Nightwish / Pain / Indica @ Dražen Petrović - Zagreb 02.04.2009

Finska Symphonic Power Metal grupa Nightwish održala je koncert pred vojskom mnogobrojnih istinskih fanova u zagrebačkoj dvorani Dražen Petrović koji su svaku pjesmu dvosatnog koncerta pjevali u glas sa svojim idolima is Finske.

Fanovi su se skupljali pred glavnim ulazom već od pet sati popodne pokušavajući uhvatiti prve redove fan pita koji je bio ispunjen do posljednjeg mjesta. Nekoliko sretnika imalo je i priliku upoznati članove Nightwisha koji iznimno cijene svoje obožavatelje i uvijek im je posebna čast što su se po prvi puta mogli susresti s fanovima iz Hrvatske.

Koncert je otvorila ženska skupina Indica koja je već prvim taktovima najavila da će atmosfera u Ciboni biti odlična. Druga predgrupa Pain, koja u Hrvatskoj ima gorljive fanove zapaklenila je atmosferu skoro do usijanja kad je na scenu došao - Nightwish.

Svjetla su se ugasila, a fanovi su s nestrpljenjem počeli uzvikivati Nightwish, Nightwish, Nightwish!!!

Niti dva sata koncerta nisu bila dovoljna, a par najvatrenijih poklonika čekali su članove banda do dugo u noć na parkiralištu kako bi se slikali s njima. Nightwish im je naravno ispunio želju kao što je to učinio i nekolicini fanova koji su osvojili upoznavanje članova banda. Fanovi su se slikali prije koncerta s Anette, Marcom, Tuomasom, Emppuom i Juliusom koji su im davali autograme i potpisivali postere.

Janett, Tuomas, Vlad & Enio Vučeta

Svaka čast Painu, Indici i Nightwishu na sjajnom koncertu i hvala publici na dobroj atmosferi!

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02.04.2009 Nightwish + Pain + Indica @ Dražen Petrović - Zagreb

Nightwish 2. travnja 2009 u dvorani Dražen Petrović

Nightwish nastupaju u Zagrebu u okviru svoje svjetske turneje "Dark Passion World Tour" kojom promoviraju svoj zadnji i iznimno uspješan album iz 2007 godine - "Dark Passion Play"!

Kad je Tuomas Huolopainen, spiritus movens grupe, 1996 godine otišao na kampiranje s nekolicinom prijatelja, vjerojatno nije ni slutio da će ideja koja mu se tada ukazala – prerasti u band sa svjetskom slavom i milijunima obožavatelja – Nightwish.

Nightwish je osnovan 1996, a tadašnji članovi banda bili su Tarja Turunen (vokal), Emppu Vuorinen (gitara) i već spomenuti Tuomas Holopainen (klavijature).

Melodično i lijepo ime band je dobio prema jednoj od tri akustične pjesme koje su u to doba snimili: "Nightwish", "The Forever Moments" i "Etiäinen".

Sljedeće godine pridružio im se Jukka Nevalainen (bubnjevi) s obzirom da su htjeli malo žešći zvuk, a zbog istog su razloga i akustičnu gitaru zamijenili električnom. Godine 1998 grupi se pridružuje Holopainenov prijatelj, basist Sami Vänskä.

Kad je Nightwish nedugo zatim nastupio u legendarnoj Rock dvorani Lepakko u Helsinkiu (Finska), vjerojatno niti publika u Lepakku još nije naslućivala da se pred njom nalazi nešto što će uskoro prerasti u najpoznatiju finsku glazbenu grupu koja nastupa na gigantskim turnejama i koja diljem svijeta ima milijune poklonika. Do današnjeg dana, Nightwishevi albumi prodani su u šesteroznamenkastim nakladama, a spotove poput onog za pjesmu "Amaranth" na Youtubeu vidjelo je gotovo 16 milijuna ljudi.

Nakon mnogo kontroverzi oko otpuštanja prve pjevačice Tarje Turunen i dolaska nove pjevačice Anette Olzon, grupa nastupa u sljedećem sastavu:
Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen - klavijature
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen - gitara
Marco Hietala - bass, Vokal
Jukka "Julius" Nevalainen - bubnjevi
Anette Olzon - vokal

Prije nego li na stage stupi Nightwish, atmosferu će "zapakleniti" dvije iznimno hvaljene grupe koje u Hrvatskoj svakim danom imaju sve više obožavatelja a to su švedska grupa Pain i finska Indica.

