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See ANETTE OLZON Perform NIGHTWISH Songs With Orchestra In São Paulo, Brazil

In late September, Anette Olzon, the Swedish singer who fronted the Finnish symphonic metal band NIGHTWISH from 2007 to 2012, embarked on a three-date Brazilian tour where she performed NIGHTWISH songs accompanied by a band, an orchestra and a choir. Fan-filmed video of the September 26 concert at T...

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FLOOR JANSEN On Her Upcoming Solo Album 'Hytress': I Wanted 'To Find A Heavier, More Metal Sound That Is 100% Me, But Not Like NIGHTWISH'

In a new interview with Janne Vuorela of Finland's Imperiumi, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen spoke about her upcoming studio album, "Hytress", which is set for release on January 15, 2027 via REVAMP Music/Warner Music. "Hytress" will follow Jansen's acclaimed 2023 debut solo album "Paragon", which ha...

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NIGHTWISH Shares 'Tribal' Live Recording From Upcoming Anniversary Release 'The Greatest 30 Years On Earth'

Symphonic metal pioneers NIGHTWISH are marking three decades of musical wizardry. To celebrate this milestone, the band has announced its most ambitious retrospective collection yet, "The Greatest 30 Years On Earth", which will be released on December 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. This massive anniv...

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VANISHING POINT Returns With New Single 'Bring Me The Night'; 'Eremition' Album To Arrive In November

VANISHING POINT have never been a band in a hurry. Their albums arrive when they're ready and sometimes years can pass between them. But when one of Australia's most respected melodic metal bands finally emerges with new music, it's an event. Six years after "Dead Elysium" marked their triumphant re...

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NIGHTWISH's TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Rules Out Reunion With TARJA TURUNEN: 'That's Not Gonna Happen'

In a new interview with U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, NIGHTWISH keyboardist/leader Tuomas Holopainen reflected on the band's 2005 split with original lead singer Tarja Turunen. Turunen was fired from NIGHTWISH at the end of the band's 2005 tour by being presented with an open letter which was publis...

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PAIN Plans To Release At Least Five More Singles In Coming Months: 'Every Song Sounds Really Different'

In a new interview with the And Now The Band podcast, Peter Tägtgren of long-running Swedish industrial metallers PAIN spoke about his plans for new PAIN music following the release of the band's latest single, "I Don't Give A Fukk", via Reigning Phoenix Music. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUT...

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NIGHTWISH To Begin Recording Eleventh Album In May 2027; Seven Songs Have Been Written Already, Says TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN

In a new interview with Finland's Chaoszine, NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen spoke about his plans to write and record new music in the coming months. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): " Since the release of [NIGHTWISH's latest album, 2024's] 'Yesterwynde', it...

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PAIN Releases Music Video For New Single 'I Don't Give A F***'

Swedish industrial metal force PAIN returns with the explosive new single "I Don't Give A Fukk" via Reigning Phoenix Music. Compact, confrontational and built around a brutally direct refrain, "I Don't Give A Fukk" transforms the confusion and hostility of the modern world into three minutes of mech...

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NIGHTWISH Celebrates Three Decades Of Symphonic Metal Mastery With Anniversary Release 'The Greatest 30 Years On Earth'

Symphonic metal pioneers NIGHTWISH are marking three decades of musical wizardry. To celebrate this milestone, the band has announced its most ambitious retrospective collection yet, "The Greatest 30 Years On Earth", which will be released on December 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. This massive anniv...

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TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN Has Written Six Songs For NIGHTWISH's Next Studio Album: 'I Feel More Inspired Than Ever'

NIGHTWISH keyboardist and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen has revealed to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine that he has penned six tracks for the band's upcoming eleventh studio album. "I feel more inspired than ever — proof of that is that I've already got six new NIGHTWISH songs done," the 49-year-ol...

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FLOOR JANSEN Says NIGHTWISH Is Still 'On A Temporary Hold': 'There's Nothing Planned' For The Band

In a new interview with Thomas Vogel of Germany's Sonic Seducer magazine, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen spoke about the band's 2023 announcement that it would take a break from touring and not hit the road in support of NIGHTWISH's latest album, "Yesterwynde", which came out two years ago. Asked if...

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NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Announces 'Hytress' Solo Album, Releases 'Bring Me Silence' Single

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen opens a heavier and more direct chapter in her solo career today with the release of her new single "Bring Me Silence". The track serves as the official announcement of her upcoming studio album, "Hytress", set for release on January 15, 2027 via REVAMP Music/Warner Mus...

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Watch: NIGHTWISH's FLOOR JANSEN Performs Cover Of METALLICA's 'Nothing Else Matters' With Marine Band Of The Royal Netherlands Navy

On July 2, 2026, NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen performed as a guest vocalist with the Marine Band Of The Royal Netherlands Navy (Marinierskapel Der Koninklijke Marine) at the opening concert of Sail Harlingen in the Vluchthaven of Harlingen, Netherlands. Among the tracks Floor sang was a symphonic c...

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Eclipse

Symphonic metal has been quietly evolving over the last few years as more and more bands decide to step away from the genre's established formula to embrace new and often more modern elements. But as essential as that liberated outlook has become, it is reassuring to hear a band that are sticking to...

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TARJA TURUNEN Reflects On Her Exit From NIGHTWISH: 'I Probably Should Have Put Them Through Hell'

In a new interview with U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine, Tarja Turunen reflected on her 2005 split with NIGHTWISH. She said: "It's very sad how everything ended up [with NIGHTWISH], but the thing that I would have done differently is, I probably should have put them through hell. I had all my rights, t...