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Kitee, Finland
1996-

the band
Tarja Turunen: vocals
Tuomas Holpainen: keyboards
Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen: guitar
Jukka Nevalainen: drums (1997-)
Sami Vänskä: bass (1998-)

partial discography
The Carpenter single (Spinefarm 1997)
Angels Fall First full-length (Spinefarm 1997)
Sacrament of Wilderness single (Spinefarm 1998)
Oceanborn full-length (Spinefarm 1998)
Walking in the Air single (Spinefarm 1999)
Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse) EP (Spinefarm 1999)
Deep Silent Complete single (Spinefarm 2000)
Wishmaster full-length (Spinefarm 2000)

further reading
http://www.nightwish.com/
The band's own webpage - lots of info and in three languages (Finnish, English, German).

a review
MikeSOS, in the fine Crass Menagerie zine:
"Nightwish is a Finnish five piece whose style is an odd mix of Gothic rock, opera and cheesy metal that really needs to be absorbed with a full attention span. Their 11 track disc hits many of the same heights and reaches as many of the other female fronted Euro metal groups ("Wanderlust"), but there's a certain polish that Nightwish convey that puts them in a league of their own. Perhaps it's their Broadway musical writing style ("Wishmaster", "Dead Boy's Poem") that sounds half-Bohemian Rhapsody and half Lincoln Center theatric. Nightwish is a very competent metal band whose strengths transcend standard metal premonitions."