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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Dutch singer Floor Jansen, who has been fronting Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH on the road for the past eight months, has uploaded a ten-and-a-half-minute video recap of the band's recent Japanese tour. Check it out below. NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen told Finland's MTV.fi in November that he was pleased with the addition ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of Finnish/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH performing at the Loud & Metal Attack on May 25 at Studio Coast in Tokyo, Japan can be seen below. NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen told Finland's MTV.fi in November that he was pleased with the addition of Dutch singer Floor Jansen to the group ...
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Finnish/Dutch symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH kicked off their Japanese tour this past Tuesday, May 21 at Namba Hatch in Osaka. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Dark Chest Of Wonders 02. Wish I Had An Angel 03. She Is My Sin (performed for the first time since 2007) 04. Ever Dream 05. Storytime 06. I ...
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Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen has recruited bassist Henk Vonk for her REVAMP project. He replaces Jaap Melman, who left REVAMP before the group entered the studio to begin recording its second album. The CD was eventually completed with the help of STREAM OF PASSION bassist Johan van Stratum, ...
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Former AFTER FOREVER frontwoman and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen has inked a new deal with Nuclear Blast Records for the release of the second album from her REVAMP project. 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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NIGHTWISH's current touring vocalist Floor Jansen will take part in a fan question-and-answer session on Monday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m. EST / 10:30 a.m. PST via NightwishForum.com. Twenty members of the forum will be chosen to talk to Jansen in a one-on-one open chat. The chat is open to all members of NightwishForum.com. For ...
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Metal Kaoz recently conducted an interview with former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Asked if she has been approached to rejoin NIGHTWISH following the departure of singer Anette Olzon last September, Tarja said: "I don't think it will ever happen. I ...
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Former AFTER FOREVER and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen has completed recording the second album from her REVAMP project at SandLane Studio in Rijen, The Netherlands with Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER FOREVER). The CD, which will feature guest choir parts by Marcela Bovio (STREAM OF PASSION) and Daniël de Jongh (TEXTURES), will be ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon and her boyfriend, PAIN bassist Johan Husgafvel, welcomed their second child, Mio, on Wednesday, March 27 at 10:19 a.m. He weighed in at 4.115 kilograms and measured 54 centimeters long. Olzon and Husgafvel had their first child, a baby boy named Nemo, on July 30, 2010. Olzon also has an ...
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Former AFTER FOREVER and current NIGHTWISH touring singer Floor Jansen is putting the finishing touches on the second album from her REVAMP project. "The final recording sessions are taking place this month," reads a post on REVAMP's Facebook page. "We just finished a wonderful day in the SandLane Studio with Joost van den Broek (ex-AFTER ...
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Kamelot Germany recently conducted an interview with new KAMELOT singer Tommy Karevik. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Kamelot Germany: Five months ago you were announced as the new singer of Kamelot. How do you feel looking back at 2012 so far? Tommy Karevik: It has really been a big ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has posted a two-minute audio snippet of a demo version of a new solo track called "Falling". Check it out in the YouTube clip below. Olzon in 2011 released two demo tracks that she recorded in 2009 for what was supposed to become her debut solo album. She said at ...
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NIGHTWISH's long-awaited "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — will receive its German premiere on February 11 at Kino In Der KulturBrauerei in Berlin. Screening in German cinemas will start on March 18. The "Imaginaerum" film was released theatrically in Finland on November 23, 2012. The movie had its ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH performing the song "Ghost Love Score" on December 14, 2012 at Teatro de Flores in Buenos Aires, Argentina can be seen below. NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen told Finland's MTV.fi in November that he was pleased with the addition of singer Floor Jansen to the group and ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon performed two solo tracks — "Like A Show Inside My Head" and "Watching Me From Afar" — as well as a BEATLES medley at the opening gala for Sweden's Helsingborg Arena on November 30, 2012. Also appearing at the event were SOILWORK/THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA members Björn Strid and David ...
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Andrew Haug, the former host of Triple J Australia's "The Racket" radio show (originally "Full Metal Racket"; 2001-2011), last week conducted an interview with Tuomas Holopainen, keyboardist and main songwriter of the Finnish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH, for Australia's recently launched first-ever dedicated 24/7 rock and metal online radio station, AndrewHaug.com. You can ...
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Brendan Crabb of Australia's Loud magazine recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala of Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Loud: This is your third tour here and you've had a different vocalist in tow on each occasion. How has [Dutch singer] Floor [Jansen] slotted ...
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Acclaimed Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, AFTER FOREVER, REVAMP) sang a version of the song "Oh, Mio Babbino Caro" by classical music composer Giacomo Puccini for "Tiende Van Tijl", a show about classical music presented by Tijl Beckand. Floor says, "They invite 'pop singers' to sing a classical piece. And even though I studied classical ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's December 14 performance at Teatro de Flores in Buenos Aires, Argentina can be seen below. NIGHTWISH mainman Tuomas Holopainen told Finland's MTV.fi last month that he was pleased with the addition of singer Floor Jansen to the group and that she was only getting better with each performance. "We have ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of NIGHTWISH's December 10 performance at Circo Voador in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Storytime 02. Dark Chest Of Wonders 03. Wish I Had An Angel 04. Amaranth 05. Scaretale 06. I Want My Tears Back (with Troy Donockley) 07. The Crow, ...
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Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon performed two solo tracks — "Like A Show Inside My Head" and "Watching Me From Afar" — at the opening gala for Sweden's Helsingborg Arena this past Friday, November 30. Also appearing at the event were SOILWORK/THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA members Björn Strid and David Andersson (guitar). Fan-filmed video footage ...
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Acclaimed Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH, AFTER FOREVER, REVAMP) sang a version of the song "Oh, Mio Babbino Caro" by classical music composer Giacomo Puccini for "Tiende Van Tijl", a show about classical music presented by Tijl Beckand. Floor says, "They invite 'pop singers' to sing a classical piece. And even though I studied classical ...
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NIGHTWISH's long-awaited "Imaginaerum" film — based on the band's album of the same name — will be released theatrically in Finland on November 23. The movie had its premiere on November 10 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, where the audience was treated to both a full-scale NIGHTWISH concert and the first-ever public screening of ...
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Metal Hammer TV conducted an interview with Tuomas Holopainen, keyboardist and main songwriter of the Finnish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH, and the band's current touring lead singer, Floor Jansen, prior to NIGHTWISH's November 5 concert at O2 Academy Brixton in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. On the split with NIGHTWISH's most ...
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