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Nightwish - Single And Album Update
Nightwish will release a new single, entitled "Eva", on May 30. "Eva" will be an Internet-only single release, all profits from which shall be donated to a charity that will be announced later. In Finland, the single will be available exclusively from NetAnttila.
"Eva" will feature the new Nightwish, chosen from about 2,000 applicants. The singer's identity will be revealed simultaneously in a press statement and on the band's website, http://www.nightwish.com, on Wednesday, May 30. A radio promo of the Internet single will ship on the same day.
The sixth Nightwish album will be released on September 26, preceded by a second, regular single release in August.
Nightwish will embark on a North American headlining tour beginning on October 15 in Springfield, VA. A list of upcoming shows can be found at this location.
"Eva" will feature the new Nightwish, chosen from about 2,000 applicants. The singer's identity will be revealed simultaneously in a press statement and on the band's website, http://www.nightwish.com, on Wednesday, May 30. A radio promo of the Internet single will ship on the same day.
The sixth Nightwish album will be released on September 26, preceded by a second, regular single release in August.
Nightwish will embark on a North American headlining tour beginning on October 15 in Springfield, VA. A list of upcoming shows can be found at this location.
| Source: | bravewords.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
| Event: | Nightwish + Paradise Lost: North American Tour |
Nightwish - N. American Tour Dates Announced
According to The Vault, Nightwish have confirmed the following North American tour dates for later this year:
October
20 - Worcester, MA at The Palladium
27 - Chicago, IL at House of Blues
November
1 - Portland, OR at Roseland Theater
12 - Houston, TX at The Meridian
14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Culture Room
October
20 - Worcester, MA at The Palladium
27 - Chicago, IL at House of Blues
November
1 - Portland, OR at Roseland Theater
12 - Houston, TX at The Meridian
14 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL at Culture Room
| Source: | enterthevault.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
| Event: | Nightwish + Paradise Lost: North American Tour |
Nightwish - Vocalist Auditions Completed; New Singer To Be Announced In Late May
Finnish metallers Nightwish have updated their website with following message: "The auditions for the new vocalist have ended, with more than 2000 demos sent to us. (yesterday, 15.1. we received 120 demos!) A big thanks to everybody! So please don't send anymore demos, since now we need to concentrate on finishing the album recordings." The new vocalist will be announced at the end of May, together with the release of a new single.
| Source: | nightwish.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Epica - Reject Rumours About Vocalist Joining Nightwish
Online "news" sources have been spreading rumours that Epica vocalist Simone Simons has been in talks with Nightwish about joining the band. Epica has addressed the issue via their official website with the following statement:
"The last few months there have been a lot of rumours about Simone, implying she would leave Epica to join Nightwish as their new vocalist. With this rumour being published in a Finnish celebrity gossip magazine we are again getting a lot of questions whether or not this is true, so once again: Simone is not in contact with Nightwish nor their management and will not be leaving Epica. Don't believe everything you read, specially not in gossip magazines.
Oh and by the way, we are still looking for a new drummer. For more info contact info@epica.nl."
BW&BK can confirm that Epica's statement is not a whitewash, as they recently met up with backing vocalist Amanda Somerville, who began working on pre-production for the next Epica album at the beginning of the month at Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany. According to Somerville work on the album is due to continue in January.
"The last few months there have been a lot of rumours about Simone, implying she would leave Epica to join Nightwish as their new vocalist. With this rumour being published in a Finnish celebrity gossip magazine we are again getting a lot of questions whether or not this is true, so once again: Simone is not in contact with Nightwish nor their management and will not be leaving Epica. Don't believe everything you read, specially not in gossip magazines.
Oh and by the way, we are still looking for a new drummer. For more info contact info@epica.nl."
BW&BK can confirm that Epica's statement is not a whitewash, as they recently met up with backing vocalist Amanda Somerville, who began working on pre-production for the next Epica album at the beginning of the month at Gate Studios in Wolfsburg, Germany. According to Somerville work on the album is due to continue in January.
| Source: | epica.nl |
| Band profile: | Epica |
Nightwish - Did NOT Find A New Vocalist
Nightwish have posted the following statement at their official website regarding rumours they have found a new vocalist to replace Tarja Turunen:
"There has been again false news about (the new) Nightwish vocalist in some medias, at least in Finland. There have not been any decisions made concerning the vocalist and there will not be any before year 2007. When the band will choose the vocalist they will inform all medias about it.
