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Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic power metal musical group, formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee, in eastern Finland. Nightwish is considered one of the bands responsible for the development and rise in popularity of symphonic metal at the end of the 1990s, and the creation of the symphonic metal genre.
Although the band has been prominent in their home country since the release of their first single, "The Carpenter" (1997) and debut album Angels Fall First, they did not achieve worldwide fame until the release of the albums Oceanborn and Wishmaster, which were released in 1998 and 2000 respectively. Their 2004 album, Once, led to Nightwish video clips being shown on MTV in the United States and inclusion of their music in U.S. movie soundtracks. Their biggest U.S. hit single, "Wish I Had an Angel" (2004), made it onto two U.S. film soundtracks as a means to promote their North American tour. The band produced three more singles and two music videos for the album, as well as "Sleeping Sun", from the 2005 "best of" compilation album, Highest Hopes, prior to vocalist Tarja Turunen's dismissal.
The search for Turunen's replacement, during the course of which anyone could be considered by submitting a demo, ended in mid 2007. The former Alyson Avenue frontwoman Anette Olzon was revealed to be the new singer on May 24.
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Location: Kitee, Finland
Members: Anette Olzon | Tuomas Holopainen | Emppu Vuorinen | Marco Hietala | Jukka Nevalainen
KURI
you guys are awesome!!!!
posted Aug 22
Shumuffles
just saw you guys live last night, it was amazing!!
posted May 31
Meghyn
put up The Poet and the Pendulum!! love this band!
posted May 20
shadolezero
my #1 favorite band
posted May 06
1-888-Briana
i think i just found a new favorite band
posted Mar 27
visual
best band ever
posted Mar 17
visual
best songs ever
posted Mar 10
drummerdude67
i luv you guys!!!!!!!!!!!! amaranth
rock!!!!!!!!!!!!! keep it up!!!
posted Feb 28