Svi oni koji su imali priliku poslušati tu odličnu kombinaciju Nightwisha, Paina i Indice 4. ožujka 2008 u Ljubljani, znaju da je bilo odlično, a skromno smatramo da će 2. travnja 2009 u Zagrebu biti - veličanstveno.

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Finski Metal band Nightwish 2. travnja 2009 godine dolazi u Zagreb gdje će u okviru svjetske turneje "Dark Passion World Tour" kojom promoviraju svoj zadnji i iznimno uspješan album iz 2007 godine "Dark Passion Play" održati koncert u dvorani Dražen Petrović.

Prije nego li na stage stupi Nightwish, atmosferu će zagrijati dvije iznimno hvaljene grupe koje u Hrvatskoj svakim danom imaju sve više obožavatelja, a to su švedska grupa Pain i finska Indica.

Svi oni koji su imali priliku poslušati tu odličnu kombinaciju Nightwisha, Paina i Indice 4. ožujka 2008 u Ljubljani, znaju da je bilo odlično, a organizatori zagrebačkog koncerta vjeruju da će 2. travnja 2009 u Zagrebu biti - veličanstveno.

Ulaznice za koncert možete kupiti putem interneta na www.ticketpro.hr te na svim ovlaštenim mjestima Ticketproa.

Cijene su rangirane prema datumima na sljedeći način:

- do 31.12.2008

Fan Pit – 230 kuna

Parter – 210 kuna

Tribine – 190 kuna

- od 01.01.2009

Fan Pit – 260 kuna

Parter – 240 kuna

Tribine – 220 kuna

Na koncert Nightwisha ići će organizirano autobusima iz Rijeke, Pule, Splita, Šibenika i Zadra

Nightwish @ Exit Festival 2008 @ The Petrovaradin Fortress - Novi Sad 10.07.2008

Anette Olzon & Marco Hietala

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Nightwish's "Dark Passion Play" has been certified Gold in Austria!

Before their sold-out show on February 28th at the Gasometer in Vienna, Warner Music Sales Director Günter Unger gave the band members the gold awards.

NIGHTWISH FEAT. PAIN

Nightwish feat. Pain // Hala Tivoli - Ljubljana

04.03.2008

Finski Symphonic-Metal band Nightwish, koji je nastao 1996, nakon tri se godine ponovno zaustavio u Ljubljani. Ovaj su put nastupili s novom pjevačicom Anette Olzon koju su putem audicije odabrali između 2.000 prijavljenih kandidatkinja, nakon što su otpustili prijašnju pjevačicu Tarju Turunen.

Koncertu je prethodio popriličan broj zapleta, najprije je zbog hokejske utakmice premješten iz velike u malu dvoranu Hale Tivoli, a zatim je još i prebačen s 20 na 21:30.

Kao predgrupa nastupio je švedski Industrial-Metal band Pain, čiji je vođa Peter Tägtgren, pjevač i gitarist banda Hypocrisy. Band je nastao 1996 godine i do sada su izdali već 6 albuma. Zanimljivo je to da band, zapravo, ima samo jednog člana (Peter Tägtgren), koji na studijskim snimkama sam svira sve instrumente. S pratećim bandom svira samo na nastupima uživo.

Peter Tägtgren (Pain)

Nightwish je zbog kašnjenja na pozornicu izašao tek oko 22:50, no za čekanje, već pomalo iscrpljenoj publici, iskupili su se izvrsnim nastupom. Nova pjevačica Anette Olzon odlična je zamjena Tarji, ima čudesan glas i odlično pjeva, ali i unatoč tome kod nekih starijih pjesama još uvijek bolje paše Tarjin vokal. Na koncertu su uz stare hitove odsvirali i 7 pjesama s njihova posljednjeg studijskog albuma "Dark Passion Play" ("Bye Bye Beautiful", "Whoever Brings The Night", "Amaranth", "The Islander", "The Poet And The Pendulum", "Sahara" i "7 Days To The Wolves").

Na žalost su, kao i obično, svirali samo sat i pol, no publika je, bez obzira na sve, na kraju bila oduševljena.

