There’s a Rock/Metal “Pick Your Quarantine House” meme floating around, inviting readers to pick one of six houses, each of which would have five musical artists or groups living within. So one could choose to …READ MORE
Featuring new albums from Nightwish, Lovebites, Cloven Hoof & OZ! …READ MORE
Finland’s Nightwish has held “gold standard” status in the female-fronted Symphonic Metal subgenre for 2 decades. With Floor Jansen firmly planted in front of the microphone, the time has come to see how she and …READ MORE
The annual Rock Am Ring Festival in Germany and its sister event Rock Im Park, which features the same bands on the same weekend, only the days they play are changed, have become an incredible …READ MORE
Imagine the scenario. You’ve just released the biggest selling album of your career, toured the world playing sold out shows wherever you stop and finished the tour with a triumphant homecoming concert that was recorded …READ MORE
For a long time there was nothing to hear from the Finnish Symphonic Metalers in Nightwish. Since the dramatic departure of vocalist Tarja Turunen, the band had been writing new songs for a new high …READ MORE
Nightwish has taken a sweeping turn. Tuomas Holopainen (composer and keyboardist) along with Marco (bassist/vocals), Jukka (drums), and Emppu (guitarist) slipped a “goodbye” note to Tarja Turunen at the end of their prior world tour, …READ MORE
Interview with main man Tuomas and new vocalist Anette about the fuzz when the previous Nightwish vocalist Tarja was fired, how Anette got aboard and about the new album Dark Passion Play. LISTEN TO THE …READ MORE
Tarja speaks out after being fired from Nightwish.
Written in collaboration between Frode Johnsrud, Torgeir Krokfjord and Odd Inge Rand. The Sweden Rock Festival (SRF), held a few hours away from Copenhagen (yes folks, that is, of course, the capital of Denmark, but …READ MORE