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NIGHTWISH: New Audio Interview Available

A 15-minute audio interview with NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and new vocalist Anette Olzon conducted by Norway's Metal Express Radio (web site) has been posted online at this location. NIGHTWISH's new CD, "Dark Passion Play" is scheduled for release on September 28 via Nuclear Bla...

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NIGHTWISH: Another Norwegian TV Interview Available

NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and new vocalist Anette Olzon were recently interviewed by Norway's Aftenbladet.no about the band's singer search and their upcoming album. Watch the two-minute clip at this location. NIGHTWISH's new CD, "Dark Passion Play" is scheduled for release on S...

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NIGHTWISH: Norwegian TV Interview Available

NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and new vocalist Anette Olzon were recently interviewed by Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of Norway's NRK P3TV about the band's singer search, problems with previous frontwoman Tarja Turunen and strip clubs, among other topics. Watch the five-minute clip at this...

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NIGHTWISH To Guest On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and new vocalist Anette Olzon will be interviewed on this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, July 25) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3. A clip of the band's new single, "Amaranth", will be play...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Amaranth' Single To Receive Finnish Radio Premiere Tomorrow

NIGHTWISH's new single, "Amaranth", will receive its broadcast premiere tomorrow (Thursday, July 26) on Finland's YleX channel at 8:20 a.m. Finnish time. According to MetalFromFinland.com, NIGHTWISH has scheduled a release party for its latest album, "Dark Passion Play", on September 26 at Tavastia...

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NIGHTWISH: New Interview, Photos Available

Manuel Lopez of Hall Of Metal recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and new vocalist Anette Olzon. You can read a rough transcript of the conversation at this location. According to MetalFromFinland.com, Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have...

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NIGHTWISH: Finnish CD-Release Party Announced

According to MetalFromFinland.com, Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have scheduled a release party for their latest album, "Dark Passion Play", on September 26 at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland. NIGHTWISH will not perform at the event but a NIGHTWISH cover band from Estonia called NATUVI...

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ROTTEN SOUND Prepares To Record New Album

Finland's ROTTEN SOUND will enter the studio later this month to begin recording its new album, tentatively due in early 2008 via Spinefarm Records. The as-yet-untitled effort will contain the following working songtitles (in no particular order): 01. Enigma 02. Brainload 03. Alternews 04. Corponati...

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NIGHTWISH: 'The Poet And The Pendulum' Sample Available

A reduced-quality audio sample of the new NIGHTWISH song "The Poet and the Pendulum" has been posted at YouTube. The track comes off the Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers' new album, "Dark Passion Play", due on September 28 via Nuclear Blast Records (most of Europe),September 26 via Spinefarm Rec...

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NIGHTWISH: Making Of 'Amaranth' Video Footage Available

Behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the new NIGHTWISH video, "Amaranth", has been posted at Nightwish.com. As previously reported, NIGHTWISH has set "Dark Passion Play" as the title of its new album, due on September 28 via Nuclear Blast Records (most of Europe),September 26 via Spinefarm Re...

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ENSIFERUM: Concert Footage From NUMMIROCK Festival Available

Fan-filmed video footage of ENSIFERUM's performance at the 21st edition of the Nummirock festival — which took place June 22-23 in Nummijärvi, Finland — has been posted at YouTube. ENSIFERUM recently entered the German chart at position No. 37 with its third album, "Victory Songs". The CD also debut...

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SONATA ARCTICA's 'The Collection' Certified Gold In Finland

SONATA ARCTICA's "best of" collection, entitled "The Collection 1999-2006", has been certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. In addition to material from the band's studio albums, the CD includes new versions of the songs "My Land" and "Replica", both of which originally appe...

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NIGHTWISH: 'Dark Passion Play' Listening Session Report Available

Kari Helenius of the Finnish magazine Imperiumi was present at the listening session at Finnvox Studio in Helsinki for NIGHTWISH's new studio album, "Dark Passion Play". His report was translated by "Anssi" at the official NIGHTWISH forum and is available for viewing in three parts: Part#1, Part#2,...

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NIGHTWISH's 'Dark Passion Play' Is Most Expensive Album Ever Produced In Finland

According to the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, NIGHTWISH's upcoming "Dark Passion Play" CD could very well turn out to be the most expensive album ever produced in Finland. "The final cost of the album was around 500,000 euros [approximately $670,000]," stated band leader Tuomas Holopainen. "We di...

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NIGHTWISH To Take Part In German Signing Session

NIGHTWISH leader/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and new vocalist Anette Olzon will take part in a signing session on July 27 at the Nuclear Blast shop in Donzdorf (near Stuttgart),Germany. The session will run from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. As previously reported, NIGHTWISH has set "Dark Passion Play"...