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Nightwish played New York’s Beacon Theater on Saturday, September 15, supporting their latest album, Imaginaerum, with a set that included multiple songs from that release as well as reworkings of older tracks, and more. We’ve got a gallery of exclusive photos from the show, which you can at this location!
Nightwish tour dates continue through October 14; find a show near you!
Imaginaerum is available everywhere – grab a copy from the Roadrunner webstore!
NIGHTWISH songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen recently spoke to Artisan News about the band’s North American tour; how their latest album, “Imaginaerum”, has been received; and the forthcoming premiere of the “Imaginaerum” movie. You can now watch the report below.
“We got some criticism for ‘Imaginaerum’, saying that this is no more metal, it’s just soundtrack, there’s too much orchestra, all that,” Tuomas revealed. “There is a lot of that; that’s what we wanted to do with this album, ’cause it’s a soundtrack for a movie. Maybe next album will be total black metal without any orchestras or keyboards or totally acoustic. Who knows?! The main thing is that you always need to do what feels right.”
NIGHTWISH‘s long-awaited “Imaginaerum” film — based on the band’s album of the same name — will be released theatrically in Finland on November 23.
The movie will have its premiere on November 10 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, where the audience will be treated to both a full-scale NIGHTWISH concert and the first-ever public screening of the movie.
Eagerly anticipated around the world, “Imaginaerum” creates a musical fantasy world in the vein of David Lynch, Neil Gaiman, and Cirque du Soleil. The movie is an innovative mixture of story-telling and music, an extraordinary tale of the power of imagination… and what’s ultimately important in life.
Shot and post-produced in Canada, the movie was directed by Stobe Harju and produced by Solar Films, and features appearances by all NIGHTWISH members. The screenplay is based on a wild vision that Tuomas Holopainen, the mastermind of the band, devised after the album “Dark Passion Play” came out in 2007.
The official soundtrack of the movie, “Imaginaerum By Nightwish: The Score”, will be released on the day before the premiere — Friday, November 9. The album features 13 grandiose, unreleased re-interpretations of “Imaginaerum” tracks by Petri Alanko.
The “Imaginaerum” album was released in the U.S. on January 10 via Roadrunner Records.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
KAMELOT kicked off their NIGHTWISH support tour on September 12th in Atlanta, GA at Center Stage. High quality fan-filmed footage has surfaced on YouTube and is available below:
Remaining dates on the tour are as follows:
September
16 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
17 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
19 – CEPSUM University of Montreal – Montreal QC
20 – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
21 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
23 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
24 – Congress Theater – Chicago, IL
25 – Pop’s – Sauget, IL
27 – Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
28 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
29 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
October
1 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
2 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
3 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
5 – The Grove – Anaheim, CA
6 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
7 – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
9 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
10 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
11 – House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA
13 – Revolution – Ft Lauderdale, FL
14 – House of Blues Lake Buena Vista – Lake Buena Vista, FL
Kamelot’s complete live itinerary can be found at this location.
As previously reported, TRIOSPHERE, XANDRIA and BLACKGUARD will be the support acts for the duration of the European tour.
The band recently launched an official web page dedicated solely to their new album, Silverthorn, due out on October 30th in North America, October 26th in Germany and October 29th in the rest of Europe via Steamhammer/SPV. It will receive its Japanese release October 24th via King Records.
The page features an album biography including production notes, tour dates and international pre-order links. Go to this location to check it out.
Kamelot’s new single, ‘Sacrimony (Angel Of Afterlife)’, was released September 4th on iTunes. A snippet of the song can be heard heard below:
New footage of Kamelot shooting the video clip for the song ‘Sacrimony (Angel Of Afterlife)’ can be viewed below. The clip features guest appearances by Elize Ryd (AMARANTHE) and Alissa White-Gluz (THE AGONIST).
The Silverthorn LP and limited edition will have one version of the art, while the standard version of Silverthorn will have a different but equally exquisite version of the artwork. The standard version is presented as an Ecolbook. The limited edition contains the Ecolbook, a bonus CD with nearly 60 minutes of music, a 44 page book and an exclusive poster. The double LP version is a gatefold on colored vinyl and includes the CD.
Guitarist Thomas Youngblood says of the artwork: “Artist Stefan Heilemann captured the true essence of the story and the main character. The booklet and 44 page book is packed with amazing images!”
Source: Bravewords.com
Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH kicked off their North American headlining tour last night (Wednesday, September 12) at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia.
