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Nemo(04:36)
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- The Kinslayer(03:58)
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Amaranth(03:51)
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- Wishmaster(04:24)
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- Wish I Had an Angel(04:06)
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- She Is My Sin(04:46)
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End of All Hope(03:55)
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Ever Dream(04:43)
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Bye Bye Beautiful(04:14)
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Swanheart(04:44)
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- Ghost Love Score(10:02)
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- The Islander(05:05)
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- Escapist(05:00)
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- Sleepwalker (heavy version)(03:07)
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- Eva(04:25)
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Nightwish bio
Nightwish is a symphonic power metal band, formed in the town of Kitee, Finland in 1996. The band currently consists of Anette Olzon (vocals), Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards), Marco Hietala (bass, vocals), Emppu Vuorinen (guitars), and Jukka Nevalainen (drums and percussion).
The vocalist 1996 to 2005 was Tarja Turunen. Anette Olzon (ex-Alyson Avenue) joined the band on their 2007 alb... um Dark Passion Play, the corresponding World Tour and the Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places) live album.
The band's leader, keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, composes songs that are often classified as either symphonic metal or power metal; their musical style has also been described as a symphonic metal variant, called opera metal and even in some cases called 'epic metal'.
Nevertheless, Nightwish is considered one of the main developers of the symphonic metal genre, which encompasses similar bands such as Within Temptation, Therion, Epica, Edenbridge, Lunatica, and Visions of Atlantis.
The original idea of Nightwish was largely inspired by The Gathering, and the idea was to use keyboards, acoustic guitars and the operatic vocals of their th Full bioRead more
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