The Official Nightwish Thread!

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Seeing as their latest album is out (and is pure Nightwish brilliance) I thought we needed a thread in which to worship them

LATEST ALBUM: DARK PASSION PLAY

First album with new female singer Annette Olzon


TRACKLIST:

1. The Poet and the Pendulum
2. Bye Bye Beautiful
3. Amaranth
4. Cadence of her Last Breath
5. Master Passion Greed
6. Eva
7. Sahara
8. Whoever Brings the Night
9. For the Heart I Once Had
10. The Islander
11. Last of the Wilds [Instrumental]
12. 7 Days to the Wolves
13. Meadows of Heaven

the album also comes with a second CD with instrumentals of each track (not quite sure, as I've yet to purchase the album (will be doing today!))


OTHER DPP BONUS TRACKS/DEMOS ETC.

• The Escapist [Bonus track on Japanese release I believe]
• Reach [Amaranth Demo]
• While Your Lips are Still Red [Amaranth Single]
• Amaranth [Orchestral]
• Eva [Demo]
• Eva [Orchestral]

THE SINGLES

1. Eva [No video]
2. Amaranth (Video)
3. Bye Bye Beautiful (Video)
4. (as yet unnanounced, but they said they're filming the next video!)

So, what does everyone think of the album? I must say I am mightily impressed with this album. After hearing Eva, I wasn't too sure I liked the sound of Anette -- but she sounds brilliant on the rest of the album.

What does everyone think of Annette? I'm both an Anette and Tarja supporter/fan, I think Anette does a brilliant job, and I love the way her vocals sound with Marco on The Islander
(i'll upload some of the concert videos of Annette singing Tarja's songs later-- she does a good job!)

My favourite tracks (it's basically the whole album, but these are my absolute favourites:
The Escapist (how could they not put this on the album!?
Amaranth
Sahara
The Poet and the Pendulum
Last of the Wilds (one kick-ass instrumental, it's like celtic music v metal)
the Islander

And Nightwish are currently on a world tour! and I just got tickets to see their Sydney gig! sooooo excited! (just need to find someone to go with me... none of my friends are Nightwish fans *sigh*)