Biography
The Finnish metal group Nightwish is a combination of academic female vocal with heavy music. The team is one of the most famous representatives of his country on the global musical Olympus. In Russia, the team also has its loyal fans. Despite the place of birth and residence, the musicians perform songs mostly in English.The history of creation and composition
The Finnish group of Nightwish, acting in the genre of symphony metal, Power metal, is formed by the Rock musician Tuomas Holopainen in 1996.
The history of the creation began with the desire of Tomas to fulfill only acoustic music. On vacation near the city of Kitete, the musician shared his thoughts with a friend - Gitarist EmpPU Vuorinen.
As follows, the newly minted team included several musical instruments: an acoustic guitar, flutes, string, piano, keyboards. The vocals were assumed female. Third and the Mortal, Theater of Third and The Mortal, The Gathering had its influence on the choice of Holopainen.
The role of soloist Emppu was offered Taruhenn. At first, the girl did not like Tumoas at all. A vocalist leader saw someone like Kari Rueslotten (Third And The Mortal). But on listening, the girl managed to impress.
Turunen from childhood was musically gifted. Music teacher recalled that the girl could fulfill any song without preparation. For several years she sang Hitney Houston and Arute Franklin. After fascinated by the classic repertoire of Sarah Brightman, especially her inspired the style of The Phantom of the Opera ("Phantom Opera"), his novice singer chose to work.
Annette Olson became the second vocalist, replacing Taruhenn. The artist was chosen from 2 thousand applicants. She sang in Nightwish from 2007 to 2012.
The official website contains the current group of the Group. It includes: Flor Yansen (vocals), Tuomas Holopainen (composer, author of texts, keyboards, vocals), Erno EmpPU Vuorinen (guitar), three donokley (violence, wistl, vocals, guitar, buzoki) and kai hahto (drums).
Music
The first acoustic album in the collective discography dated 1997. It has 3 songs: Nightwish, The Forever Moments and Etiäinen. The first composition gave the name group. There are no official translation of the word Nightwish, fans prefer to interpret it as a "cherished desire", or the "dream of life." The album on cassettes was sent by authoritative labels and publications.The first review of their creativity said good vocals and high quality music performance. But also sounded the idea that the latter will not be interested in large labels, as they work primarily on sales, and to get on the radio chances of little.
At first, Tarun's vocals Tourunne sounded so strongly that acoustic music was lost on his background. We decided to take the drummer, who became Yucca Nevabalainen, and EmpPU changed the acoustic guitar on the electric. Hawi-metal sounded.
In April 1997, Nightwish recorded the first full-fledged album Angels Fall First. It includes 7 songs, 3 of whom did Tuomas Holopainen. After that, his vocals no longer sounded. On the bass guitar played EmpPU Vuorinen. The first version came out with a circulation of only 500 copies. Then the material was finalized, and the initial option today is a big rarity, for which collectors hunt.
The first speech of the group took place on December 31, 1997. That winter, the musicians gave only 7 concerts. The reason for this is the study of Tarim, as well as the Army Service Emppo and Yukki. In early May 1998 released a clip for the song The Carpenter. Musicians and actors took part in it. The composition is an allegory for religious topics. In the video, the engineer designs the Renaissance Planer, at which heaves heaven in the final.
In the summer of 1998, Nightwish prepared a new album Oceanborn. In August, work began on a studio entry, which in October saw the light. On November 13, the next concert of the group took place in Kite, the clip on the Sacrament of Wilderness song was created on it.
The record of the album was conjugate with great difficulties. But despite this, Oceanborn "shot", hitting the 5th place in the official chart of Finland and reaching platinum status. The musicians were invited to television. On the TV2 - Lista program, they performed the compositions Gethsemane and Sacrament of Wilderness, the latter then held the 1st place of Chart Singles during the week.
In 1999, the team toured a lot in Finland. Musicians participated in all significant rock festivals. At the same time, they record the single Sleeping Sun - the ballad on the topic of the solar eclipse on August 11 in Germany. It was the first registered track.
The popularity of the group grew not only in the native country, but also in Europe, among other things. In the fall of 1999, the musicians went on a tour with the German team Rage. The big surprise for Nightwish was that at some concerts half the hall left immediately after their performance. It became a kind of indicator of popularity.
In 2000, the Group participated in the selection for Eurovision contest. Sleepwalker's song confidently won the audience voting, but did not pass the jury. In the same year, the team recorded the Wishmaster album, which turned out to be tougher previous.
In addition to the composition of the same name, he entered SHE IS My Sin, The Kinslayer, Come Cover Me, Crownless, Deep Silent Complete and others - only 12 tracks. The album took the 1st place in the charts and lasted there for 3 weeks. Long before the official release of fans from Estonia and Russia already bought Wishmaster. This became possible thanks to pirates that once again proved the popularity of the group outside Finland.
