Kiteen Pallo!

Something else i haven't posted about yet is the new Kiteen Pallo entrance song that is a remix of the main riff and chorus of track 11 from Imaginaerum!It was remixed by Dj Orkidea(the same one that made the bye bye beautiful remix)! So here it is:

For me it's an awesome sample from the upcoming album!I just love the choir and the piano in the end!Not that the guitar and drums aren't awesome!i just can't wait to listen to the whole song (and of course the album)!

Storytime!

So as planned information on the new single were posted today!It's title will be Storytime and it will be released on the 11th of November!I thought (and hoped)that the release date would be a little earlier like mid-October or something but anyway it's still good!

I really liked the cover especially the book and like the snowy background very much(since i love snow!)Although as i read somewhere it would be pretty cool if the NW logo and single cover were smaller so it would be like the book's title!
The title is something that's not really different from the "fantasy" Nightwish titles but i think it's going to fit well with the other titles and it sets the atmosphere for the movie!

More information about the album's release date and setlist will follow next week along with small teasers from each song!

Updates

So it's been kind of a lot of time since my last post but since i didn't have a lot of time and since i don't really care  about having a lot of readers but created the blog so that i can write about things i like!But anyway!We got some updates about the new album and movie lately so that's one of the reasons i am posting again!

First of all the biggest thing is that the album and movie now have a different title which is: Imaginaerum!
The band stated that the title change was to avoid any mix-ups with various things called Imaginarium.
The release date was also changed and it will now be released in late December and not early January as planned before!We don't know the exact date but it will probably be released around Christmas!
Also tomorrow(September the 2nd)we are supposed to find out more about the first single and more specifically the title,artwork and release date!

So i'll post again tomorrow if we actually get those info!Can't wait!

Instrumental Dark Passion Play

So i've been listening a lot to the instrumental version of Dark Passion Play lately and i find it great.Not that i don't like Anette's or Marco's vocals but sometimes it's nice to listen to the instrumental versions just for a change!You can focus more on the instruments,orchestra and choir which is not that easy sometimes when you are listening to the normal versions with the vocals.My favourite instrumentals songs are pobably "Sahara", "7 Days To The Wolves,Amaranth and Meadows of Heaven!

I love the idea of the second instrumental bonus disc.Tuomas said that there is probably going to be one for Imaginarium as well so we are going to be able to listen to the instrumental version of Imaginarium too!

Interview with Tuomas and Marco

Genelec studios released a new video interview filmed while the guys were recording at Petrax studios in Finland (in which the keyboards and Marco's vocals were recorded in March).

Here is the official description from Genelec studios:

Originating from Eastern Finland like the world famous Genelec studio monitors, Nightwish is one of the most popular rock bands in the world with 6 albums selling millions of copies all over the globe. This video is filmed during the recording session of the upcoming Imaginarium album (and movie!) when the band was at Petrax studios in Finland, naturally with a set of Genelec DSP active loudspeakers on the mixing console. In the interview Tuomas Holopainen and Marco Hietala talk about composing, studio work and recording sessions in multiple locations - what works for them. Behind the desk the world renowned mixing engineer Mikko Karmila takes care that everything is stored according to the highest standards. Enjoy!

Interview with Anette

A new interview with Anette was published in the online rockmetal magazine.
You can read it here

I personally find it quite interesting, although there aren't a lot of things that we didn't already know.

Horizon Swarming With Death!

So this is the first post in which i'll give my opinion on a song (more will follow)!
I wanted to start with Sahara because...actually i don't know why it just popped in my head!
Sahara is one of my favourite songs from Dark Passion Play(maybe my second favourite after The Poet And Tha Pendulum).

First of all, i love it's intro!The keyboards works really well on that song.After that comes an awesome part with all the guys giving their best combined with an awesome orchestra!The live version of it almost always features Anette's famous "Hep Hep" which makes the crowd go crazy."A ballad of dark queen..."sings Anette and the band accompany her in a great way!I love the "horizon swarming with death"part (hence the post title) and the choir in general in this song.I love the chorus lyricwise!I also like Anette's backing vocals near the end!Finally, Emppu does a great work with the guitars on that song!
I just hope that they plan to play this song in the Imaginarium tour so that i'll be able to listen to it live and travel to "Sahara"!