NIGHTWISH have announced a headline show at Wembley SSE Arena on the 19th December 2015, which will be their only UK date this year.
The band will be making history by being the first ever Finnish band to headline this famous venue.
Mastermind Tuomas Holpainen comments – “Who would have thought about headlining at Wembley Arena one day when we were starting our UK touring history from the downstairs of the legendary Astoria Club in London over ten years ago. This truly is a dream come true for us !”
The date will feature the band’s full production giving UK fans a spectacular stage show, as well as their the first chance to hear tracks from the upcoming new album “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” live.
Support comes from Swedish extreme metal band ARCH ENEMY and fellow Finnish melancholic metallers AMORPHIS.
Tickets go on sale this Friday 13th February at 10am and will be available here:
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
With the work finally complete on their eighth studio album, set to be released via Nuclear Blast, Finland-based symphonic metal storytellers NIGHTWISH have just released their tenth “Making Of” trailer, where founding member, songwriter, and keyboard player Tuomas Holopainen shares the following:
“We can all enjoy the fact that it’s finally done. We don’t have to, or want to, add anything more. It’s exactly like we all want it to be. There’s a healthy, paternal pride . . . I’m really grateful that people are expecting it so eagerly. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your passion. Thank you for your loyalty.”
Backing vocalist & pipe player Troy Donockley adds: “In all objectivity, I think it’s the best NIGHTWISH album ever. I really do. It truly is like reading an epic book.”
Watch Episode 10, “Ready!” on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel:
Endless Forms Most Beautiful (whose title comes from the writings of English naturalist Charles Darwin), will be released in North America on March 31st:
01. Shudder Before The Beautiful
02. Weak Fantasy
03. Élan (pre-order the digital single here)
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
Visit the Endless Forms Most Beautiful Landing Page at http://smarturl.it/NIGHTWISH-Endless to pre-order the album in any of the following physical formats:
• Jewel case CD
• Digi-book (+ instrumental bonus CD)
• 2 LP gatefold vinyl (in various colors)
• 3 CD import earbook ( + bonus instrumental & orchestral CDs)
• Import earbook (deluxe edition + bonus vinyl)
• Import picture disc
Produced by Tero “TeeCee” Kinnunen, Endless Forms Most Beautiful features album artwork by Finnish artist Toxic Angel and includes adult & childrens choirs, collaborative work with esteemed orchestral arranger Pip Williams, session drum work by Kai Hahto of WINTERSUN (who is sitting in for the ailing NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka Nevalainen), and a guest appearance by evolutionary biologist, writer, and atheist Richard Dawkins.
View all previous episodes of NIGHTWISH’s new album trailer series on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel, HERE.
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.
Tickets are available 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
04/16/15 Town Ballroom – Buffalo, NY
04/17/15 Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
04/18/15 Concorde Music Hall – Chicago, IL
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
Finland-based symphonic metal masters NIGHTWISH recently revealed the title of their upcoming new studio album called “Endless Forms Most Beautiful”. The record will be out on March 27th (EU), 30th (UK) and 31st (US), via Nuclear Blast Records.
Today the NIGHTWISH unveil all formats and the different track listings according to each individual format of their highly anticipated new creation.
»Endless Forms Most Beautiful« will be released as follows:
Jewelcase 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
Digibook inkl. Instrumental CD 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 inkl. Instrumental & Orchestral CD 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
Prior to the album release, the first single called ‘Élan’ will be out on February 13th. 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’.
»Endless Forms Most Beautiful« will be the first NIGHTWISH studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen will sit out on the recording sessions due to health issues; Kai Hahto (WINTERSUN a.o.) will replace him.
NIGHTWISH also revealed the famed evolutionary biologist and writer, Professor Richard Dawkins as a guest on this eighth studio album.
The detailed cover-artwork was created by longtime collaborator Toxic Angel.
Finland-based symphonic metal masters of NIGHTWISH recently revealed the title of their upcoming new studio album called “Endless Forms Most Beautiful”. The record will be out on March 27th (EU), 30th (UK) and 31st (US), via Nuclear Blast.
NIGHTWISH have release their ninth album trailer. In this episode mixing engineer Mikko Karmila, as well as mastering engineer Mika Jussila give an insight into their work on “Endless Forms Most Beautiful”.
Tuomas Holopainen commented: “I guess mixing an album can be compared to editing a movie. We have to arrange the clips into a dramatic arc and find a good balance.”
»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)
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Beforehand there will be the release of the first single called ‘Élan’, which will be out on February 13th. 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’.
»Endless Forms Most Beautiful« will be the first NIGHTWISH studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen will sit out on the recording sessions due to health issues; Kai Hahto (WINTERSUN a.o.) will replace him.
NIGHTWISH also revealed the famed evolutionary biologist and writer, Professor Richard Dawkins as a guest on this eighth studio album.
The detailed cover-artwork was created by longtime collaborator Toxic Angel.
Check out all previous “making of album 2015” trailers:
Right before the peaceful days of Christmas, Finland-based symphonic metal members of NIGHTWISH want to share some important news with everyone. On March 27th (EU), 30th (UK) and 31st (US), the long expected new studio album will be released, entitled “Endless Forms Most Beautiful”.
“There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.”
– Charles Darwin, “The Origin Of Species”
“This classic quote is where it all began. We set sail for the ultimate journey in March 2015, join us!”, adds Tuomas Holopainen secretly.
The detailed cover-artwork was created by longtime collaborator Toxic Angel.
“Endless Forms Most Beautiful” features eleven new songs and will be released in different formats:
Beforehand there will be the release of the first single called ‘Élan’, which will be out on February 13th. 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’.
»Endless Forms Most Beautiful« will be the first NIGHTWISH studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen will sit out on the recording sessions due to health issues; Kai Hahto (WINTERSUN a.o.) will replace him.
NIGHTWISH also revealed the famed evolutionary biologist and writer, Professor Richard Dawkins as a guest on this eighth studio album.
Check out all previous “making of album 2015” trailers:
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