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Nightwish

Last album: October 2, 2007
First published: December 3, 2008
Downloads: 6379 albums downloaded

Biography

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.