Nightwish is a symphonic power metal band, formed in the town of Kitee, Finland in 1996. The band currently consists of Anette Olzon (vocals), Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards), Marco Hietala (bass, vocals), Emppu Vuorinen (guitars), and Jukka Nevalainen (drums and percussion). The vocalist on all albums prior to 2005 was soprano Tarja Turunen. Anette Olzon (ex-Alyson Avenue) joined the band on their most recent album Dark Passion Play and the corresponding World Tour. The band's leader, keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, composes songs that are often classified as either symphonic metal or power metal; their musical style has also been described as a symphonic metal variant, called opera metal and
1 | Sahara | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) |
2 | The Escapist | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) |
3 | Cadence of Her Last Breath | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) |
4 | 7 Days to the Wolves | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) |
5 | The Islander | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) |
6 | The Poet and the Pendulum | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) |
7 | Bare Grace Misery | Wishmaster |
8 | Sleeping Sun | Wishmaster |
9 | Fantasmic | Wishmaster |
10 | While Your Lips Are Still Red | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) |
11 | Deep Silent Complete | Wishmaster |
12 | Last of the Wilds | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) |
13 | Wishmaster | Wishmaster |
14 | Sleepwalker (Bonus Track) | Wishmaster |
15 | Wanderlust | Wishmaster |
16 | The Kinslayer | Wishmaster |
17 | Two For Tragedy | Wishmaster |
18 | Dead Boy's Poem | Wishmaster |
19 | Come Cover Me | Wishmaster |
20 | Bye Bye Beautiful | Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) |