Floor Jansen is a proven dynamo and it's a lock she will emerge as a premiere figurehead in this scene. Now taking over for Anette Olzon on the NIGHTWISH tour, the former vocalist for AFTER FOREVER, MAYAN, STAR ONE and AYREON makes a second run with her agro-Goth metal ensemble REVAMP. By attrition you almost ...
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David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DeadRhetoric.com: Let's backtrack for a second and talk about your [the new NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen]. I know you've known her for a while and did some stuff when she was ...
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Metal-And-Highheels.com conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH and REVAMP frontwoman Floor Jansen on October 20 at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. Jansen was officially named the new lead singer of NIGHTWISH in early October. She commented in a ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed a duet with the band's current vocalist Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) Sunday night (October 20) at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The women joined forces on a cover version of "Over The Hills And Far Away", originally written and ...
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Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Radio Metal: The new DVD ["Showtime, Storytime"] is the perfect introduction to the new NIGHWISH lineup that was officially announced [earlier in the month]. When you decided to release ...
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Dark Sirens recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Dark Sirens: Now that you're on your own, have you received invitations from new bands to join them? Or would you like to create a new band? Anette: I get invitations from ...
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Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have announced the addition of Dutch singer Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) and English composer and multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals) to the group's permanent lineup. Says the band in a statement: "Originally we were going to wait until 2014 to make a decision about the future lineup ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen will perform a duet with the band's current touring vocalist Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest, set to take place October 18-20 at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. A video message from Tarja and Floor regarding their collaboration can be seen below. ...
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Elize Ryd of Swedish metallers AMARANTHE has uploaded an audio recording of her singing the NIGHTWISH song "Nemo". Ryd laid down the vocals for the track in 2006 when the Finnish symphonic metal band was seeking a replacement for Tarja Turunen. Check it out below. Says Ryd: "I've been saving this for a special moment. ...
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Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH will release their new DVD, "Showtime, Storytime", on November 29 as a limited 2Blu-ray + 2CD digipack, limited 2DVD + 2CD digipack, limited 2CD digipack, 2LP (colored) in gatefold and an exclusive Nuclear Blast mailorder edition. "Showtime, Storytime" contains NIGHTWISH's entire August 3 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in ...
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The official web site of the NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen has uploaded a 30-minute audio interview with Holopainen as the first installment of the site's "Campfire Sessions". You can now listen to the chat at this location. It is also available for streaming below. NIGHTWISH's August 3 performance ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has praised the new solo effort from her NIGHTWISH predecessor, Tarja Turunen, calling it "[Tarja's] best album so far." In an August 24 posting on her official blog, Anette wrote: "I am sitting listening to a great album together with my morning coffee and the album is Tarja's ...
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Wave 100 conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen and the band's current touring vocalist, former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current REVAMP singer Floor Jansen, at the Sauna Open Air festival on June 8 in Tampere, Finland. You can now watch the report below. NIGHTWISH's August 3 performance at the Wacken ...
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NIGHTWISH's August 3 performance at the Wacken Open Air festival in Wacken, Germany will be professionally filmed for a concert DVD and Blu-ray, tentateively due next year. Says NIGHTWISH mastermind and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen: "The time has come soon to wrap up the magical & memorable one-and-a-half-year 'Imaginaerum World Tour' 2012-2013! We still have three ...
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In a recent interview with Ghost Cult Magazine, former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current REVAMP vocalist Floor Jansen — who has been performing with Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH since last October as the band's touring singer — was asked if she would be willing to front NIGHTWISH permanently if she were asked to ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's July 20 performance at the Sotkamon Syke festivalat Sokos Hotel Vuokatin in Vuokatti, Finland, can be seen below. NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen has known the band's current touring vocalist, Dutch singer Floor Jansen, for more than 10 years already, having previously toured with her former band, AFTER ...
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Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen will release the second album from her REVAMP project, "Wild Card", in Europe on August 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at SandLane Studio in Rijen, The Netherlands with Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and will feature guest choir parts ...
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TJ Fowler of Skullbanger.net recently conducted an interview with former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen about her REVAMP project. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud widget below. REVAMP's second album, "Wild Card", will be released in Europe on August 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. ...
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REVAMP, the band led by former AFTER FOREVER and current NIGHTWISH touring vocalist Floor Jansen, will support KAMELOT on their "Silverthorn Over Europe 2013" tour. Comments KAMELOT's founder and guitarist Thomas Youngblood: "I first met REVAMP singer Floor Jansen while we were touring the states in late 2012 (with NIGHTWISH). We kept in touch and ...
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The North American premiere of the "Imaginaerum" film — based on album of the same name from Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH — is scheduled for August 4 at the Fantasia international film festival at Imperial Theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For more information, go to FantasiaFestival.com. The "Imaginaerum" film was released theatrically in ...
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Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen will release the second album from her REVAMP project, "Wild Card", in Europe on August 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at SandLane Studio in Rijen, The Netherlands with Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and will feature guest choir parts ...
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TJ Fowler of Skullbanger.net conducted an interview with vocalist/bassist Marco Hietala of Finnish/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH at the Tuska open-air festival, which was held June 28-30 in Helsinki, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen has known the band's current touring vocalist, Dutch singer Floor Jansen, for more ...
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Finland's RadioCity conducted an interview with singer Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA when the band played at Nosturi in Helsinki on May 30. You can now watch the chat below. On whether she has to be extra careful these stage on stage because of her pregnancy (father-to-be is Simone's longtime boyfriend, keyboardist Oliver ...
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Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen will release the second album from her REVAMP project, "Wild Card", in Europe on August 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at SandLane Studio in Rijen, The Netherlands with Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and will feature guest choir parts ...
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Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH was interviewed by Joiz prior to the band's June 15 performance at the Greenfield festival in Interlaken, Switzerland. You can now watch the chat below. Holopainen has known NIGHTWISH's current touring vocalist, Dutch singer Floor Jansen, for more than 10 years already, having previously toured with her ...
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Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) and Marco Hietala (bass) of Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH took part in a press conference prior to the Russian premiere of their "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — on May 28 at Cinema Center at Krasnaya Presnya, Moscow. Video footage of the question-and-answer session can ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's June 8 performance at Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere, Finland can be seen below. A short video interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen and the band's current touring vocalist, Dutch singer Floor Jansen, conducted at Sauna Open Air can be seen at liRadioRock.fi. Holopainen ...
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A short video interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen and the band's current touring vocalist, Dutch singer Floor Jansen, conducted at this past weekend's Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere, Finland can be seen at RadioRock.fi. Holopainen has known Jansen for more than 10 years already, having previously toured with ...
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Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen will release the second album from her REVAMP project, "Wild Card", in Europe on August 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was recorded at SandLane Studio in Rijen, The Netherlands with Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER FOREVER) and will feature guest choir parts ...
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Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards) and Marco Hietala (bass) of Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH took part in a question-and-answer session at the Russian premeire of their "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — on May 28 at Cinema Center at Krasnaya Presnya, Moscow. Video footage of their appearance can be seen ...
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