Once again: Do not trust any news if it´s not found at http://www.nightwish.com!"
Tarja Turunen was fired last October and is now working on a solo christmas album (as previously posted here). Also Nightwish is currently in the studio working on a new album (read the news report at the MS News Archive here).
"There has been again false news about (the new) Nightwish vocalist in some medias, at least in Finland. There have not been any decisions made concerning the vocalist and there will not be any before year 2007. When the band will choose the vocalist they will inform all medias about it.
Once again: Do not trust any news if it´s not found at http://www.nightwish.com!"
Tarja Turunen was fired last October and is now working on a solo christmas album (as previously posted here). Also Nightwish is currently in the studio working on a new album (read the news report at the MS News Archive here).
| Source: | nightwish.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Nightwish - Starts Recording New Album
Finland's Nightwish has issued the following update via their homepage :
"Today (Friday, September 15), Nightwish enters the studio to begin recording the new album. Jukka [Nevalainen] starts the process by recording the drum parts in the next 5-6 days. Then guitars, bass and demo keyboards, followed by orchestral/choir recordings. After those, the final synths and vocals will be recorded. The whole process will last six months minimum, so we should have the final master copy in our hands sometime during the spring."
"Today (Friday, September 15), Nightwish enters the studio to begin recording the new album. Jukka [Nevalainen] starts the process by recording the drum parts in the next 5-6 days. Then guitars, bass and demo keyboards, followed by orchestral/choir recordings. After those, the final synths and vocals will be recorded. The whole process will last six months minimum, so we should have the final master copy in our hands sometime during the spring."
| Source: | nightwish.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Tarja Turunen - Offers Unreleased Nightwish Songs For Download
Ex-Nightwish frontwoman Tarja Turunen has posted eight rare Nightwish songs at her official MySpace profile. The tracks "Sleepwalker", "The Forever Moments", "The Wayfarer", "Nightquest", "Nightwish", "Once Upon A Troubadour", "A Return To The Sea" and "Lagoon" can be downloaded here.
The tracks will only be available for download until July 16th.
The tracks will only be available for download until July 16th.
| Source: | metal-temple.com |
| Band profile: | Tarja |
Nightwish - Studio Update
According to a very brief video-blog at the official Nightwish website, the band have finished writing the material for their next album. They are now preparing to record pre-production versions of the songs, after which they will be edited and arranged. To check out the video-blog go here
The band are currently seeking a replacement for departed singer Tarja Turunen before entering the studio in September 2006 to begin recording the follow-up to 2004's "Once", tentatively due in mid-2007.
The band are currently seeking a replacement for departed singer Tarja Turunen before entering the studio in September 2006 to begin recording the follow-up to 2004's "Once", tentatively due in mid-2007.
| Source: | nightwish.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Nightwish - Tarja's Husband Marcelo Cabuli's Collected Explanations
Marcelo Cabuli (Tarja Turunen's husband) has finally posted some comments on the whole 'Nightwish vs Tarja & Marcelo' thing and answered a lot of questions from Tarja's fans. You can read the entire (quite lengthy) text at http://www.tarjaturunen.com/fans.html
| Source: | nightwish.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Nightwish - Launch Official Video-Blog Page
Nightwish have launched an official video-blog page that will allow fans to watch the band during their rehearsals this summer. Go to http://fanblog.nightwish.com to check it out.
Nightwish have also opened up a Nightmail forum that allows fans to ask the band questions, the replies for which are posted online at the end of every month. This is just a reminder that Nightwish keyboardist/founder Tuomas Holopainen will be tackling the mailbag for June. Send your questions to him at this location.
To read the previous two Nightmail installments click the following links:
May 2006 - Emppu Vuorinen (guitars)
April 2006 - Jukka Nevalainen (drums)
The band's new DVD/CD, End Of An Era, went gold in Finland only one day after its official release. The DVD sold over 9,000 copies and the live 2 CD set over 15,000 copies.
Nuclear Blast Germany released End Of An Era on June 2nd in Europe. The DVD/CD was filmed/recorded live in the band's hometown of Helsinki, Finland at the Hartwell Arena on October 21st. It was the final show featuring singer Tarja Turunen, as she was ousted from the band shortly after the event. It will be issued in three formats: DVD, 2CD and a Limited Edition box featuring a 2CD digipack, the DVD and a concert ticket.
