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On this day, 20 years ago, Nightwish released the acclaimed album, "Century Child." Check out how it holds up, as today's anniversary special!

Black/Epic Metal Pioneers Darkwoods my Betrothed Return With New Album, “Angel of Carnage Unleashed.” More info here...

The celestial trio of Tuomas Holopainen, Johanna Kurkela, and Troy Donockley are back once again with Auri II: Those We Don't Speak Of, our September 3rd, 2021, via Nuclear Blast Records. Read our review here...

Progressive folk unit Auri are going to release their new album, "II - Those We Don't Speak Of" next week. We had the opportunity to talk with Tuomas Holopainen and Johanna Kurkela about the release of their upcoming sophomore album. Watch or read the complete interview here:

At the onset of 2020, symphonic/melodic metal fans had something to look forward to: the release of NIGHTWISH's ninth studio album, "Human. :||: Nature."...

On 10 April 2020, NIGHTWISH are releasing their new album "Human. :II: Nature." We had a chance to interview Marko Hietala and Kai Hahto...

If you aren't familiar with the good NIGHTWISH name at this point, shame on you. These guys are one of (if not the) biggest...

AURI is a band probably not many of you have heard of, but yet it exists out of very familiar faces: Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen and Troy...

Among big NIGHTWISH fans, there have been a few whispers about what's been going on in the last year, while the band have been...

As we all know, NIGHTWISH has been on break for the last year, with each of their members focusing on solo projects, such as...

Tuomas Holopainen joins forces with Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela and Troy Denockley with AURI. AURI's debut album is due in early 2018, signed with...

It's always a good day when you go outside and find a NIGHTWISH demo in your mailbox. I hadn't been expecting to do another...

Could you ever really ask for more in life than a show with three Finnish all-star bands? How about if those bands were SONATA...

NIGHTWISH headlining Ratina Stadion in Tampere as part of the Endless Forms Most Beautiful Tour World Tour, with SONATA ARCTICA and CHILDREN OF...

For nearly as long as I’ve been listening to metal, I’ve loved NIGHTWISH. My first album from them was "Wishmaster," which I bought back...

This year, I made an effort to stay more or less on top of the new releases. This was probably due to the fact...

If there is a perfect location for a certain band to perform, then Nightwish has found theirs: the island castle of Olavinlinna by the...

NIGHTWISH bringing their Dark Passion Play Tour to the Opera Festivals Rocks event at Olavinlinna , Savonlinna 2009. Nightwish Photos by Jana Blomqvist, editing by Bear...

Due to KOTITEOLLISUUS' recent extensive touring, it is quite easy to catch them playing at most of the summer festivals anywhere around Finland. However,...

Due to KOTITEOLLISUUS' recent extensive touring, it is quite easy to catch them playing at most of the summer festivals anywhere around Finland. However,...