Formed in 1996, Nightwish gained instant popularity in its native Finland with the 1997 release of its first album, Angels Fall First. Eventually, Nightwish achieved international success with album ...

Scientists have named a new crab species after symphonic metal group Nightwish. A recently published scientific paper on Mesozoic reef crabs was submitted in November of last year and accepted in June ...

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 ...

We've seen musicians step away from bands over the years due to a number of physical ailments, but here's one that is a bit out of the ordinary. Nightwish drummer Jukka Nevalainen has revealed that he ...

In bummer news for Nightwish fans, the band announced they will not be touring in the foreseeable future. This extends to their next album cycle, and possibly further. They posted a statement on ...

The good news is Nightwish is working on the followup to their 2020 album Human :ll: Nature. The bad news is that Nightwish has zero plans to play shows after its release. According to a statement ...

You ready to power ballad? I said, are you ready to power ballad?! Well, then you've been waiting for DLC like this. Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" and "Waiting for a Girl Like You" will be ...

Rock Band 3 will be the recipient of three new tracks next week from Foreigner and Nightwish. Sorry Tarja-era enthusiasts: it's Amaranth from 2007's Dark Passion Play with Anette Olzon on vocals.

NIGHTWISH recently announced that they had welcomed Floor Jansen and Troy Donockley as a full-time members of the band, as well as revealing a trailer for the DVD that the current line up filmed at ...

People who feel great élan for Nightwish will probably really enjoy the band’s new video and single, titled, appropriately enough, “Élan.” Personally, I don’t get it. The theatrical stuff they do is ...