Stefania Bonomo recently conducted an interview with keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH. You can now watch the chat below. Source: Blabbermouth.net
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British black metal pioneers VENOM have been confirmed for next year’s edition of the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which will set sail from Miami, Florida to Cayman Islands on January 23, 2012 and return four days later. A total of 40 acts will perform on the cruise.
The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
ALESTORM
AMORPHIS
ATHEIST
CANNIBAL CORPSE
CHILDREN OF BODOM
CORONER
DARK FUNERAL
ELUVEITIE
GOD DETHRONED
GRAVE DIGGER
HAMMERFALL
IN EXTREMO
KAMELOT
MOONSORROW
MY DYING BRIDE
NIGHTWISH
OVERKILL
PENTAGRAM
PESTILENCE
PRETTY MAIDS
RIOT
SAMAEL
STRATOVARIUS
SUFFOCATION
TANKARD
THERION
TRISTANIA
VENOM
VIRGIN STEELE
WHIPLASH
Ticket prices start at $666 plus $289 taxes and fees per person and include all onboard entertainment, non-alcoholic and non-carbonated beverages, all meals at the dining rooms, most on-board restaurants and even 24-hour room service.
For more information, visit www.70000tons.com. Source: Blabbermouth.net
“Imaginaerum”, the first album in four years from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has entered the official chart in Finland at position No. 1.
According to Rytmi.com, “Imaginaerum” sold 50,000 copies in Finland in its first two days of release. The band’s first CD since 2007’s “Dark Passion Play” — which was then-new singer Anette Olzon‘s debut — is due in North America on January 10, 2012 via Roadrunner Records.
Note: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Finland has revised the sales requirements for albums to reach platinum status in the country from the pre-2010 level of 30,000 to the current 20,000.
Source: Blabbermouth.net
Keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH was interviewed on the December 2, 2011 edition of the Finnish talk show “Korkojen Kera”. You can now watch video footage of his appearance below (in Finnish, with English subtitles). Source: Blabbermouth.net
According to Rytmi.com, “Imaginaerum”, the first album in four years from Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH, has already sold 50,000 copies in Finland after being released on Wednesday (November 30). The band’s first CD since 2007’s “Dark Passion Play” — which was then-new singer Anette Olzon‘s debut — is due in North America on January 10, 2012 via Roadrunner Records.
Note: The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Finland has revised the sales requirements for albums to reach platinum status in the country from the pre-2010 level of 30,000 to the current 20,000.
Hundreds of fans lined up this past Tuesday night at a record store in Helsinki, Finland where the members of NIGHTWISH were signing copies of “Imaginaerum”.
Video footage of the event can be seen below. Check out photos at YLE.fi.
The band examined its catalog when sitting down to write what would become “Imaginaerum”. The songs for the album were written between 2008 and 2010, after the “Dark Passion Play” tour cycle ended.
“Imaginaerum” release dates:
Finland: November 30
Europe: December 2
Australia: January 6
North America: January 10
Japan: January 11
New Zealand: January 16
NIGHTWISH‘s new single, “Storytime”, recently topped the official chart in Finland.
“Storytime” was released as a single on Friday, November 11 via Nuclear Blast Records. Source: Blabbermouth.net
The international edition of the Finnish daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat has published a profile of Ewo Pohjola, one of the two owners of King Foo, which currently manages about 20 bands, including Finnish/Swedish symphonic metal sueprstars NIGHTWISH.
Pohjola emphasises that he learned how to be a rock manager simply by doing it. He feels that international music fairs have been his most important schools. “There you can meet an amazing array of people, and knowing the right people is crucial for a manager,” he says. “Many probably would be better educated for this work, but if you don’t know anybody, there’s no point.”
More important than education has been the experience.
“I would say that those who want to become managers should play in a band, and work for a year or two in a record company or agency,” he says. “All of this is useful, because everyone is in it for personal gain. It is easier to see things in perspective after seeing all of this from the inside.”
NIGHTWISH‘s 2007 album, “Dark Passion Play”, was the most expensive and cumbersome to produce, but it has sold more than a million copies.
“We have been lucky with record companies and tour agencies, and they have also been willing to take risks,” Pohjola says. “However, the most important thing is that the pieces have continued to be challenging and of high quality.”
Read the entire article from Helsingin Sanomat. Source: Blabbermouth.net
