Nightwish Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Other News 2

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28.3.2015. - "This is the strangest then the duo Mick Fleetwood and Samantha Fox ..." - The Times bring Nightwish have a prominent - by Soundi (www.soundi.fi)

In 1785 England, The Times is one of the world's most prestigious newspapers. Therefore, it is very nice that The Times published an impressive Nightwish story on Thursday 26 March. "What happened When The evolutionary biologist joined the metal band" under the heading story is written by journalist Ed Potton. British Journalist discussed the metal music, the theory of evolution as their association (ie, the new Nightwish Endless Forms Most Beautiful album) Tuomas Holopainen and the disc visiting Richard Dawkins in London in early February. - Here in the north is not necessarily fully understood how incredibly hard thing it is when The Times publishes a big story of the Finnish rock band. I can not describe with words how great thing about this is, Nightwish, a British member of the Troy Donockley says. - This is in a sense the same series Wembley Arena gig with ... When I was a little boy, Wembley appeared only Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd-like mega names. And now we rise up to that same set - incredible! Endless Forms Most Beautiful was published on Friday, March 27, and the band shared a case in honor of hours of time for autographs Forum shopping center. Soundi photos on Facebook.

Nightwish - 27.03.2015.

Expected Endless Forms Most Beautiful disc was released on 27 March. The sound took some pictures from the date of publication atmosphere.

29.3.2015. - NIGHTWISH new Spark - video! - by Spark (www.spark-rockmagazine.cz)

Issue new Spark is approaching. In the April issue you on the cover, and especially within the new NIGHTWISH numbers waiting with his new album "Endless Forms Most Beautiful". David Havlena prepared for you a six-page material in which the brain gradually interviewed the band Tuomas Holopainen, multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockleyho, bassist Marco Hietala and of course singer Floor Jansen, who board dismissed his studio debut with NIGHTIWSH. At the same article to hunt and engineers Tera Kinnunen, which the current board and the band mixed principally his name is signed under the cult album "Once". A Spit that the similarity of the two cakes there. Yet one name in connection with the new NIGHTWISH inflected - Charles Darwin. The topic? Evolution! Check out the video, let you know what you can look forward to.

And it looks like the whole article:

30.3.2015. - INTERVIEW: NIGHTWISH ON REALITY TV SHOWS: “IT’S A TRAVESTY TO WHAT MUSIC SHOULD BE ABOUT” - by KERRANG! (www.kerrang.com)

3.4.2015.

Watch Nightwish discussing reality TV music shows, exclusively with Kerrang!.

Unsurprisingly, the Finnish metallers aren’t the biggest fans of programmes like The X Factor or Pop Idol. See what Tuomas, Floor and Marco had to say below, and let us know what you think in the comments! Do you agree?

1.4.2015. - Nightwish Discuss the New Bands They Are Listening to… - by TERRORIZER (www.terrorizer.com)

5.6.2015.

Having just released their new album ‘Endless Forms Most Beautiful‘, Night wish have released a video where tey talk about the new bands they have been listening to…

15.4.2015. - VIDEO: NIGHTWISH DISCUSS WORKING WITH PROF RICHARD DAWKINS - by Metal Hammer (www.metalhammer.teamrock.com)

Tuomas and Floor on Dawkins' inspiration

We recently sat down with Tuomas Holopainen and Floor Jansen from Nightwish to talk about their new album – and their collaboration with with evolutionary biologist and author Professor Richard Dawkins.

Having discovered the works of Dawkins a few years ago, Tuomas is now invested and in love with the spirituality and beauty of evolution – and says that "understanding evolution is humbling". And after Tuomas sent Dawkins a handwritten letter, the professor agreed to narrate on the track The Greatest Show On Earth inspired by his book of the same name.

But Dawkins isn't the only inspiration for Endless Forms Most Beautiful, Floor says the works of Charles Darwin and Carl Sagan had a role to play. You can watch the full video below.

5.5.2015. - Rigged - NIGHTWISH - by GEAR GODS (www.geargods.net)

I’m not a particularly pro journalist. I never went to school for it (I’m sure you’d never guess that) and although I enjoy doing it a great deal, I’m much more into the technical side of things. But man oh man, there are few feelings like getting the SCOOP! Especially on a band I love – one that was formative in my love for metal.

Gear Gods keyboard/pro audio/recording writer Alex is a longtime Nightwish fan and power metal dork, and he pointed out to me that no one had ever done a rig video of any kind with Nightwish before (he loves pointing things out – check the video at 7:06 where he gleefully tells the keyboard tech what kind of keyboard he’s showing us). I was stunned – no one? Ever? It just seemed so unlikely. One of Europe’s biggest metal bands, and their gear has never been documented?

I did some research and confirmed it to be true. Well, nothing like unexplored territory to get my motor going, so I had my people talk to their people, and next time they were in town, I hopped in the Gearmobile and found myself on the coolest looking stage ever.

