Nightwish

[DarkChylde]

I came across this on myspace and thought it was awsome.

[Rayne]

I love Nightwish.

Aleister1 got me hooked on them.

[Slept with ghost]

good stuff right there my girlfriend got me into them plus i like any band that sounds like they could be on a castlevania soundtrack

[creatureofthenyte]

Nightwish is an awesome band. BUT they kicked their singer out because she was being an asshole, claiming that the band was holding her back career-wise. I hope they find another good singer.

[Onyx]

Wow.

I loved that!

[TearSandrille]

They were recently accepting applications for new singers. If you check your webpage they have updates. I think this band is amazing, and the Once album is probably one of the most well done albums I have ever heard.

DarkClyde - you can find a lot of their videos on YouTube also. I am constantly showing people their videos, because I love their music. I heart YouTube.

[Rayne]

They were recently accepting applications for new singers. If you check your webpage they have updates.

Yep. They still are. I thought about it, but the band is based out of Finland and with the kids ... no thanks.

[DarkChylde]

Nightwish is an awesome band. BUT they kicked their singer out because she was being an asshole, claiming that the band was holding her back career-wise. I hope they find another good singer.

Hmm, the info I got was she left because she got offered a better oppertunity to be a full oprah singer and better pay. But eh, I could be wrong for all I know, theres always stories on diffrent sides.

They were recently accepting applications for new singers. If you check your webpage they have updates. I think this band is amazing, and the Once album is probably one of the most well done albums I have ever heard.

DarkClyde - you can find a lot of their videos on YouTube also. I am constantly showing people their videos, because I love their music. I heart YouTube.

Oh I know, I have a account on that site. The reason I posted the link from myspace is because youtube wont let others view unless if they had a account.

Other than that I've seen alot of there videos and there very good, specailly "bless the child".

[VyRiZ]

thats one kick ass video i have the cover slip to Nightwish - Wishmaster and im want to get a tattoo of that chick on the inside cover (you know what one im talking about, lol)

I came across this on myspace and thought it was awsome.

[Head Wreck]

tarjia stopped talking to the rest of the band and became quite a bit of a prima donna. i think the bands later sucess got to her. but she wasnt the first vocalist.

last i heared she was in a finnish soap opera.

oh well.

i really liked nightwish

[DarkChylde]

tarjia stopped talking to the rest of the band and became quite a bit of a prima donna. i think the bands later sucess got to her. but she wasnt the first vocalist.

last i heared she was in a finnish soap opera.

oh well.

i really liked nightwish

Yeah, asside from her leaving the band they were really good fars from the songs I heard from them lately.

However even though she has one hell of a amazing voice but I have to say my favorite member in the band is the keyboardist (cant remember his name). Hes the one who came up with the band idea and wrote the lyrics, along with the rythms for the bass and guitar. Hes the main master-mind for nightwish. Not to mention for somone who dress's up as somone walking the plank back in the pirate days is pretty morbid.

[creatureofthenyte]

I just hope that they find a new singer. I kinda think they are stuck with having to find another female singer because, if they hired a dude, the whole catalog of music would sound so much different. Too bad Amy Lee isnt available, I think she could do it. No wait, she's a primadonna too. & a hot one at that.

[Head Wreck]

amy lee hasnt got a powerfull or good enough voice.

need another suprano.

wonder if the bint from Tristina is spare, but even then i dont think she has got the grunt to her voice

[Hellion]

The band Therion has a couple of awsome female opera vocalists,that could definately fill in the part of vocals,I do not have any names but they are in the Indigo Orchestra (based in the Scandinavein Area.

[Klaus]

I have soooo many great stories about Nightwish.... *swoon*

Well my friend burnt me an MP3 cd collection of everything he had on his comp at the time, and one single folder contained a song

Nightwish - Crownless, this was in... eh 01 or 02 and i loved it. i was in love. after a while i cheated the system and downloaded more, I then proceeded to kick myself in the ass for NOT downloading them sooner. I then went out and bought every cd of theirs i could find. which at the time i didnt know where to look, so Best buy only had Wishmaster. ever since, ive been addicted, i blew out the speakers on my old car due to Nightwish. I ALMOST blew out them on my new car too. Same reason. Nightwish isnt my favorite band, but they hold an even better place, that one place where no matter the suitation i can ALWAYS find a reason to listen to Nightwish.

And for all of you wondering this is the offical letter written by teh Keyboardist Toumas to Tarja.

Dear Tarja,

It`s time to choose whether the story of Nightwish ends here or whether it will still continue an undetermined period of time. We`ve been working with this creation for 9 years and we are not ready to give up yet. Nightwish is a way of life, something to live for, and we`re certain we can`t let it go.

