Making Of New Album - Episode 9:Mixing And Mastering

29.12.2014.

     It's time for the release the ninth album trailer! In this episode mixing engineer Mikko Karmila, as well as mastering engineer Mika Jussila give an insight into their work on »Endless Forms Most Beautiful«. 

     Tuomas commented: “I guess mixing an album can be compared to editing a movie. We have to arrange the clips into a dramatic arc and find a good balance.” 

Endless Forms Most Beautiful - Comes To Life!

22.12.2014.

     Nightwish wishes you a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!
And to make this special time of year even more magical they have some amazing news to share with you!

     On March 27th (EU), 30th (UK) and 31st (US), the long expected new studio album will be released!!! And the title is:

Endless Forms Most Beautiful

     Hope you have a wonderful, heartwarming and loving Yuletide and that these last days of 2014 are lived in peace and happiness. Can't wait to share this new album with you 2015! As the Fins say: Onnelista Uutta Vuotta!!!

     Before the end of this message and close computer for a little while they like to share some more information about 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful':

     "There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved.”
- Charles Darwin, »The Origin Of Species«

     “This classic quote is where it all began. We set sail for the ultimate journey in March 2015, join us!”, adds Tuomas Holopainen secretly.

     The detailed cover-artwork was created by longtime collaborator Toxic Angel. 
»Endless Forms Most Beautiful« features eleven new songs and will be released in different formats:

Standard CD 
Digibook (incl. instrumental CD)
2LP (vinyl in gatefold) in different colours 
Earbook (incl. instrumental and orchestral CD)
Earbook (deluxe version incl. bonus vinyl)
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     »Endless Forms Most Beautiful« will be the first NIGHTWISH studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen will sit out on the recording sessions due to health issues; Kai Hahto (WINTERSUN a.o.) will replace him.

The Mix Of New Album Is Finished

16.12.2014. 

     The mix of our new album is finished! These hard working guys are ready for a deserved Christmas break after mixing every note on this challenging epos! Give it up for Tuomas, Mikko Karmilla and Tero Kinnunen!!!

Élan - First Single Announced!!!

8.12.2014.

EXCITING NEWS!

     Nightwish announce the release of their first single called Élan, which will be out on February 13, 2015 via Nuclear Blast!

     “Oh, while I live to be the ruler of life, Not a slave
To meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.”
- Walt Whitman

     Commented NIGHTWISH keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen: “This beautiful quote from my hero Uncle Walt was the starting point for writing 'Élan'. The underlying theme of the song is nothing less than the meaning of life, which can be something different for all of us. It´s important to surrender yourself to the occasional 'free fall' and not to fear the path less travelled by. 'Élan' is a wonderful teaser for the full-length album, giving out a little taste, but revealing very little of the actual Journey of Grandeur to come…”

‘Élan’ tracklisting:

CD:
1. Élan (Album Version)
2. Élan (Radio Edit)
3. Élan (Alternate Version)
4. Sagan (Non-album Bonus Track)

Making Of New Album - Episode 8:London

5.12.2014.

     In this episode the band is visiting the rainy city of London to record the choir, orchestral parts and percussions for their new album at Angel Studios.

     Commented NIGHTWISH keyboard player and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen: "This must be the sixth or seventh time we’re working with these people. We’ve realized what they can do during these years. So it’s really not a surprise anymore but it hasn’t ceased to amaze me. The level of professionalism is just unbelievable. But even more importantly, they clearly like what they’re doing. The guys we’ve worked with for over 10 years are still up for it."

     Added session-drummer Kai Hahto: "The professionalism is amazing. We were recording ethnic percussion yesterday. Some of the guys had played on Star Wars movies – and done Hans Zimmer soundtracks. I thought of myself as a humppa drummer. It was pretty amazing. They know their prima vista. You give them the notation, and they’ll nail it in no time."

Making Of New Album - Episode 7:Almost There

12.11.2014.

     Get ready for the release of our seventh album trailer. In this episode we recap the summer and recording main parts of the new album at our summer camp.

     Commented keyboard player and main songwriter Tuomas Holopainen: "We are actually ahead of our schedule. Incredibly, Floor has sung about two songs a day. Marco cut the final bass parts in 1.5 days and Emppudid the rhythm guitars in a week. I think it was because everything was so well-rehearsed this time. We’ve tried to work more like a band."

     Added vocalist Floor Jansen: "Tuomas challenged me, using everything I have to offer. High, low, soft, whatever, but definitely lower stuff and very soft and intimate things. Something that more by coincidence was something that I kind of missed doing. Something I haven’t explored much and Tuomas wrote parts where I have to use this completely, where I have to go into it entirely. I’m very happy with what came out there."

Mixing Has Begun

29.10.2014.

     THE MIXING OF THE ALBUM HAS BEGUN. 
TWO DOWN, 10 TO GO !