Nightwish have also opened up a Nightmail forum that allows fans to ask the band questions, the replies for which are posted online at the end of every month. This is just a reminder that Nightwish keyboardist/founder Tuomas Holopainen will be tackling the mailbag for June. Send your questions to him at this location.
To read the previous two Nightmail installments click the following links:
May 2006 - Emppu Vuorinen (guitars)
April 2006 - Jukka Nevalainen (drums)
The band's new DVD/CD, End Of An Era, went gold in Finland only one day after its official release. The DVD sold over 9,000 copies and the live 2 CD set over 15,000 copies.
Nuclear Blast Germany released End Of An Era on June 2nd in Europe. The DVD/CD was filmed/recorded live in the band's hometown of Helsinki, Finland at the Hartwell Arena on October 21st. It was the final show featuring singer Tarja Turunen, as she was ousted from the band shortly after the event. It will be issued in three formats: DVD, 2CD and a Limited Edition box featuring a 2CD digipack, the DVD and a concert ticket.
| Source: | bravewords.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Nightwish - Search For A New Vocalist Is Launched
Finland's Nightwish have posted the following message on their official web site:
"The hassle with the media seems to have died. We've been off tour for some months and we've had a nice and long vacation. It's time to get back to business."
"Nightwish is currently and actively looking for a new singer/frontwoman for the band. We need the obvious things: Looks, charisma, courage, and, of course, a big voice. Good grasp of the English language is also very helpful. We don't necessarily need a classically trained vocalist like Tarja Turunen (the former vocalist). We welcome all kinds of styles and voices, natural and trained, from rock and pop to classical, and all that you can find in between. You should however be prepared to sing with a lot of dynamics and versatility. From loud and high to very sensitive stuff."
"You should preferably send us a CD containing 2-3 songs that you consider to be your best work. If you send an album, would you mark out 2-3 most important songs, please? If you record and send NIGHTWISH songs, then the most important thing is your PERSONAL TOUCH. Photographs are needed as well."
"We will look into different applications and all candidates, but doing it this way would save us some time and energy. If you think you have it, just send your stuff to our management, and we'll be happy to take you onboard."
All submissions should be sent to:
KING FOO ENTERTAINMENT LTD OY / EWO
Fredrikinkatu 61 A 7.krs/floor
FIN-00100 Helsinki
Finland
"The hassle with the media seems to have died. We've been off tour for some months and we've had a nice and long vacation. It's time to get back to business."
"Nightwish is currently and actively looking for a new singer/frontwoman for the band. We need the obvious things: Looks, charisma, courage, and, of course, a big voice. Good grasp of the English language is also very helpful. We don't necessarily need a classically trained vocalist like Tarja Turunen (the former vocalist). We welcome all kinds of styles and voices, natural and trained, from rock and pop to classical, and all that you can find in between. You should however be prepared to sing with a lot of dynamics and versatility. From loud and high to very sensitive stuff."
"You should preferably send us a CD containing 2-3 songs that you consider to be your best work. If you send an album, would you mark out 2-3 most important songs, please? If you record and send NIGHTWISH songs, then the most important thing is your PERSONAL TOUCH. Photographs are needed as well."
"We will look into different applications and all candidates, but doing it this way would save us some time and energy. If you think you have it, just send your stuff to our management, and we'll be happy to take you onboard."
All submissions should be sent to:
KING FOO ENTERTAINMENT LTD OY / EWO
Fredrikinkatu 61 A 7.krs/floor
FIN-00100 Helsinki
Finland
| Source: | nightwish.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Nightwish - "End Of An Era" Tracklist
Finland's Nightwish have announced the final tracklisting for their forthcoming much-anticipated live CD/DVD package "End of an Era", due out June, 2nd.
NIGHTWISH - End Of an Era - Live at Hartwall Arena 21.10.2005
1. Dark Chest Of Wonders
2. Planet Hell
3. Ever Dream
4. Kinslayer
5. Phantom Of The Opera
6. The Siren
7. Sleeping Sun
8. High Hopes
9. 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
http://www.nuclearblast.de
NIGHTWISH - End Of an Era - Live at Hartwall Arena 21.10.2005
1. Dark Chest Of Wonders
2. Planet Hell
3. Ever Dream
4. Kinslayer
5. Phantom Of The Opera
6. The Siren
7. Sleeping Sun
8. High Hopes
9. 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
http://www.nuclearblast.de
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Nightwish - No 'End Of An Era' DVD?
