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NIGHTWISH Mainman HOLOPAINEN Talks About Vocalist Search
RockMidgets.com recently conducted an interview with NIGHTWISH keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: RockMidgets.com: So back to the present, you've just launched the search for the new singer, how is that going? Any good? Any terrible? Tuomas Holopainen: "It's be...May 3, 2006
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Former NIGHTWISH Singer Signs Solo Deal With Germany's UNIVERSAL MUSIC
Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has posted the following message on her official web site: "I am glad to announce my plans for the rest of this year. "Some new concerts have been added to the 'Concerts' section of this web page. Please check them there. By the way, we are also working on t...April 26, 2006
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LORDI Frontman Defends His Band's Inclusion In EUROVISION Song Contest
Dan Bilefsky of the International Herald Tribune recently spoke to LORDI singer and namesake about the uproar crated in their home country after the band was chosen to represent Finland at Eurovision, the European song competition that launched ABBA and CELINE DION. First, Finnish religious leaders...April 17, 2006
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer Says She Hasn't Seen or Approved Any Footage For Upcoming DVD
Former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen has commented on the band's plans to release the much-anticipated "End of an Era" live CD/DVD package containing recordings/footage of her final concert with the group, which took place on October 21, 2005 at the Hartwall arena in Helsinki, Finland. In addit...March 26, 2006
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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' DVD To Include Hour-Long Documentary
Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced more details about their upcoming live CD/DVD package, entitled "End of an Era". Due out June 2, "End of an Era" will contain recordings/footage of NIGHTWISH's final concert with singer Tarja Turunen, which took place on October 21 at the Hartwall arena in Helsinki...March 20, 2006
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H.I.M., AMORPHIS, SILENTIUM Confirmed For Romania's ARTMANIA FESTIVAL
H.I.M., AMORPHIS, SILENTIUM and CARMEN GRAY have been confirmed for the Artmania Festival, a three-day event focusing only on Finnish bands set to be held July 14-16 in Transylvania, Sibiu, Romania. In addition to live performances, Artmania Festival will feature other interesting events such as vis...March 18, 2006
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NIGHTWISH Officially Launch Vocalist Search
Finland's NIGHTWISH have posted the following message on their official web site: "The hassle with the media seems to have died. We've been off tour for some months and we've had a nice and long vacation. It's time to get back to business. "NIGHTWISH is currently and actively looking for a new singe...March 17, 2006
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NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' Track Listing Announced
Finland's NIGHTWISH have announced the final tracklisting for their forthcoming much-anticipated live CD/DVD package, entitled "End of an Era". Due out June 2, "End of an Era" will contain recordings/footage of NIGHTWISH's final concert with singer Tarja Turunen, which took place on October 21 at th...March 15, 2006
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NIGHTWISH Win 'Best Finnish Artist', 'Top-Selling Album' Awards At Finland's EMMA-GALLA
NIGHTWISH were honored in the "Best Finnish Artist" and "Top-Selling Album" categories at the Emma-Gaala (Finnish equivalent of the Grammys),which was held on Saturday, March 4 at the Kulttuuritalolla in Helsinki. NIGHTWISH's "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish" release was the top-selling album...March 5, 2006
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Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer's Husband/Manager Prepares To Break His Silence
Marcelo Cabuli, husband/manager of former NIGHTWISH frontwoman Tarja Turunen, has posted the following message on her official web site: "After the concert of NIGHTWISH in Hartwall Areena last October 2005, many things happened. "As is already public domain, the band members decided to stop working...February 24, 2006
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NIGHTWISH Mainman Says He Has '14 Pieces' Of Music Written For Next Album
NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "It's been three months since the last show in Hartwall Arena and things are finally calming down. I just read through the yet unfinished version of the upcoming NIGHTWISH book. I was ve...January 30, 2006
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NIGHTWISH: 'Highest Hopes' Was Finland's Top-Selling Album Last Year
According to a posting on NIGHTWISH's official web site, the band's "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish" release was the top-selling album in Finland in the year 2005, with sales of over 65,000 copies. Second on the list was ROBBIE WILLIAMS' "Intensive Care" (61,366 copies) and third YÖ's "Kuolem...January 26, 2006
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NIGHTWISH: 'Highest Hopes' Certified Double Platinum In Finland
NIGHTWISH's 2005 CD collection, "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish", has been certified double platinum in the band's native Finland for sales in excess of 60,000 copies. The album, which was released in two different formats (the normal version, and limited edition, featuring a bonus disc conta...January 2, 2006
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NIGHTWISH: 'Highest Hopes' Named 'Album Of The Week' By Icelandic National Radio
For the final week of 2005, NIGHTWISH's most recent CD collection, entitled "Highest Hopes - The Best Of Nightwish", was chosen as "foreign album of the week" by the Ras 2 (Channel 2) radio station of the Icelandic National Radio (RUV),Iceland's equivalent of DR in Denmark and SVT in Sweden. An off...January 1, 2006
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NIGHTWISH: Photo Of Drummer JUKKA's Newborn Posted Online
Dutch webzine Reflections of Darkness has published a photo of NIGHTWISH drummer Jukka Nevalainen's son Niki at this location. Commented Jukka: "His name might lead us to think that he is a potential bassist but I'd prefer him to be a drummer. After all 'Drums are the instruments of Gods'.=)" Niki ....December 27, 2005
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