You know a band is A.) cool and B.) doing well when they have the same techs for a long time. The techs we talked to about the band’s gear had been with them for 10-15 years, and seemed very content with their jobs. And for people who start their days long before the musicians themselves to be that happy with what they do for so long, they must be treated very well (as they should be). So I was very glad to give them their moment in the spotlight, and they delivered the goods. So thanks to Ulsch, Tero, and Antti for taking the time to show us the works.

Be sure to check Nightwish out on their US tour throughout May

5/6 — Houston, Texas — Warehouse Live

5/8 — Orlando, Fla. — House of Blues

5/9 — Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — Revolution

5/11 — Nashville, Tenn. — Marathon Music Works

5/12 — Louisville, Ky. — Expo Five

5/13 — Charlotte, N.C. — The Fillmore

5/14 — Silver Springs, Md. — The Fillmore

17.5.2015. - NIGHTWISH / SABATON - LAST RIDE OF THE TOUR - by BraveWords (www.bravewords.com)

Final night of the North American tour was held at the Fillmore, in Silver Spring, Maryland, a suburb of Washington DC. As such, it was not your typical black shirted metalheads-only crowd, a new generation of Washington house wives amongst the soccer moms and sports jacket/blazer wearing dads in attendance, minus their kids. Odd seeing a woman in form fitting, floor length sheath dress, headbanging, jumping up and down and throwing her fist in the air. More power to you girl! It was a sold out show, which allowed the band to sign the backstage Wall of Fame (restricted only to those artists who achieve a sell-out, each cinderblock painted a different neon color, emblazoned with the band's name and date of show.

Sabaton opened. As usual, the Swedish pagans juggled the line-up,changing the set from when I saw them in Philly, on the second night of this current run. The rousing 'Ghost Division' sees the band enter, run around like a schizophrenic track meet, led by Joakim Brodén, mirrored shades, steel plated flak jacket and bald/Mohawk head all reflecting the plentiful lights. 'To Hell And Back' still held the #2 position on the roster, but in place of 'Soldier Of 3 Armies', Maryland got 'Carolus Rex' (moved higher in the running order) instead. Afterward, Brodén addressed the audience for the first time, saying "We have some different songs for us to play tonight," pausing to read the setlist printed at his feet, "the Village People, Stevie Wonder..." cue laughter from the crowd. Instantly the band break into a few bars of Iron Maiden's 'Run To The Hills'. He continued, "Looks like no YMCA (the Village People hit) today." People started to boo! "You're booing that we're NOT playing 'YMCA," the singer asked, somewhat dumbfounded. To obliged, he got the crowd to sing the chorus, with brief musical accompaniment and the rugged, military dressed frontman, arms forming a Y overhead.

Returning to normal fare, it was 'Swedish Pagans', the four camouflaged musicos across the front of the stage. Even drummer Hannes van Dahl was practically included, his kit being set on the floor, so close to the front. Next comes a little levity, with the singer joking about his guitar prowess, demonstrating a ham-fisted rendition of 'Smoke On the Water', widely acknowledged on of the easiest songs to learn. Funny enough, the guy really can play (as demonstrated onstage, in Germany, a few years back), but THAT joke has yet to be revealed Stateside. After telling a Michael Jackson joke, "You made that dirty," he reprimands the gathering, it was the almost folk metal melodies of 'Resist & Bite', the second of three Heroes tracks aired this evening. The prerecorded intro to 'Art Of War' sees the drummer left alone onstage. The two guitarists meet (for the first time) in the center, as bearded bassist/founder Pär Sundström ventures to the left and Brodén offstage. The audience sings the titular chorus without any prompting.

As the song ends, the stage is black, apart from the backdrop, highlighted in blue, as sirens (pun intended) herald the arrival of 'Night Witches', bumped towards the end of the set, as opposed to earlier this tour. This one might be too heavy for those suburbanites seated at the tables in the balcony, not really rock people, judging from the lack of reaction. 'Primo Victoria' sees everyone onstage pogoing up and down. OK, not van Dahl. and 'Metal Crue', essentially a sped up Bon Jovi melody playfully stringing together band names as lyrics, sees the drummer twirling his sticks and the singer have ditched his omnipresent sunglasses. The fans clap along, which leads into a drum roll and finally, the ending applause, a snippet of the 'Star Spangled Banner', as Brodén says, "Thank you America". Feels so right in Washington DC, and just for good measure, they take their bows as 'In The Navy', by The Village People, blares from the house sound system. See you next time guys!

Maybe it's just the height of the stage, but Tuomas Holopainen's keyboard bunker (3 sets of ivories and a well disguised wine bottle) seems lower, allowing the Nightwish founder more facetime with his (shrieking/adoring) fanbase. Like their Swedish touring partners, the Finns have made some surprising changes to the show in the five weeks since we last met. Most notably, the absence of fans favorites 'Nemo', the rollicking Celtic-laced 'I Want My Tears Back' and the title track from their new album, Endless Form Most Beautiful. Glad to hear 'Alpenglow' and the old school 'Dark Chest Of Wonders' in their place!

