Ghost Love Score (Live)
[Single] 2013
9.8 9.8
2013 Showtime, Storytime
[DVD] 2013
9.1 9.1
2013 Showtime, Storytime
[Live] 2013
9.0 9.0
2014 The Three Goddesses
[Split] 2014
9.5 9.5
2015 Élan
[Single] 2015
7.1 7.1
2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful
[Single] 2015
7.8 7.8
2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful (Tour Edition DVD)
[DVD] 2015
9.3 9.3
2015 Alpenglow
[Single] 2015
7.7 7.7
2016 My Walden
[Single] 2016
6.7 6.7
2016 Vehicle Of Spirit
[DVD] 2016
9.0 9.0
2018 Decades (An Archive Of Song 1996-2015)
[Compilation] 2018
8.3 8.3
2018 Red Passion Box
[Boxset] 2018
2019 Decades: Live In Buenos Aires
[DVD] 2019
8.1 8.1
2022 Virtual Live Show From The Islanders Arms 2021
[DVD] 2022
6.4 6.4
2023 The Phantom Of The Opera (Live)
[Single] 2023
8.0 8.0
2024 Perfume Of The Timeless
[Single] 2024
6.9 6.9
2024 The Day Of...
[Single] 2024
5.8 5.8
2024 An Ocean Of Strange Islands
[Single] 2024
7.8 7.8
Detailed discography ››
1997 The Carpenter 7.7 7.7
1998 Sleeping Sun 7.9 7.9
1998 Sacrament Of Wilderness 7.7 7.7
2001 Over The Hills And Far Away 8.8 8.8
2002 Bless The Child 8.5 8.5
2002 End Of All Hope 7.8 7.8
2004 Nemo 9.1 9.1
2004 Wish I Had An Angel 7.9 7.9
2005 Sleeping Sun 2005 9.1 9.1
2007 Amaranth 7.6 7.6
2007 Bye Bye Beautiful 6.3 6.3
2007 While Your Lips Are Still Red 7.3 7.3
2008 The Islander 8.3 8.3
2011 Storytime 8.0 8.0
2013 Ghost Love Score 8.6 8.6
2015 Èlan 7.4 7.4
2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
8.9 8.9
2020 Noise 8.9 8.9
2020 How's The Heart [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2020 Harvest [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Pan [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Procession [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Endlessness [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Shoemaker [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Music [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Tribal [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Ad Astra 8.0 8.0
2024 Perfume Of The Timeless 7.8 7.8
2024 The Day Of... 6.0 6.0
2024 An Ocean Of Strange Islands [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
7.0 7.0
2024 Lanternlight 8.0 8.0
All videos ››

1999 Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads Of The Eclipse)
1999
8.2 8.2
2001 Over The Hills And Far Away
2001
8.1 8.1
2001 Wishmastour 2000
2001
7.7 7.7
2009 Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)
2009
6.6 6.6
2012 Trials Of Imaginaerum
2012
8.0 8.0
2016 Vehicle Of Spirit (Live EP)
2016
8.5 8.5
2017 Live At Wembley
2017
8.3 8.3
Detailed discography ››

