Finland-based symphonic metal storytellers NIGHTWISH have just released the fourth "Making Of" trailer for their as-yet-untitled eighth studio album featuring new Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. Watch Episode 4, "The Beginning of the Summer Camp," on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB4brr7vf-P6LMpAuLbvvaskBkEUpbNuL
“You have to remember that the last time we played together was about 11 months ago,” commented longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen - who is sitting out on the recording sessions due to health issues – about the band’s first rehearsal. (Kai Hahto [WINTERSUN, SWALLOW THE SUN, TREES OF ETERNITY] is replacing him.) “It’s been quite a while, so all things considered out, initial stabs were pretty okay.”
“You start to get into the songs when you rehearse them,” adds NIGHTWISH guitarist Emppu Vuorinen. "We played a heavier tune, and it did get me moshing a bit. I don’t know if it has something to do with age – but the need to show off has diminished even more. It’s more like you want to do justice to the song and not strut your stuff.”
NIGHTWISH members are in the wilderness of Hattula, Finland working on new song demos with producer Tero “TeeCee” Kinnumen. Previous album trailers include:
• Trailer #1 – The Cabin: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB1IrA8FwrY
• Trailer #2 – By The Lake: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIhsFClj0U4
• Trailer #3 – The Songwriting Process: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ9PFUZ9uGs
Last week, NIGHTWISH proudly announced a very prestigious show at the internationally renowned Greek Theatre in Los Angeles (known for hosting artists such as Robert Plant, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Paul Simon, and the Talking Heads) on May 1st, 2015. This evening under the stars will be an absolutely electrifying performance that should not be missed.
VIP Meet & Greet tickets (which includes early entry + an official tour program) are on sale at EnterTheVault.com. On September 12th, tickets will be available via Ticketmaster.com.
Nuclear Blast released NIGHTWISH’s live Blu-ray/DVD & tour documentary Showtime, Storytime containing the band’s entire live Wacken Open Air Festival 2013 set + a 2-hour documentary that includes “Please Learn The Setlist In 48 Hours.” Directed by Ville Lipiäinen (30 SECONDS TO MARS, HIM), it was shot with seventeen cameras in front of 85,000 fans.
Watch the Showtime, Storytime trailer here: http://youtu.be/_czsLPig_0s.
Visit the Showtime, Storytime Landing Page here: http://smarturl.it/NIGHTWISHShowtime.
Fans can purchase the live Blu-ray/DVD and select NIGHTWISH back-catalogue from the Nuclear Blast USA Webshop.
ABOUT NIGHTWISH
Hugely influential, unique, and unrivaled in the heavy metal pantheon, Finland-based symphonic storytellers NIGHTWISH continue to expand the breadth and scope of their artistic vision with each successive release. Their 2011 studio album, Imaginaerum, arrived into the world with a visual counterpart “Imaginaerum – The Movie,” an album-length film directed by Stobe Harju and produced by Solar Films which created a musical fantasy world in the vein of David Lynch, Neil Gaiman, and Cirque du Soleil. A journey between two different dimensions, the film tells an extraordinary tale of the power of imagination & memory and what is most important in life.
The keyboard-driven compositions from band leader & song composer Tuomas Holopainen surpass that of some of the most dynamic film scores and work brilliantly alongside their engaging and electrifying Dutch frontwoman Floor Jansen, who was announced as an official member of the band – along with British multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley – in October of last year. With more than 7 million albums sold worldwide and over 60 Gold and Platinum awards, NIGHTWISH continue to be one of Finland’s most successful rock bands to date.
Soaring emotion, divine melodies, haunting choruses, and grandiose orchestrations are all part of the endearing and enduring mag