Members

Anette Olzon - Vocals

Tuomas Holopainen - Keyboards

Emppu Vuorinen - Guitars

Marco Tapani Hietala - Bass & Vocals

Jukka "Julius" Nevalainen - Drums

Setlist

01 Intro + Bye Bye Beautiful

02 Dark Chest Of Wonders

03 Whoever Brings The Night

04 Ever Dream

05 The Siren

06 Amaranth

07 The Islander

08 The Poet And The Pendulum

09 Sacrament Of Wilderness

10 Sahara

11 Nemo

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12 7 Days To The Wolves

13 Wishmaster

14 Wish I Had An Angel

Text: Mitja Groznik

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Great news from Germany!

Nightwish were awarded an ECHO as band of the year in the category "Rock/Alternative (international)".

Nightwish received their award at the ceremony in Berlin, Germany which was broadcast by RTL television.

The other nominees in that category were Foo Fighters, Kaiser Chiefs, Marilyn Manson and Within Temptation.

Congratulations, Nightwish !!

>> ECHO

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Nightwish - Dark Passion Play (Promo)

(2007)

Well known Finnish band are releasing their sixth album “Dark Passion Play”. It is scheduled for release on September 26, 2007. As this is a promo it has voice overs all over the album so this may not be the perfect copy to get…it might be a good idea to wait until theres a better release unless your a really big fan of Nightwish then go ahead and enjoy.

"Dark Passion Play" is the upcoming sixth studio album from Finnish Symphonic Power Metal band Nightwish. It is scheduled for release on September 26, 2007 through Spinefarm September 28, 2007 through Nuclear Blast and Roadrunner Records. It is band’s sixth studio album and the first album to feature the band’s new lead vocalist, Anette Olzon, and the first without former vocalist Tarja Turunen, due to her departure in October 2005. "Dark Passion Play" will be the band’s first studio album in three years, the longest non-album gap in their history.

The first single from the album, “Eva,” was released on May 25, 2007 as a download-only single. The income of the single will be donated to children’s charity (Finland: familyhomes “Viliina” and “Tiaisen Pesä”; the rest of the Europe: “Die Arche”). On August 22, about a month before the album’s release, a second single entitled “Amaranth” will be released. The third single of the album will be “Bye Bye Beautiful”, but the date of the release is still unknown.

The band is cooperating with the London Session Orchestra and Metro Voices Choir, as they did for Once. They are also working with several guest musicians - band founder, keyboardist and main songwriter, Tuomas Holopainen, commented that people might be wondering what’s going on with all the musicians running to and from the recording building in London. The first information about the album and its singles was revealed on February 19 on the band’s official website. The title and artwork were revealed on June 13.

Track Listing

01 The Poet And The Pendulum (Album Version) 13:54
02 Bye Bye Beautiful (Album Version) 4:14
03 Amaranth (Album Version) 3:51
04 Cadence Of Her Last Breath (Album Version) 4:14
05 Master Passion Greed (Album Version) 6:02
06 Eva (Album Version) 4:25

07 Sahara (Album Version) 5:47

08 Whoever Brings The Night (Album Version) 4:17
09 For The Heart I Once Had (Album Version) 3:56
10 The Islander (Album Version) 5:05
11 Last Of the Wilds (Album Version) 5:40
12 7 Days To The Wolves (Album Version) 7:03
13 Meadows Of Heaven (Album Version) 7:10

ANETTE OLZON

Who is she?

Pictured is Anette Olzon, the new singer of Nightwish: Here's what she says about herself:

Birthday: 21 June 1971

Place of residence: Sweden

Hobbies: Exercising, clothes, reading books and taking long walks in the wild.

Vices: None ;=)

Musical background:I was raised in a musical family and I've been singing since childhood. My mom also forced me to play the oboe for 8 years! I toured constantly with my mom and her band in my childhood, sometimes I even sang on stage with them.

After I turned 13, I started competing in several talent shows. I joined my first real band when I was 17, it was a cover band and all the other musicians were older than me. After playing cover songs, I joined a band called Alyson Avenue, first just as a studio singer, later as their leading lady. We've released 2 albums since 2000.

At the age of 21, I played the leading role in a Rock opera/musical called "Gränsland" in Helsingborg. After that I got in to the Balettakademien in Gothenburg. In addition to the already mentioned, I've been in several other bands over the years, I've sung in choirs, done studio work for various projects and I've even occasionally been a wedding singer. Recently I sang a duet with Michael Bormann (ex-Jaded Heart-singer) on his album "Conspiracy". During my singing career I've sung nearly every kind of music that there is!

In my earlier days I took singing lessons at the Copenhagen Music Conservatorie, in Helsingör, Denmark with a private teacher. Nowadays, when its needed, I take lessons from a private teacher at the Malmö Music University.