The Release Of The New Dvd Is In Danger To Be Postponed!
According to Finnish tabloid "Iltalehti" (3.2.06) the release of the "End Of An Era" -liveDVD is in danger to be postponed due to some unexpected problems in contracts. Riku Pääkkönen, the chief executive of Spin-Farm tells that Tarja's manager Marcelo Cabuli is demanding the Spin-Farm -company, Nightwish as a band and the management staff to sign a contract that no one of them is allowed to say anything about Tarja or Marcelo, or anything related to them, without written permission from Marcelo. This kind of contract would practically prevent the publishing of the Nightwish -book this spring as well. "We really found the proposal to be strange and soon realized that this kind of a paper cannot be signed. You can't make contracts like this" says Riku Pääkkönen in Iltalehti arcticle. There would be a 250 000 Euros fine for breaking the contract.
The concert in Hartwall-Arena is about to be released as a DVD and as a live-album. To do that the agreement from all the parties is needed and because of this unfortunate mess it seems hard to get one member to sign.
In worst case Finnish fans will have to order their copy of the DVD from outside the Scandinavia.
"Maybe one could see this as another example how the fans are treated.." says Tuomas in Iltalehti article.
According to Finnish tabloid "Iltalehti" (3.2.06) the release of the "End Of An Era" -liveDVD is in danger to be postponed due to some unexpected problems in contracts. Riku Pääkkönen, the chief executive of Spin-Farm tells that Tarja's manager Marcelo Cabuli is demanding the Spin-Farm -company, Nightwish as a band and the management staff to sign a contract that no one of them is allowed to say anything about Tarja or Marcelo, or anything related to them, without written permission from Marcelo. This kind of contract would practically prevent the publishing of the Nightwish -book this spring as well. "We really found the proposal to be strange and soon realized that this kind of a paper cannot be signed. You can't make contracts like this" says Riku Pääkkönen in Iltalehti arcticle. There would be a 250 000 Euros fine for breaking the contract.
The concert in Hartwall-Arena is about to be released as a DVD and as a live-album. To do that the agreement from all the parties is needed and because of this unfortunate mess it seems hard to get one member to sign.
In worst case Finnish fans will have to order their copy of the DVD from outside the Scandinavia.
"Maybe one could see this as another example how the fans are treated.." says Tuomas in Iltalehti article.
| Source: | Iltalehti 3.2.2006 |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Nightwish - Update About New Album
A message by Tuomas Holopainen was posted at Nightwish's official website:
"It's been 3 months since the last show in Hartwall Arena and things are finally calming down. I just read through the yet unfinished version of the upcoming Nightwish-book. I was very impressed. It made me feel nostalgic, happy, ashamed and sad at the same time. This book is written by Mr. Mape Ollila and it's being finished as we speak. The Finnish version of the book will be released in May. Also the live DVD "End Of An Era" will be released later this year but we have no information about the exact release date yet.
At the moment I'm occupied with writing songs for the next Nightwish album. 14 pieces done so far. I'm also participating in Timo Rautiainen's solo album, the new For My Pain album, and some Kotiteollisuus´ live gigs before summer. With Nightwish we will start rehearsing the new stuff in June, entering the studio in September. Again we will write a diary through this site so you guys know what's happening while in the studio. New Nightwish-homepage will also see daylight soon.
At the moment Emppu has his own side projects, Marco is working with the new Tarot-album and Jukka is busy with his new project, unrelated to music business.
The new singer will be announced through this site when the time comes. Please believe in nothing that's not confirmed on this page.
Spirits up,
Tuomas"
"It's been 3 months since the last show in Hartwall Arena and things are finally calming down. I just read through the yet unfinished version of the upcoming Nightwish-book. I was very impressed. It made me feel nostalgic, happy, ashamed and sad at the same time. This book is written by Mr. Mape Ollila and it's being finished as we speak. The Finnish version of the book will be released in May. Also the live DVD "End Of An Era" will be released later this year but we have no information about the exact release date yet.
At the moment I'm occupied with writing songs for the next Nightwish album. 14 pieces done so far. I'm also participating in Timo Rautiainen's solo album, the new For My Pain album, and some Kotiteollisuus´ live gigs before summer. With Nightwish we will start rehearsing the new stuff in June, entering the studio in September. Again we will write a diary through this site so you guys know what's happening while in the studio. New Nightwish-homepage will also see daylight soon.
