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NIGHTWISH Launch “Elán” Cover Contest

Posted by tarjavirmakari on March 13, 2015
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Finland-based symphonic metal storytellers NIGHTWISH have announced a worldwide video contest to showcase the talents of their own fans, issues Nuclear Blast.

Sign language speakers/interpreters, jazz flutists, cellists, ukulele & theremin players, expert whistlers, vocalists, guitarists, bassists, drummers, and keyboard players alike: You are all invited to create a video for your very own cover version of the NIGHTWISH single “Elán”:

Prizes for three Grand Prize Winners & two Runners Up include NIGHTWISH t-shirts, posters, and autographed photo cards.

For complete contest instructions & rules, visit http://bit.ly/nightwish-elan-contest.

This contest ends on Thursday, April 10th. Winners will be announced on April 16th, 2015.

NIGHTWISH’s eighth studio album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful, will be released in North America on March 31st. Produced by Tero “TeeCee” Kinnunen, the title for Endless Forms Most Beautiful was taken from the writings of English naturalist Charles Darwin and includes adult & childrens choirs, collaborative work with esteemed orchestral arranger Pip Williams, and a guest appearance by evolutionary biologist, writer, and atheist Richard Dawkins.

The video for the album single “Elán” features some of Finland’s most beloved elderly actors & actresses and was shot in 11 days in eight abandoned Finnish locations by director Ville Lipiäinen. Watch the video on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: http://youtu.be/zPonioDYnoY?list=PLB4brr7vf-P6LMpAuLbvvaskBkEUpbNuL.

View episodes of NIGHTWISH’s new album trailer series here:

To pre-order the new NIGHTWISH album in various physical formats, visit the Endless Forms Most Beautiful Landing Page at http://smarturl.it/NIGHTWISH-Endless.

Endless Forms Most Beautiful track listing:

01. Shudder Before The Beautiful
02. Weak Fantasy
03. Élan (order the digital single, which includes the non-album bonus track “Sagan” here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/elan-single/id952764699)
04. Yours Is An Empty Hope
05. Our Decades In the Sun
06. My Walden
07. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
08. Edema Ruh
09. Alpenglow
10. The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
11. The Greatest Show On Earth

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NIGHTWISH’s 27-date headlining tour of North America for 2015 launches in New York City on April 9, 2015 and travels to three Canadian cities plus Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles before closing out in Silver Springs, Maryland on May 14th. Direct support will come from Swedish heavy metallers SABATON; opening will be Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN.

Three shows have already sold out. Get your tickets now via Ticketmaster.com. VIP Meet & Greet tickets (which includes early entry + an official tour program) are on sale at EnterTheVault.com.

Dates for the 2015 NIGHTWISH tour with SABATON and Delain are:

04/09/15 Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
04/10/15 Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
04/11/15 Palladium – Worcester, MA
04/13/15 Capitole Theatre – Quebec City, QC – CANADA ***SOLD OUT***
04/14/15 Phoenix Concert Theater – Toronto, ON – CANADA ***SOLD OUT***
04/16/15 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
04/17/15 Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
04/18/15 Concorde Music Hall – Chicago, IL ***SOLD OUT***
04/19/15 7 Flags Events Center – Clive, IA
04/21/15 Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
04/22/15 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
04/24/15 Knitting Factory – Spokane, WA
04/25/15 Orpheum Theatre – Vancouver, B.C. – CANADA
04/26/15 Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
04/28/15 Warfield Theatre – San Francisco, CA
04/30/15 House Of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
05/01/15 Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
05/02/15 Marquee Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
05/03/15 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
05/05/15 Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX
05/06/15 Warehouse Live – Houston, TX
05/08/15 House of Blues – Orlando, FL
05/09/15 Revolution – Fort Lauderdale, FL
05/11/15 Marathon Music Work – Nashville, TN
05/12/15 Expo Five – Louisville, KY
05/13/15 Filmore – Charlotte, NC
05/14/15 Filmore – Silver Springs, MD

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NIGHTWISH: Release First Single And Video ‘Élan’ From Album “Endless Forms Most Beautiful”

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 13, 2015
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Today is the release of the first single ‘Élan’ from the new NIGHTWISH album “Endless Forms Most Beautiful”, which will be out on March 27th (EU), 30th (UK) and 31st (US), via Nuclear Blast Records.

The release is also celebrated with the video clip for ‘Élan’. It was shot in Finland at various locations between September and November 2014, directed by Ville Lipiäinen.