At the same time, the Rock Hard magazine chose a wishmaster of the month album. And in the summer, the team went to the first full-fledged independent tour of Europe. In the heated, they played Sinergy and Eternal Tears of Sorrow. At the concert in 2000, the Group recorded the first full-fledged concerter with the sound of Dolby Digital 5.1 from Wishes to Eternity on DVD, VHS and CD.
In the spring of 2001, the group recorded a package for her beloved from childhood Tomas, Gary Mura Over The Hills and Far Away. Followed the clip, which became Platinum and was holding 49 weeks to the top 40 singles. The mini-album also entered 2 new songs and remake from the Debut Album Astral Romance.
The first Nightwish concert in Russia took place during the tour in the summer of 2001. The musicians performed in Moscow and St. Petersburg. After that, 2 years in a row, the group came at the end of the summer - early autumn. Then there was a break of 6 years, and the next appearance in Russia occurred only in 2009, and then in 2012 and 2016.
In 2002, the Album CENTURY CHILD was released. Piece of songs recorded with a symphony orchestra. Next - Once - released in 2 years. And in the interval, the group recorded the second DVD End of Innocence. Before leaving the collection, the group released a single Nemo, which then executed during the world tour in Helsinki at the opening of the World Championships in athletics.
Remarkable new album by the fact that 9 songs 9 are recorded with the participation of the London Session Orchestra. One song from the album sounds in Finnish, and in the record of the Creek Mary's Glood track, John twice the Hawk (English Two-Hawks), which played on the flute and sang in his native language. Century Child has become the second on sales in Finland and received the Emma Award for Export award. In addition, at that time, Once became the most expensive in the entire history of heavy music in Finland.
In 2005, a world tour was held in support of a new album. Fans of more than 130 countries saw idols live. The group visited Europe, first visited Australia, Poland, Greece and some other countries. After Tour, Nightwish was spread with Taruene soloist Torunen.
Preceded this tense relationship within the team. At some point, the vocalist unplannedly canceled several concerts due to employment, refused to give interviews and participate in advertising. From this point on, Tarja group began to appear only in the photo.
Musicians wrote a soloist a letter that was handed over to her, and later posted on the official website. It presents claims to a friend and a member of the team with whom forced to say goodbye. The final summarizes: "Nightwish is a life path and work with a large number of obligations as a friend in front of another and before fans. With you, we can no longer take care of their implementation. "
In 2006, working on the album Dark Passion Play, which was recorded with the new soloist Annette Olson. Single Amaranth received golden status for 2 sales days.
In mid-October 2011, Nightwish began to record the 7th studio album Imaginaerum, which was released on CD and on 2 records. In parallel, it was reached by the eponymous fantasy film. In the picture, we were talking about the elderly composer, traveling in dreams to its past.
And before the completion of the tour in support of the album from the team left annette. Instead, they invited Flor Yansen. She was recorded with an album 2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful.
In March 2018, the Group released the album-compilation of Decades, which presents the discography of the group in the reverse order. In it - remand versions of original songs. At the same time, tours began in the framework of Decades: WORLD TOUR.
The Group leads accounts in the social networks "Facebook" and "Twitter", there is also a channel on YouTube. Despite the fact that the official page in the "Instagram" from Nightwish is not, the fans tapes die with photos and video idols.
Nightwish now
In the spring of 2020, Nightwish released a new album Human. : II: Nature. All musical material for the new work was created in the summer of 2019. Despite the downloaded schedule, Yucca Nevalablen decided to leave the group. His place for drummed installations was taken by Kai Hahto, who was already early collaborated with a creative team.
The first was released the single Noise and the clip on this song, which was shot directed by the film Imaginaerum Stobe Harre. Heit Hit Harvest appeared. The unusualness of the album itself is that it became the first double disc group. The first record consists of 9 tracks, one song in 8 parts is represented on the second. It uses a genre of symphonic music.
In March 2020, the team of musicians joined the World Land Trustruen International Charitable Organization. On the official website, they released a commercial, which included the AD ASTRA composition from the new album.
The global tour of the group is scheduled for spring 2021. The first concerts are presented in the interactive format recorded in the virtual space. In the list of cities - Megacities of Europe, South and North America, Asia. The performers and in the capital of Russia, concerts in Moscow have been transferred to the next season due to a coronavirus infection pandemic.
In Turne, Nightwish will go without a guitarist Marco Hietal, who in January 2021 declared his care. The musician announced a temporary cessation of creative activity, and also spoke about the depression, which is still experiencing. He called the cause of his decline incompatibility with the conditions of producers who demand from the artists of stable work, while not providing full-fledged earnings. The artist asked other groups and journalists to disturb him with their suggestions until 2022.
Discography
- 1997 - Angels Fall First
- 1998 - OceanBorn.
- 2000 - Wishmaster
- 2002 - CENTURY CHILD
- 2004 - Once
- 2007 - Dark Passion Play
- 2011 - Imaginaerum
- 2015 - Endless Forms Most Beautiful
- 2020 - Human. : II: Nature.