Nightwish
| a.k.a. | Natuvissyset |
|---|---|
| Country | Finland |
| Formed | July 1996, Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland |
| Genres | Symphonic Metal, Power Metal |
| Labels | Spinefarm Records, Roadrunner Records, Nuclear Blast Records |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Website | https://www.nightwish.com/ |
Line-up (members)
- Floor Jansen : Vocals (2013-present)
- Emppu Vuorinen : Bass (1996-1997), Guitars (1996-present)
- Troy Donockley : Uilleann Pipes, Tin Whistle, Low Whistle, Guitars, Bouzouki, Bodhrán, Vocals (2013-present)
- Jukka Koskinen : Bass (2022-present)
- Kai Hahto : Drums (2019-present)
- Tuomas Holopainen : Keyboards, Piano (1996-present), Vocals (1996-1998)
Former members
- Tarja : Vocals (1996-2005)
- Jukka Nevalainen : Drums, Percussion (1997-2019)
- Sami Vänskä : Bass (1998-2001)
- Marko Hietala : Bass, Vocals, Acoustic Guitars (2001-2021)
- Anette Olzon : Vocals (2007-2012)
Nightwish Lyrics (137)
Nightwish Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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| Ghost Love Score (live) (1970) | Single | 1970-01-01 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Demo (1996) | Demo | 1996 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Carpenter (1997) |  |
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Split | 1997-09-29 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Angels Fall First (1997) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 1997-11-01 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
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Oceanborn (1998) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 1998-12-07 | 86.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Walking in the Air (1999) | Single | 1999-01-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads of the Eclipse) (1999) | Single | 1999-08-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Wishmaster (2000) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2000-05-29 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| Deep Silent Complete (2000) | Single | 2000-07-31 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Wishmastour 2000 (2000) | |
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EP | 2000-11-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1997-2001 (2001) | |
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Boxed set | 2001 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Golden Wishes (2001) | |
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Boxed set | 2001-01-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| From Wishes to Eternity (2001) | |
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Live | 2001-03-19 | 90 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Over the Hills and Far Away (2001) | |
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EP | 2001-06-08 | 70 | 1 | 1 | ||
| From Wishes to Eternity (2001) | |
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Video | 2001-11-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ever Dream (2002) | Single | 2002-05-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Century Child (2002) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2002-06-24 | 95 | 1 | 1 |
| Bless the Child (2002) | |
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EP | 2002-07-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| End of Innocence (2003) | |
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Video | 2003-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nemo (2004) | Single | 2004-04-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Once (2004) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2004-06-07 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
| Wish I Had an Angel (2004) | Single | 2004-09-20 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tales from the Elvenpath (2004) | |
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Compilation | 2004-10-18 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kuolema tekee taiteilijan (2004) | Single | 2004-12-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bestwishes (2005) | |
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Compilation | 2005-03-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Siren (2005) | Single | 2005-07-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish (2005) | |
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Compilation | 2005-09-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sleeping Sun (2005) | Single | 2005-10-19 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| End of an Era (2006) | |
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Live | 2006-06-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| End of an Era (2006) | |
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Video | 2006-06-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eva (2007) | Single | 2007-05-30 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Amaranth (2007) | Single | 2007-08-22 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Dark Passion Play (2007) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2007-09-26 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hi Five: Female Fronted Metal (2007) | |
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Split | 2007-10-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Erämaan viimeinen (2007) | Single | 2007-12-05 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bye Bye Beautiful (2008) | Single | 2008-02-15 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Islander (2008) | Single | 2008-05-30 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Sound of Nightwish Reborn (2008) | |
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Compilation | 2008-09-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Amaranth (Live) (2009) | Single | 2009-03-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) (2009) | |
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EP | 2009-03-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lokikirja (2009) | |
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Boxed set | 2009-11-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads (2011) | |
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Compilation | 2011-05-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Storytime (2011) | Single | 2011-11-09 | 70 | 1 | 0 | ||||
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Imaginaerum (2011) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2011-11-30 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Crow, the Owl and the Dove (2012) | Single | 2012-03-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Trials of Imaginaerum (2012) | |
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EP | 2012-04-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Imaginaerum - The Score (2012) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2012-11-09 | - | 0 | 0 |
| From Wishes to Eternity at Over the Hills and Far Away (2013) | |
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Compilation | 2013 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Storytime (live) (2013) | Single | 2013-10-29 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Showtime, Storytime (2013) | |
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Video | 2013-11-29 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Showtime, Storytime (2013) | |
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Live | 2013-11-29 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Three Goddesses (2014) | |
