NIGHTWISH: European Tour Dates Announced

September 30, 2011

Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have announced the following European tour datesL

Apr. 10 - Lisebergshallen - Gteborg, Sweden
Apr. 11 - Falconer Theater - Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr. 13 - Heineken Music Hall - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr. 14 - ISS Dome - Dsseldorf, Germany
Apr. 16 - Forest National - Brussels, Belgium
Apr. 17 - Bercy - Paris, France
Apr. 18 - Zenith - Nantes, France
Apr. 20 - Halle Tony Garnier - Lyon, France
Apr. 21 - Rockhal - Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Apr. 23 - Jahrhunderthalle - Frankfurt, Germany
Apr. 24 - Hallenstadion - Zurich, Switzerland
Apr. 25 - Forum - Milano, Italy
Apr. 27 - Gasometer - Vienna, Austria
Apr. 29 - Budapest Arena - Budapest, Hungary
Apr. 30 - Tesla (T-Mobile Arena) - Prague, Czech Republic
May 01 - Arena - Leipzig, Germany
May 03 - o2 World - Hamburg, Germany
May 05 - Arena - Nuremberg, Germany
May 06 - Schleyerhalle - Stuttgart, Germany
May 08 - Krizanke - Ljubljana, Slovenia

NIGHTWISH will release its new album, "Imaginaerum", in the U.S. on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 via Roadrunner Records; in Finland on Wednesday, November 30 and the rest of Europe on Friday, December 2 via Nuclear Blast Records.

"Imaginaerum" track listing:

01. Taikatalvi
02. Storytime
03. Ghost River
04. Slow, Love, Slow
05. I Want My Tears Back
06. Scaretale
07. Arabesque
08. Turn Loose The Mermaids
09. Rest Calm
10. The Crow, The Owl And The Dove
11. Last Ride Of The Day
12. Song Of Myself
13. Imaginaerum

A track-by-track breakdown of the album by NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen can be found at Metalhammer.co.uk.

Regarding the "Imaginaerum" cover artwork, which can be seen below, Tuomas Holopainen said, "Originally, this was supposed to be the centerfold image of the album, but once I and some mates saw the final image, we immediately knew that the hunt for the actual cover artwork was over. I believe this is Toxic Angel's finest piece of work yet, capturing the deepest essence of what 'Imaginaerum' is all about. The power of imagination and places of wordless wonders, magic and awe, of longing and the surreal.

"I emphasized from the start that not a single living thing should be seen in the picture, and Toxic was able to create that sublime but desolate, 'all this waiting for you, and you only' feeling.

"All you need is the courage to enter."

NIGHTWISH recently spent time not only putting finishing touches to the "Imaginaerum" album, but also planning a movie of the same name.

"Imaginaerum" is one of the projects which recently received grants from the Finnish government institution called the Finnish Film Foundation. The movie, directed by Stobe Harju, about an old man on his deathbed who glimpses a childhood dream in which he refuses to grow old, and fights aging with his imagination, will get $575,000 toward its $3.7 million budget.

NIGHTWISH's new single, "Storytime", will be released on Friday, November 11 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Regarding the musical direction of the forthcoming album, NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon wrote on her official blog, "I think it's a great and varied CD. The feelings in it are great and there are a lot of elements in it, so I am sure it will have many different favorite songs for the listeners since the songs are so different in styles and sound. [2007's] 'Dark Passion Play' is a great album and this one, too, so I don't know yet which one I like more, but, of course, for me personally, this one feels better to do since the songs are more adjusted to my voice and my style."

NIGHTWISH will kick off the "Imaginaerum" world tour in Los Angeles. The very first show of the trek will take place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California on Saturday, January 21. This will be the biggest NIGHTWISH show production ever on North American soil and strictly a one-off there will be no U.S. tour until later in 2012.

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