Equally certain is the fact that we cannot go on with you and Marcelo any longer. During the last year something sad happened, which I`ve been going over in my head every single day, morning and night. Your attitude and behavior don`t go with Nightwish anymore. There are characteristics I would never have believed to see in my old dear friend.

People who don`t talk with each other for a year do not belong in the same band.

We are involved in an industry where the business-side of things is a necessary evil and something to worry about all the time. We are also a band which has always done music from the heart, because of friendship and the music itself. The mental satisfaction should always be more important than money! Nightwish is a band, it`s an emotion.

To you, unfortunately, business, money, and things that have nothing to do with those emotions have become much more important. You feel that you have sacrificed yourself and your musical career for Nightwish, rather than thinking what it has given to you.

This attitude was clearly shown to me in the two things you said to me in an airplane in Toronto: ”I don`t need Nightwish anymore.” and ”Remember, Tuomas, that I could leave this band at any time, giving you only one day`s warning in advance”.

I can`t simply write any more songs for you to sing.

You have said yourself that you are merely a ”guest musician” in Nightwish. Now that visit ends and we will continue Nightwish with a new female vocalist.

We`re sure this is an equally big relief to you as it is for us. We have all been feeling bad long enough.

You told us that no matter what, the next Nightwish album will be your last one. However, the rest of us want to continue as long as the fire burns. So there`s no sense in doing that next album with you, either.

The four of us have been going over this situation countless times and we have realized that this is the thing we want to do in life. It´s all we can do. In December 2004, in Germany, you said that you will never tour again for more than two weeks at a time. You also said that we can forget about U.S. and Australia because the fees and the sizes of venues are too small.

In interviews I`ve mentioned that if Tarja leaves, that would be the end of the band. I understand that people will think this way. Nightwish is, however, a scenery of my soul and I`m not ready to let go because of one person. A person who wants to focus her creativity to somewhere else, a person whose values don`t match mine.

We were never bothered by the fact that you didn`t participate in writing/arranging songs, you never in 9 years came to rehearse the songs with us before going to the studio. Not the fact that while on tour you always wanted to fly, separately from us with your husband. Not the fact that you are an undisputable front image of the band.

We accepted and felt ok about everything except greed, underestimating the fans, and breaking promises. It was agreed by the five of us that Nightwish would be the priority in everything that we do during 2004-2005. Still so many things were more important to you. The ultimate example being the already sold-out show in Oslo, which you wanted to cancel because you needed to rehearse for your solo concerts, meet frieds and go to the movies. Those were the words Marcelo used in an e-mail explaining the cancellation. This being just one example of so many. I couldn`t think of a worse way of being selfish and dismissing our fans.

Nightwish is a way of life and a job with many obligations. To each other and to the fans. With you we can`t take care of those duties anymore.

Deep within we don`t know which one of you drove us to this point. Somehow Marcelo has changed you from the lovely girl you were into a diva, who doesn`t think or act the way she used to. You are too sure of your irreplaceableness and status.

It`s obvious that you blame your stress and misery on us four. And you think we don`t respect or listen to you. Belive us; We have always had the uppermost respect towards you as a wonderful vocalist and as a friend. And very often during the past couple of years the plans were made according to your decisions only. You were always the only one who wanted more money from the shows.

This ”compensation and more money from everything” –attitude is the fact that we are most disappointed of!

We wish that from now on you will listen to your heart instead of Marcelo. Cultural differences combined with greed, opportunism and love is a dangerous combination. Do not wither yourself.

This decision is not something we are especially proud of but you gave us no choice. The gap between us is too wide. And the decision is made by us four unanimously. We are beyond the point where things could be settled by talking.

All the best for your life and career,

Tuomas

It was the biggest thing in all Finland news papers for 2 days.

when i heard/read that. I will honestly admit. i cried.

I was about to purchase tickets their last time around, i kick myself for not. one swift kick in the ass.

[~Ra~]

I've never actually heard Nightwish. I really really like her voice though. That's too bad they lost that singer.

[creatureofthenyte]

they are great.

I just thought of another possible singer for them: Sara, the backing vocalist from Cradle of filth.

[Draco1958]

They do a great rendition of the main song from Phantom of the Opera.

[Homicidalheathen]

Awesome band. Thanks! New to me!

I hate when singers try to take all the spot light and are not grateful.

Kinda like David Lee Roth.....I mean, look how that turned out.

Or any big name singer who thinks he/she has outgrown the band that made them.

I know a ton of great singers who would give a limb for the chance....

I think sometimes its maybe more of an insecurity......that they can't handle the fame.

Humility is something you have to hold onto I think sometimes when you get famous and successful.....

[Klaus]

I'm saddened that she got selfish and left but it happens. *sighs and cranks up stereo and blares nightwish*