Tuomas Holopainen commented: “The long awaited NIGHTWISH music video ‘Élan’ is finally here. Inspired by the untold stories of abandoned places around Finland, the video was nearly a year in the making and features some of the most loved Finnish actors and actresses. And also the legendary NIGHTWISH symbol, a snowy owl (Bubo Scandiaca in
Latin) called “Urho” (“Braveheart”).”

Watch the video below:

The 4-track single features the album version, radio edit and an alternate version of ‘Élan’, as well as the non-album bonus track ‘Sagan’.

Order your copy here: http://smarturl.it/NIGHTWISH-Elan
Or at the Nightwish shop: http://goo.gl/IbuQmz

Or digital:
AMZ MP3: http://bit.ly/NIGHTWISH-ElanAmazonMP3
iTunes: http://geni.us/NightwishElaniTunes
http://geni.us/NightwishEndlessDeluxe (instant grat single)
the new album “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” is out on 27th March. Pre-order the album now and get the instant grat single “Élan” now instantly without having to pay extra for this track!
Google: http://smarturl.it/NightwishElanGoogle
NB MP3: http://smarturl.it/NightwishElanNB

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The new Nightwish album “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” features eleven new songs and will be released in different formats:
– Standard CD
– Digibook (incl. instrumental CD)
– 2LP (vinyl in gatefold) in different colours
– Earbook (incl. instrumental and orchestral CD)
– Earbook (deluxe version incl. bonus vinyl)
– Digital Download

Pre-order your copy here: http://smarturl.it/NIGHTWISH-Endless
Or at the Nightwish shop: http://goo.gl/IbuQmz

Check out all previous “making of album 2015” trailers:

Trailer #1 – The Cabin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB1IrA8FwrY
Trailer #2 – By The Lake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIhsFClj0U4
Trailer #3 – Inside His Head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ9PFUZ9uGs
Trailer #4 – Summer Camp: http://youtu.be/tJF4Twus_08
Trailer #5 – More Campers: http://youtu.be/On9V0QBoFW4
Trailer #6 – New Hometown: http://youtu.be/XxcuVtdR6po
Trailer #7 – Almost There: http://youtu.be/xPoVHMT2Gcc
Trailer #8 – London: http://youtu.be/r0ivbQz3IGI
Trailer #9 – Mixing and Mastering: http://youtu.be/fXVd9h0aAcY
Trailer #10 – Ready!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54YoyRFF3KY

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NIGHTWISH: Floor Jansen Responds To Single Leak

Posted by aliblackdiamond on February 6, 2015
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NIGHTWISH vocalist Floor Jansen has hit out at their upcoming single ‘Élan’ being leaked. Via Instagram, Floor stated:

“Don’t like!
Who was the disrespectful ‘fan’ that put our single out before release? We work SO hard to create something special, in high quality! And you think it’s ok to steal it? Dear REAL fans: this Èlan version is NOT official and sounds unlike the real thing!!!! Please wait for our official release next week on the 13th of February! And know that a single is one song, always impossible to cover the contents of an entire album in this one example 🙂 I red reactions based on this illegal spread monster and got sad to the bones with the words based on one song in poor quality illegally spread. Have patience and I have no doubt it will be rewarded.”

New album “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” is set for release in March, 27th (EU), 30th (UK) and 31st (US). Check out a trailer below:

Here is a personal comment on this episode by Tuomas:
“The writing process was extremely smooth and relatively easy. I had more fun than ever during the recordings. The Röskö summer camp was a lot of fun. The days were filled with friendship, hope and music. Obviously the sad thing was that Jukka had to step aside – but everything else has been really good.”
And Marco added: “The songs did grow during the process. We started out with Tuomas’ computer demos and my own demos. We put them together – and started building the songs around those basic blocks. They really grew in depth and character along the way.”
Check out the track listing and different formats of “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” which will be released as follows:
Jewelcase
01. Shudder Before The Beautiful
02. Weak Fantasy
03. Élan
04. Yours Is An Empty Hope
05. Our Decades In the Sun
06. My Walden
07. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
08. Edema Ruh
09. Alpenglow
10. The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
11. The Greatest Show On Earth
2LP black vinyl / 2LP picture vinyl as gatefold
Side A
01. Shudder Before The Beautiful
02. Weak Fantasy
03. Élan
Side B
01. Yours Is An Empty Hope
02. Our Decades In the Sun
03. My Walden
Side C
01. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
02. Edema Ruh
03. Alpenglow
04. The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
Side D
01. The Greatest Show On Earth
Digibook incl. instrumental CD
CD1
01. Shudder Before The Beautiful
02. Weak Fantasy
03. Élan
04. Yours Is An Empty Hope
05. Our Decades In the Sun
06. My Walden
07. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
08. Edema Ruh
09. Alpenglow
10. The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
11. The Greatest Show On Earth
CD2 (instrumental)
01. Shudder Before The Beautiful
02. Weak Fantasy
03. Élan
04. Yours Is An Empty Hope
05. Our Decades In the Sun
06. My Walden
07. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
08. Edema Ruh
09. Alpenglow
10. The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
11. The Greatest Show On Earth
Earbook incl. instrumental & orchestral CD
CD1
01. Shudder Before The Beautiful
02. Weak Fantasy
03. Élan
04. Yours Is An Empty Hope
05. Our Decades In the Sun
06. My Walden
07. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
08. Edema Ruh
09. Alpenglow
10. The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
11. The Greatest Show On Earth
CD2 (instrumental)
01. Shudder Before The Beautiful
02. Weak Fantasy
03. Élan
04. Yours Is An Empty Hope
05. Our Decades In the Sun
06. My Walden
07. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
08. Edema Ruh
09. Alpenglow
10. The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
11. The Greatest Show On Earth
CD3 (orchestral)
01. Shudder Before The Beautiful
02. Weak Fantasy
03. Élan
04. Yours Is An Empty Hope
05. Our Decades In the Sun
06. Endless Forms Most Beautiful
07. Alpenglow
08. The Eyes Of Sharbat Gula
09. The Greatest Show On Earth

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NIGHTWISH: To Release New Single ‘Élan’ In February

Posted by aliblackdiamond on December 8, 2014
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Finnish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have announced the news about their upcoming single:

“EXCITING NEWS!
We are proud to announce the release of our first single called ‘Élan’, which will be out on February 13, 2015 via Nuclear Blast!

“Oh, while I live to be the ruler of life, Not a slave
To meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.”

– Walt Whitman

Commented NIGHTWISH keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen: “This beautiful quote from my hero Uncle Walt was the starting point for writing ‘Élan’. The underlying theme of the song is nothing less than the meaning of life, which can be something different for all of us. It´s important to surrender yourself to the occasional ‘free fall’ and not to fear the path less travelled by. ‘Élan’ is a wonderful teaser for the full-length album, giving out a little taste, but revealing very little of the actual Journey of Grandeur to come…”

‘Élan’ tracklisting:

CD:
1. Élan (album version)
2. Élan (radio edit)
3. Élan (alternate version)
4. Sagan (non-album bonus track)

Vinyl:
Side A:
1. Élan (album version)
2. Élan (radio edit)
Side B
1. Élan (alternate version)
2. Sagan (non-album bonus track)

Nightwish Shop offers Élan as CDS, 10” MLP (four different colors) and also as exclusive CDS+shirt bundles. Preorder yours at: http://shop.nightwish.com

NIGHTWISH also revealed the famed evolutionary biologist and writer, Professor Richard Dawkins as a guest on their eighth studio album.
The yet-untitled new studio album will be the first one to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen.
Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen will sit out on the recording sessions due to health issues; KaiHahto (WINTERSUN a.o.) will replace him.

Check out all previous “making of album 2015” trailers:

Trailer #1 – The Cabin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB1IrA8FwrY
Trailer #2 – By The Lake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIhsFClj0U4
Trailer #3 – Inside His Head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ9PFUZ9uGs
Trailer #4 – Summer camp: http://youtu.be/tJF4Twus_08
Trailer #5 – More campers: http://youtu.be/On9V0QBoFW4
Trailer #6 – New Hometown: http://youtu.be/XxcuVtdR6po
Trailer #7 – Almost There: http://youtu.be/xPoVHMT2Gcc
Trailer #8 – London: http://youtu.be/r0ivbQz3IGI

You can order the most current NIGHTWISH release, “Showtime, Storytime”, at this destination:http://smarturl.it/NIGHTWISHShowtime
or from the official Nightwish Shop at: http://shop.nightwish.com
or via iTunes (live album incl. digital booklet): http://georiot.co/2SNi

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