Formed in 1996, Nightwish gained instant popularity in its native Finland with the 1997 release of its first album, Angels Fall First. Eventually, Nightwish achieved international success with album ...

In 2005, Nightwish seemed unstoppable. A year after the symphonic metal sensations had released their defining 2004 album, Once, they’d exploded across Europe, supported Iron Maiden and headed off on ...

Nightwish bassist Marco Hietala, who originally joined the symphonic metal group in 2001, has announced his resignation from the band. He also insisted he is leaving behind his public life, while the ...

Tuomas Holopainen of Finnish metal band Nightwish has revealed that he is working on a solo album inspired by animated character Scrooge McDuck. Holopainen spoke to Metal Hammer about his unlikely ...

"Floor's pregnancy is totally unaffected, and she heads home for some much needed rest." "Even though all six of us are gutted over this decision, it was an easy one to make, as health must always ...

In bummer news for Nightwish fans, the band announced they will not be touring in the foreseeable future. This extends to their next album cycle, and possibly further. They posted a statement on ...

People who feel great élan for Nightwish will probably really enjoy the band’s new video and single, titled, appropriately enough, “Élan.” Personally, I don’t get it. The theatrical stuff they do is ...

We've seen musicians step away from bands over the years due to a number of physical ailments, but here's one that is a bit out of the ordinary. Nightwish drummer Jukka Nevalainen has revealed that he ...

Risen is coming to PC and Xbox 360 on October 2, and to get you pumped for it, Piranha Bytes has released a new video for the game. It shows off the environments, a bit of gameplay and has Nightwish ...

Julkaistu 24.08.2016 15:47. Päivitetty 25.08.2016 10:31. There are many Nightwish fans in countries where they do not sell cd's or have western music channels on TV. In Iran downloading and listening ...

ADA has announced the signing of Dutch artist Floor Jansen. Jansen is best known as the lead singer of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. As part of the band, Jansen has landed two No.1 albums in ...