The band’s setlist was as follows:
(Intro) Crimson Tide (Hans Zimmer song)
01. Storytime
02. Wish I Had An Angel
03. Amaranth
04. Scaretale
05. Dead To The World
06. Slow, Love, Slow
07. I Want My Tears Back (with Troy Donockley)
08. The Crow, The Owl And The Dove (with Troy Donockley)
09. The Islander (with Troy Donockley)
10. Nemo (with Troy Donockley) (Acoustic)
11. Last Of The Wilds (with Troy Donockley)
12. Planet Hell
13. Dark Chest Of Wonders
14. Over The Hills And Far Away (GARY MOORE cover) (with Troy Donockley)
Encore:
15. Song Of Myself
16. Last Ride Of The Day
(Outro) Imaginaerum
NIGHTWISH‘s long-awaited “Imaginaerum” film — based on the band’s album of the same name — will be released theatrically in Finland on November 23.
The movie will have its premiere on November 10 at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, where the audience will be treated to both a full-scale NIGHTWISH concert and the first-ever public screening of the movie.
Eagerly anticipated around the world, “Imaginaerum” creates a musical fantasy world in the vein of David Lynch, Neil Gaiman, and Cirque du Soleil. The movie is an innovative mixture of story-telling and music, an extraordinary tale of the power of imagination… and what’s ultimately important in life.
Shot and post-produced in Canada, the movie was directed by Stobe Harju and produced by Solar Films, and features appearances by all NIGHTWISH members. The screenplay is based on a wild vision that Tuomas Holopainen, the mastermind of the band, devised after the album “Dark Passion Play” came out in 2007.
The official soundtrack of the movie, “Imaginaerum By Nightwish: The Score”, will be released on the day before the premiere — Friday, November 9. The album features 13 grandiose, unreleased re-interpretations of “Imaginaerum” tracks by Petri Alanko.
The “Imaginaerum” album was released in the U.S. on January 10 via Roadrunner Records.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
ROADRUNNER has issued the following:
The Finnish Fireworks Championships were held this week, and the company Pyroman enlisted some special help for their entry – they asked Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish to supply the music which their explosives would be synched to! So as you watch this six-minute clip, you’ll hear a custom edit of the score to Imaginaerum. (They ultimately came in second.) Enjoy!
Nightwish are on the road in North America right now, supporting Imaginaerum – find a show near you!
And if you’re coming to the New York show on Saturday, September 15, be on the lookout for a guy in a Roadrunner Records T-shirt – I’ll have two copies of the limited edition Trials of Imaginaerum 10″ to give away to the first two people who find me inside the venue!
Finnish symphonic rockers NIGHTWISH have checked in with the following update:
“Less than 175 tickets are left for for New York City on September 15th (buy your tickets now as this will sell out by the weekend) and under 200 tickets in Columbus on September 21st, Denver on September 28th and Seattle on October 1st.
Enterthevault.com is running fan appreciation specials in Montreal for September 19th, where you can buy $25 tickets this week only with a $2.99 service charge. Chicago for the same $20 promotion from last week, with the $4.99 service charge… and the rest of the tour, all tickets carry the $4.99 service charge.”
Nightwish kick off their Imaginaerum North American Tour 2012 today (September 12th) with openers KAMELOT. Dates for the tour are as follows:
September
12 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
13 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA – SOLD OUT –
16 – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA
17 – The Palladium – Worcester, MA
19 – CEPSUM University of Montreal – Montreal QC
20 – Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
21 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
23 – Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, MI
24 – Congress Theater – Chicago, IL
25 – Pop’s – Sauget, IL
27 – Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
28 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
29 – The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
October
1 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
2 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
3 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
5 – The Grove – Anaheim, CA
6 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
7 – The Marquee – Tempe, AZ
9 – Diamond Ballroom – Oklahoma City, OK
10 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
11 – House Of Blues – New Orleans, LA
13 – Revolution – Ft Lauderdale, FL
14 – House of Blues Lake Buena Vista – Lake Buena Vista, FL
The soundtrack for the new Nightwish movie Imaginaerum – entitled Imaginaerum by Nightwish: The Score – will be released on November 9th. Check out audio samples below:
The Score is currently available for pre-order via the official Nightwish shop, found here. It will be available via Amazon.com soon.
Nightwish’s upcoming Imaginaerum fantasy film based on the Nightwish album of the same name and it’s 13 songs will see general release in theatres in Finland on November 23rd. New still photos from the film can be viewed at this location. Check out two below:
Source: Bravewords.com
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