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Nightwish
Nightwish is a symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, former vocalist Tarja Turunen, and guitarist Emppu Vuorinen. Nightwish’s current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced byAnette Olzon and the original bassist, Sami Vänskä, has been replaced by Marco Hietala, who also took over the male vocalist part; previously male vocal-parts were done by Tuomas or guest singers Read more on Wikipedia
Following in the footsteps of the Gathering and Lacuna Coil (goth-influenced “symphonic” metal bands with female vocalists), Nightwish was formed in Kitee, Finland, in 1997 by keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. Initially attempting to create acoustic music, he recruited trained opera vocalist Tarja Turunen, but soon added full metal-band instrumentation in the persons of guitarist Emppo Vuorinen, bassist Sami Vänskä, and drummer Jukka Nevalainen. The band’s demos landed them a contract with the Finnish label Spinefarm, which released their debut album… Read more on Allmusic




