1996 Demo
[Demo] 1996
7.6 7.6
1997 The Carpenter
[Split] 1997
7.3 7.3
1998 Sacrament Of Wilderness
[Split] 1998
7.5 7.5
1998 Passion And The Opera
[Single] 1998
8.1 8.1
1999 Walking In The Air
[Single] 1999
7.8 7.8
2000 Sleepwalker
[Single] 2000
8.0 8.0
2000 The Kinslayer
[Single] 2000
9.3 9.3
2000 Deep Silent Complete
[Single] 2000
7.9 7.9
2001 The Golden Wishes
[Boxset] 2001
8.5 8.5
2001 From Wishes To Eternity
[Live] 2001
8.6 8.6
2001 From Wishes To Eternity
[DVD] 2001
8.8 8.8
2002 Bless The Child
[Single] 2002
7.8 7.8
2002 1997 - 2001
[Boxset] 2002
9.3 9.3
2002 Ever Dream
[Single] 2002
8.1 8.1
2003 End Of Innocence
[DVD] 2003
7.9 7.9
2003 Memory Box 1
[Boxset] 2003
8.5 8.5
2003 Memory Box 2
[Boxset] 2003
9.5 9.5
2003 Memory Box 3
[Boxset] 2003
9.0 9.0
2003 Box-Set 3
[Boxset] 2003
8.5 8.5
2003 Box-Set 1
[Boxset] 2003
9.0 9.0
2003 Box-Set 2
[Boxset] 2003
9.0 9.0
2004 Starfacts Presents Nightwish - Video-CD
[DVD] 2004
8.0 8.0
2004 Nemo
[Single] 2004
7.8 7.8
2004 Wish I Had An Angel
[Single] 2004
8.1 8.1
2004 Tales From The Elvenpath
[Compilation] 2004
7.7 7.7
2004 Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
[Single] 2004
7.3 7.3
2005 Wishsides
[Compilation] 2005
7.3 7.3
2005 Bestwishes
[Compilation] 2005
7.9 7.9
2005 The Siren
[Single] 2005
7.8 7.8
2005 Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish
[Compilation] 2005
8.2 8.2
2005 Sleeping Sun 2005
[Single] 2005
8.0 8.0
2006 End Of An Era
[DVD] 2006
9.2 9.2
2006 End Of An Era
[Live] 2006
8.9 8.9
2006 Ballads Of The Eclipse
[Single] 2006
8.0 8.0
2007 Eva
[Single] 2007
5.9 5.9
2007 Amaranth
[Single] 2007
7.4 7.4
2007 Hi Five: Female Fronted Metal
[VA] 2007
9.0 9.0
2007 In The Name Of The King (O.S.T.)
[VA] 2007
8.1 8.1
2007 Erämaan Viimeinen
[Single] 2007
7.1 7.1
2008 New Collection
[Split] 2008
8.0 8.0
2008 Bye Bye Beautiful
[Single] 2008
6.6 6.6
2008 The Islander
[Single] 2008
7.2 7.2
2008 The Sound Of Nightwish Reborn: Early Demos For "Dark Passion Play" & B-Sides
[Compilation] 2008
8.5 8.5
2009 Amaranth (Live)
[Single] 2009
5.5 5.5
2009 Lokikirja
[Boxset] 2009
9.0 9.0
2010 Heavy Karaoke (Hits Of Nightwish)
[DVD] 2010
10.0 10.0
2011 Early Demos From "Imaginaerum" & B-Sides
[Compilation] 2011
8.0 8.0
2011 Walking In The Air - The Greatest Ballads
[Compilation] 2011
8.0 8.0
2011 Storytime
[Single] 2011
7.7 7.7
2012 The Crow, The Owl And The Dove
[Single] 2012
7.8 7.8
2013 Storytime (Live)
[Single] 2013
9.3 9.3
2013 Ghost Love Score (Live)
[Single] 2013
9.8 9.8
2013 Showtime, Storytime
[DVD] 2013
9.1 9.1
2013 Showtime, Storytime
[Live] 2013
9.0 9.0
2014 The Three Goddesses
[Split] 2014
9.5 9.5
2015 Élan
[Single] 2015
7.1 7.1
2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful
[Single] 2015
7.8 7.8
2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful (Tour Edition DVD)
[DVD] 2015
9.3 9.3
2015 Alpenglow
[Single] 2015
7.7 7.7
2016 My Walden
[Single] 2016
6.7 6.7
2016 Vehicle Of Spirit
[DVD] 2016
9.0 9.0
2018 Decades (An Archive Of Song 1996-2015)
[Compilation] 2018
8.3 8.3
2018 Red Passion Box
[Boxset] 2018
2019 Decades: Live In Buenos Aires
[DVD] 2019
8.1 8.1
2022 Virtual Live Show From The Islanders Arms 2021
[DVD] 2022
6.4 6.4
2023 The Phantom Of The Opera (Live)
[Single] 2023
8.0 8.0
2024 Perfume Of The Timeless
[Single] 2024
6.9 6.9
2024 The Day Of...
[Single] 2024
5.8 5.8
2024 An Ocean Of Strange Islands
[Single] 2024
7.8 7.8
Detailed discography ››

1997 The Carpenter 7.7 7.7
1998 Sleeping Sun 7.9 7.9
1998 Sacrament Of Wilderness 7.7 7.7
2001 Over The Hills And Far Away 8.8 8.8
2002 Bless The Child 8.5 8.5
2002 End Of All Hope 7.8 7.8
2004 Nemo 9.1 9.1
2004 Wish I Had An Angel 7.9 7.9
2005 Sleeping Sun 2005 9.1 9.1
2007 Amaranth 7.6 7.6
2007 Bye Bye Beautiful 6.3 6.3
2007 While Your Lips Are Still Red 7.3 7.3
2008 The Islander 8.3 8.3
2011 Storytime 8.0 8.0
2013 Ghost Love Score 8.6 8.6
2015 Èlan 7.4 7.4
2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
8.9 8.9
2020 Noise 8.9 8.9
2020 How's The Heart [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
10.0 10.0
2020 Harvest [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Pan [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Procession [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Endlessness [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Shoemaker [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Music [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Tribal [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
2020 Ad Astra 8.0 8.0
2024 Perfume Of The Timeless 7.8 7.8
2024 The Day Of... 6.0 6.0
2024 An Ocean Of Strange Islands [Lyric video]
[Lyric video]
7.0 7.0
2024 Lanternlight 8.0 8.0
Detailed discography ››

Latest reviews


Yesterwynde
6.8
Me reviewing a Nightwish album worked out really well last time, so let’s get stuck into Yesterwynde.
Review by musclassia ››
Human. :II: Nature.
5.7
With Human. :II: Nature., Nightwish aim to explore life, the universe and everything, but spend too much time staring at the bigger picture to notice the smaller necessities they've overlooked.
Review by musclassia ››
Endless Forms Most Beautiful
8.5
Short answer: Yeah, it's really great.

Long answer:
Review by Susan ››
Imaginaerum
7.0
Seventh album Imaginaerum is the band's second with new singer Anette, and comes with the added twist of an accompanying feature-length film next year. Nightwish who have always been at the forefront of symphonic metal, provide this latest addition...
Review by Baz Anderson ››
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07.06.2023 GRE - Athens
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02.02.2023 USA - Miami, FL
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31.01.2023 USA - Miami, FL
70000 Tons Of Metal 2023 		3
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Nightwish: European Tour 2022 		2
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17.12.2022 GER - Stuttgart
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Nightwish: European Tour 2022 		1
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