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:
- The Poet and the Pendulum
- Bye Bye Beautiful
- Amaranth
- Cadence of her Last Breath
- Master Passion Greed
- Eva
- Sahara
- Whoever Brings the Night
- For the Heart I Once Had
- The Islander
- Last of the Wilds [Instrumental]
- 7 Days to the Wolves
- 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
- Eva [No video]
- Amaranth (Video)
- Bye Bye Beautiful (Video)
- (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*)