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Split | 2014-08-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Élan (2015) | Single | 2015-02-13 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2015-03-27 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015) | Single | 2015-05-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| My Walden (2016) | Single | 2016-04-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Live at Wembley (2016) | Single | 2016-11-29 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vehicle of Spirit (2016) | |
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Video | 2016-12-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Decades (An Archive of Song 1996-2015) (2018) | |
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Compilation | 2018-03-09 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red Passion Box (2018) | |
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Boxed set | 2018-03-29 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Decades: Live in Buenos Aires (2019) | |
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Video | 2019-12-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Decades: Live in Buenos Aires (2019) | |
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Live | 2019-12-06 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Human. :||: Nature. (2020) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2020-04-10 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Music (2021) | Single | 2021-05-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nemo (Virtual World Version) (2021) | Single | 2021-07-16 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| How's the Heart? (2021) | Single | 2021-11-26 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Virtual Live Show from the Islanders Arms 2021 (2022) | |
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Video | 2022-03-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Phantom of the Opera (live) (2023) | Single | 2023-01-27 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Perfume of the Timeless (2024) | Single | 2024-05-21 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| The Day of... (2024) | Single | 2024-08-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| An Ocean of Strange Islands (2024) | Single | 2024-09-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Yesterwynde (2024) | Lyrics | |
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Studio | 2024-09-20 | - | 0 | 0 |
Best Nightwish Songs
| Track title | Album title | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stargazers | Oceanborn (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 2 | Gethsemane | Oceanborn (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 3 | Sacrament Of Wilderness | Oceanborn (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 4 | Moondance | Oceanborn (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 5 | The Riddler | Oceanborn (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 6 | Nightquest | Oceanborn (1998) | 100 | 1 |
| 7 | Bless The Child | Century Child (2002) | 100 | 1 |
| 8 | Ocean Soul | Century Child (2002) | 100 | 1 |
| 9 | Nymphomaniac Fantasia | Angels Fall First (1997) | 100 | 1 |
| 10 | Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean | Oceanborn (1998) | 95 | 1 |
| 11 | Passion And The Opera | Oceanborn (1998) | 95 | 1 |
| 12 | Swanheart | Oceanborn (1998) | 95 | 1 |
| 13 | The Pharaoh Sails To Orion | Oceanborn (1998) | 95 | 1 |
| 14 | Walking In The Air | Oceanborn (1998) | 95 | 1 |
| 15 | Sleeping Sun | Oceanborn (1998) | 95 | 1 |
Additional notes
The idea of Nightwish was born in July 1996 at midnight when Tuomas Holopainen was spending a night with his friends around a campfire. The first three songs, which were acoustic mood music, were recorded between October and December 1996. At that time the band had three members: Tuomas, Tarja, and Emppu. Originally, Tarja Turunen wasn't into metal at all. She was approached by the first two members of her school at the time, and asked to join because they knew she was one of the best singers in the school.
She was fired with an "open letter" by the 4 other band members on Oct. 22, 2005. It took until May 2007 for her replacement, Anette Olzon (of the AOR band Alyson Avenue) to be announced.
The band did 3 surprise gigs in Autumn 2007, pretending to be various Nightwish cover bands: Sep 22nd in Tallinn, Estonia as Nachtwasser, "the German cover band"; Sep 26th in Helsinki, Finland as Natuvissyset, "the Estonian cover band" and Sep 28th in Hamburg, Germany as Sushi Patrol, "the Japanese cover band".
During the band's 2012 American tour, singer Anette Olzon fell sick, and The Agonist's Alissa White-Gluz and Amaranthe's Elize Ryd, who were both touring vocalists of the supporting band Kamelot, had to fill in for one night as temporary live vocalists. This brought the ire of Olzon who expressed her anger on her blog. She was subsequently fired and the band brought in Floor Jansen, formerly of After Forever, as a live vocalist.
On August 6th, 2014, it was announced that Jukka Nevalainen wouldn't play on the next album or the subsequent tour due to continuous insomnia and that Kai Hahto will be the replacement drummer on the album.
Trivia: Tuomas Holopainen is a huge fanatic of Disney animation and he loves Disneyworld in Florida, USA. Nightwish has played some shows there at the Blues Club, and at that time, the Disney film "Finding Nemo" was in theatres, leading to the misconception that the song 'Nemo' has something to do with the movie. The truth is Nemo is Latin for 'nobody' and the name is a coincidence. At Nightwish live shows, it's been known for people throw the Nemo fish character plush doll on stage to the band.
Nightwish covered a Jaakko Teppo song 'Hilma ja Onni' for a tribute album 'Pörsänmäen Sanomat - Tribuutti Jaakko Tepolle' in 2009.
She was fired with an "open letter" by the 4 other band members on Oct. 22, 2005. It took until May 2007 for her replacement, Anette Olzon (of the AOR band Alyson Avenue) to be announced.
The band did 3 surprise gigs in Autumn 2007, pretending to be various Nightwish cover bands: Sep 22nd in Tallinn, Estonia as Nachtwasser, "the German cover band"; Sep 26th in Helsinki, Finland as Natuvissyset, "the Estonian cover band" and Sep 28th in Hamburg, Germany as Sushi Patrol, "the Japanese cover band".
During the band's 2012 American tour, singer Anette Olzon fell sick, and The Agonist's Alissa White-Gluz and Amaranthe's Elize Ryd, who were both touring vocalists of the supporting band Kamelot, had to fill in for one night as temporary live vocalists. This brought the ire of Olzon who expressed her anger on her blog. She was subsequently fired and the band brought in Floor Jansen, formerly of After Forever, as a live vocalist.
On August 6th, 2014, it was announced that Jukka Nevalainen wouldn't play on the next album or the subsequent tour due to continuous insomnia and that Kai Hahto will be the replacement drummer on the album.
Trivia: Tuomas Holopainen is a huge fanatic of Disney animation and he loves Disneyworld in Florida, USA. Nightwish has played some shows there at the Blues Club, and at that time, the Disney film "Finding Nemo" was in theatres, leading to the misconception that the song 'Nemo' has something to do with the movie. The truth is Nemo is Latin for 'nobody' and the name is a coincidence. At Nightwish live shows, it's been known for people throw the Nemo fish character plush doll on stage to the band.
Nightwish covered a Jaakko Teppo song 'Hilma ja Onni' for a tribute album 'Pörsänmäen Sanomat - Tribuutti Jaakko Tepolle' in 2009.