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 ...

Act I: Live in Rosario, the first-ever live solo offering from famed Finnish songstress/former Nightwish soprano, Tarja Turenen, was released just a couple of weeks ago. Available in 2-CD, 2-DVD and ...

Tarja Turunen has been singing since she was a child. In school, at public performances, and later, as the frontwoman of Nightwish. She was in the band for a decade, during which time she broadened ...

We had some good news last week when Nightwish singer Floor Jansen announced that she’s officially cancer free and the feel-good stories just keep on coming. In a recent interview with the Scars and ...

The post Tarja Announces 2023 US Tour appeared first on Consequence. Former Nightwish singer Tarja has announced the 2023 “Living the Dream” US Tour. Dates kick off June 14th in Philadelphia and run ...

After teasing fans over recent weeks with pieces of the new album, Tarja has revealed the disc's cover which depicts her clad in black and blending into the shadows on the background. "I am very ...

MetalSucks has been having a blast recently showing YouTube fan covers to musicians of note — to date, we’ve done ’em with Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne, Black Label Society), John 5 (Rob Zombie, ...

Symphonic metal existed before Nightwish – pioneered by outfits like Sweden’s Therion and Italy’s Rhapsody – but no band has made it bigger, better or more bombastic than the great Finnish collective.

Current Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen and ex- Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen recently took part in a 50-minute Instagram live chat, where they covered everything from COVID-19 downtime to the ...

Many of rock’s greatest bands have delivered classic debut albums – music that becomes engrained in rock culture. Nightwish, it’s fair to say, aren’t one of them. Angels Fall First can best be ...

Many iconic rock bands in history stood out from the crowd because of the very distinct compositional contributions of one particular member; therefore, it becomes extremely consequential when that ...