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ANETTE OLZON: I Didn't Leave NIGHTWISH; I Was Fired

Former NIGHTWISH vocalist Anette Olzon has told Prog magazine that she believes she was fired from the band in 2012 because she became pregnant with her third child. Olzon's departure from the group came seven years after previous NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen was dismissed from the group by be...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Slams Former Bandmates: 'I Was Fired'

Ex-NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon has slammed her former bandmates, claiming that she had "no say" during her time with the band and insisting she was fired from the group shortly after announcing that she was pregnant with her third child. Olzon, who will release her debut solo album, "Shine", in Fe...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON Answers Fan-Submitted Questions (Video)

Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon will release her debut solo album, "Shine", in February via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. The CD, which was co-produced by Anette Olzon and Johan Kronlund, is a collaboration with some of the most succe...

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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON: 'Falling' Lyric Video Released

Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon will release her debut solo album, "Shine", in February via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. The CD, which was co-produced by Anette Olzon and Johan Kronlund, is a collaboration with some of the most succe...

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Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON To Release Debut Solo Album 'Shine'

Former NIGHTWISH singer Anette Olzon will release her debut solo album, "Shine", on February 28, 2014 via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group. The CD, which was co-produced by Anette Olzon and Johan Kronlund, is a collaboration with some of the m...

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FLOOR JANSEN Doesn't Feel Need To Get Involved In Songwriting For Next NIGHTWISH Album

Dutch singer Floor Jansen of NIGHTWISH and REVAMP was recently interviewed by Germany's EMP Rock Invasion. You can now watch the chat below. Asked if she is already involved in the songwriting process for the next NIGHTWISH studio album, Floor said: "I think it's more like it's always been. So Tuoma...

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New NIGHTWISH Frontwoman Says She Is Not Concerned About Band's Troubled Past With Lead Singers

On November 7, Dutch singer Floor Jansen of NIGHTWISH and REVAMP was interviewed in the studios of Finland's Radio Rock when REVAMP played at Nosturi in Helsinki as the support act for KAMELOT. You can now watch a clip from the chat below. Excerpts follow. On whether she has spoken to her friend, fo...

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NIGHTWISH's MARCO HIETALA Interviewed By 'Metal Wani' (Audio)

On November 7, Owais "Vitek" Wani of Metal Wani conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala. You can now listen to the 16-minute chat below. NIGHTWISH last month announced the addition of Dutch singer Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) and English composer and multi-ins...

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NIGHTWISH's HOLOPAINEN Talks To U.K.'s METAL HAMMER About Lineup Changes, Band's Future (Video)

Tuomas Holopainen of NIGHTWISH recently spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the lineup changes and the future of the band. Check out the clip below. NIGHTWISH last month announced the addition of Dutch singer Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) and English composer and multi-instrumental...

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NIGHTWISH's HOLOPAINEN Is 'Super-Super Thrilled' About FLOOR JANSEN's Addition To Lineup

Dutch web site Lords Of Metal recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Lords Of Metal: First of all, congrats on the new lineup! I think I speak for the entirety of the Netherlands when I say that we are th...

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Floor Jansen is a proven dynamo and it's a lock she will emerge as a premiere figurehead in this scene. Now taking over for Anette Olzon on the NIGHTWISH tour, the former vocalist for AFTER FOREVER, MAYAN, STAR ONE and AYREON makes a second run with her agro-Goth metal ensemble REVAMP. By attrition...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says Latest Vocalist Switch 'Went Much Better Than We Ever Could Have Expected'

David E. Gehlke of DeadRhetoric.com recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. DeadRhetoric.com: Let's backtrack for a second and talk about your [the new NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen]. I know you've known her for...

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NIGHTWISH And REVAMP Singer FLOOR JANSEN Speaks To Metal-And-Highheels.com (Video)

Metal-And-Highheels.com conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH and REVAMP frontwoman Floor Jansen on October 20 at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. You can now watch the chat below. Jansen was officially named the new lead singer of NIGHTWISH in...

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Video: Former And Current NIGHTWISH Singers Perform Duet At Belgium's METAL FEMALE VOICES FEST

Former NIGHTWISH singer Tarja Turunen performed a duet with the band's current vocalist Floor Jansen (REVAMP, ex-AFTER FOREVER) Sunday night (October 20) at this year's edition of the Metal Female Voices Fest at Oktoberhallen in Wieze, Belgium. The women joined forces on a cover version of "Over The...

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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says FLOOR JANSEN Was Asked To Become Permanent Member In June

Radio Metal recently conducted an interview with keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Radio Metal: The new DVD ["Showtime, Storytime"] is the perfect introduction to the new NIGHWISH lineup that was officiall...