At the moment Emppu has his own side projects, Marco is working with the new Tarot-album and Jukka is busy with his new project, unrelated to music business.
The new singer will be announced through this site when the time comes. Please believe in nothing that's not confirmed on this page.
Spirits up,
Tuomas"
| Band profile: | Nightwish |
Nightwish - Tarja's Message To The Fans And Media
Nightwish's ex-singer Tarja Turunen has posted following message in her homesite:
Since last Sunday morning, I have been asked to express my position by magazines, newspapers, radio and TV stations, fan clubs and fans from Finland and from all over the world. So many in total that it is physically impossible for me to find the time to reply to them all individually. Hence I decided to put down a couple of words in this text to let my fans, family and friends and the public know how I feel after the recent events.
This is a moment of grief and pain and I find it very hard to speak.
At the moment I am in Argentina. I hope you can understand that after this shocking life change comparable to a divorce, I didn't want to stay alone at home in Finland. My husband had booked his tickets to Argentina many months ago and I decided to travel with him at the last minute.
But the fact that I am in Argentina and the long distance should of course not be an excuse not to comment on the situation.
Last Friday 21st of October was a day the whole band had been waiting for a long time.
Practice started early in the morning. I was very sick and nervous because of the fact that I was not even able to sing during the rehearsals.
Also nervous because the concert programme was going to be longer than usual for a Nightwish concert. Furthermore we were going to have a special guest to perform with us, more wardrobe changes for myself than usual and for the first time big screens and bigger production on stage.
Not to forget that the concert was going to be recorded and filmed.
The five of us had finally made it to play Hartwall Arena.
Even though every one of us knew in advance that the concert was sold out, finally on stage, we saw that screaming, applauding and standing people took every seat. The feeling was unbelievable.
I will never forget how amazing it was to experience the Finnish audience's gorgeous reception.
When the concert was over, I cried of happiness on stage. Happy tears because I was able to do my best as always even though I was sick. Happy tears because our long tour got the greatest possible ending and happy tears because of the best recognition an artist can get: applause and smiling faces.
At that moment I didn't know that I was going to cry again soon.
After the concert, the guys of the band invited me backstage to join them and asked me to hug altogether. This felt strange as it was the same kind of hug we traditionally came together for before every concert. That tradition remained between us, even though the tension and increasing pressure already existed since a long period of time.
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Since last Sunday morning, I have been asked to express my position by magazines, newspapers, radio and TV stations, fan clubs and fans from Finland and from all over the world. So many in total that it is physically impossible for me to find the time to reply to them all individually. Hence I decided to put down a couple of words in this text to let my fans, family and friends and the public know how I feel after the recent events.
This is a moment of grief and pain and I find it very hard to speak.
At the moment I am in Argentina. I hope you can understand that after this shocking life change comparable to a divorce, I didn't want to stay alone at home in Finland. My husband had booked his tickets to Argentina many months ago and I decided to travel with him at the last minute.
But the fact that I am in Argentina and the long distance should of course not be an excuse not to comment on the situation.
Last Friday 21st of October was a day the whole band had been waiting for a long time.
Practice started early in the morning. I was very sick and nervous because of the fact that I was not even able to sing during the rehearsals.
Also nervous because the concert programme was going to be longer than usual for a Nightwish concert. Furthermore we were going to have a special guest to perform with us, more wardrobe changes for myself than usual and for the first time big screens and bigger production on stage.
Not to forget that the concert was going to be recorded and filmed.
The five of us had finally made it to play Hartwall Arena.
Even though every one of us knew in advance that the concert was sold out, finally on stage, we saw that screaming, applauding and standing people took every seat. The feeling was unbelievable.
I will never forget how amazing it was to experience the Finnish audience's gorgeous reception.
When the concert was over, I cried of happiness on stage. Happy tears because I was able to do my best as always even though I was sick. Happy tears because our long tour got the greatest possible ending and happy tears because of the best recognition an artist can get: applause and smiling faces.
At that moment I didn't know that I was going to cry again soon.
After the concert, the guys of the band invited me backstage to join them and asked me to hug altogether. This felt strange as it was the same kind of hug we traditionally came together for before every concert. That tradition remained between us, even though the tension and increasing pressure already existed since a long period of time.
Read more ››
| Source: | tarjaturunen.com |
| Band profile: | Nightwish |