Darkthorn’s Blog

Introduction

Nightwish is a Finnish band. Their style is a cross between Opera and Rock. They are my favourite band EVER! Highly recommended. What more to say? They recently took on a new vocalist (Anette), for their album “Dark Passion Play”. I feel that her voice is not as suited to the style (not powerful enough) as the old vocalist (Tarja). However, that said, Nightwish has a number of older albums which feature Tarja and overall, their music is worth listening to.

Current Members

Anette Vocals

Tuomas Keyboards

Emppu Guitars

Marco Bass & Vocals

Julius Drums

Tarja Turunen Vocals Member from 1996-2005

Sami Vänskä Bass Member from 1998-2001

Genre

I would call Nightwish’s style a cross between Rock and Opera, leaning more towards the rock side of things. This is a band which is different, and interesting.

Replayabillity

You can play this music over and over and not get sick of it. The number of songs is not too limited, so by the time you have heard the first one on your playlist again, you will have forgotten all the nuances.

Albums

Century Child, End of An Era, Angels Fall First, Dark Passion Play, Once, Over the Hills and Far Away, Highest Hopes, Ocean Born, Sleeping Sun

Best Song

Nemo

Download or Buy?

Definitely buy. Although since Nightwish is such an eclectic band, I might advise downloading a couple of songs first to make sure you like the style.

Conclusion

9/10 for the newest album (Dark Passion Play) and 10/10 for the older albums. Nightwish is definitely worth a try, and I would highly recommend listening to their older albums first.