In May 1999, Nightwish recorded the single 'Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)', and in one month the single sold 15,000 copies in Germany alone.Following the band's first international success, Nightwish was added as the opening band for Rage's 1999 European tour.Both the album ...
January 16, 2012 - "There are more than 2.5 million of us" Nightwish's Facebook page has gathered over 2.5 million likes! January 14, 2012 - Nightwish Raffle Over at Nightwishforum.com! The folks over at Nightwishforum.com are having a raffle for some nifty Nightwish gear sent to them ...
"This is Nightwish's new direction - follow us or leave us." Anette Olzon is not the main problem with 'Dark Passion Play'. She does a pretty good job, has a few wobbles, totally owns a couple of songs, and comes away from it better than when she arrived. The niggle that I can...
Her name is Floor Jansen from The Netherlands (ex-After Forever, ReVamp), and she has graciously stepped in to help us complete the Imaginaerum world tour. We are all strongly committed to this journey, this vehicle of spirit, and we are sure that this will lead to a brighter future for...
has sold more than one million copies and was the band’s breakthrough in the United States. Their biggest US hit single,“Wish I Had An Angel” (2004), received MTV airplay and was included on three US film soundtracks to promote their North American tour. The band produced three more...
“This is definitely one of the coolest things Nightwish has ever done. Entwining visual elements, technology and music in such an extraordinary way offers an unique experience to us all”, the band states. ‘An Evening with Nightwish in a Virtual World’ concert streamed last year across 108...
When Hietala flew to Finland for the Raskasta Joulua tour at the end of the year, the little one stayed with her mother in Spain. 当Hietala在年底飞往芬兰参加重型圣诞的时候,小家伙和她的妈妈待在西班牙。 - The mother-in-law flew to help Cam. Now that I don't have an international career...
Jansen will have extra time to prepare for Nightwish’s next European tour, which is still scheduled to begin Nov. 16 in Oslo. But she’s also taking advantage of the unexpected break. “It would be a shame if I didn’t do anything with it,” she says. “It now gives me more time...
We asked Tuomas about future plans and also the interest in other territories. He told us, "I have given lot of interviews lately for US media.Wishmasterwas released there in the beginning of the year and now we will see how all will be set up for the future." Nightwish is distributed...
Jansen will have extra time to prepare for Nightwish’s next European tour, which is still scheduled to begin Nov. 16 in Oslo. But she’s also taking advantage of the unexpected break. Related “It would be a shame if I didn’t do anything with it,” she says. “It now gives me ...