A pair of newbies, 'Shudder before The Beautiful' and 'Yours Is An Empty Hope' kick things off, the tightly packed room already rabid from the lengthy intro. Not sure Holopainen ever envisioned anyone stage diving to his latest creations, but almost immediately, the photographers were bombarded with human projectiles (and not just kids). During the green lit 'She Is My Sin' (Yes, more oldies!) guitarist Emppu Vuorinen visits the wings, behind the keyboardist, to the squealing delight of the ladies standing perpendicular to the stage. Meanwhile a short haired middle-age man, leaning on the photo pit barricade, bops his head in time to the music.

Marco Hietala, the man with a two-prong beard, now sports a double bass. He made a short end of the tour speech, thanking all the crew involved, including the lighting guys, who is retiring after many years of service to the band. Odd seeing people applaud the mention of bus driver and the like, folks they never met, but the four-stringer (who has apparently taken up vaping, at least indoors, rather than his customary cigarettes) offered his parting advice, "Be like Charlie Sheen. Tell the boss to fuck off, then come back!" 'Dark Chest Of Wonders' got a huge response, a storm of purple strobes flashing away as singer Floor Jansen danced around.

When it ended, piper Troy Donockley appeared and addressed the crowd. Pink lights greet 'My Walden' and as Jansen return to the stage, Emppu and Troy share a water bottle. The guitarist, palms pressed together, bow to the Englishman, like a humble servant. Hietala unveils his 'two-headed baby" for the first time, steel blue lights as the penny whistle cuts through the subdued electrified din. 'The Islander' sees Marco alone, under a white spotlight, but unlike early in the tour, there's no seat for the old man (haha!), who only has to sing the first part, prodding the paying guests to do the rest. After the second chorus, the band comes back onstage, Floor adding her hushed counterpoint.

The backdrop is changed to blue space pods for a pink/purple 'Elan', Emppu charging Tuomas's bunker, like an infantry soldier into a bulkhead. The voice of controversial author/scientist Richard Dawkins introduces 'Weak Fantasy' which sees Donockley trading his bag of tricks for a mandolin. White lights pulsate across the width of the stage. Under aqua lighting, the ever present Emppu sidles into the crevice in front of Tuomas to give a pick to (I'm guessing a female) fan. Holopainen headbangs wildly behind his (Tony) banks of keyboards.

He was loose and smiling (Perhaps just the weight of touring almost lifted, then again maybe actually having a good time. Is that possible?), as the bombastic flashing lights began 'Storytime'. Floor works her way over to Tuomas (for the only time), playing to the crowd in the balconies. Only the keyboardist, guitarist and drummer Kai Hahto were onstage to start '7 Days To The Wolves', in a sea of deep reds, blue and all white. When the remaining members stroll on, Troy was still on mandolin. It ended with Marco and Floor belting out the lyrics under blue hues.

Loved hearing 'Alpenglow', although there was little recognition, most nervously clapping along, lest someone call them out o their lack of Nightwish knowledge. No such problems with 'Stargazers'. Off the setlist for more than 10 years, the green/blue lights saw Floor pinwheeling her hair and Emppu relishing the chance to really play some serious guitar. Jansen channeled Tarja Turunen's original timbre, without venturing into pure classical territory. The exaggerated ending of "Sleeping Sun', with pipes, leads into a portion of the 24 minute 'The Greatest Show On Earth', with another voiceover. The green lit beginning sounds like something from Jurassic Park, then it was flash bang white strobes. At one point, Jansen sips a water bottle from the drum riser, as Tuomas utilizes just one finger on the keys. Towards the end, members of Delain and Sabaton suddenly storm the stage, with friends/crew in tow. The Sabaton drummer was in drag, dolled up like Jansen (whom he was chummy with, backstage). End of the tour ritual complete, everyone left the stage together. Actually, that was just the public side of the joke, as backstage, Sabaton had completely emptied the catering area. Like the Grinch, they swept the room clean, taking EVERYTHING:food/drinks, tables and chairs! Nice.

For the encore, Nightwish returned alone, for "Ghost Love Score'. Emppu and Tuomas are side-by-side early on and briefly, there's no musicians, just recorded music. Interesting that Holopainen's keyboards are all at different angles. Would think he'd prefer a specific comfort zone, but no. More individual shoutouts for the crew, then Marco said, "All this interesting pounding on your butt cheeks, would you like to be punished?" Cue 'Last Ride Of The Day', pretty much a victory lap. Over another voiceover, the band returns for final bows, with Tuomas the last to leave, blowing kisses. The Finns will be back early in 2016.

Sabaton were off to the Rock On The Range festival, in Columbus, Ohio, while Nightwish were set to fly home the next day, so Tuomas and Emppu high tailed it to the hotel before the backstage party started. It was a subdued affair, members of each band mingling, sharing a few drinks with fans lucky enough to have been invited into the inner sanctum and being entertained by Troy's slight of hand card tricks. The guy has some world class tricks and his accent adds to the storytelling. Like the band he plays for, top notch.