- Our Tour page has been updated, including two new shows for Canada next September !
- Tuomas will produce Indica's new album, which will be released next Fall.
- As you could have seen on our Nightwish calendar beside, the DVDAUDIO 5.1 of "Dark Passion Play" will be released next May 21st by Spinefarm. (Changes are still possible!)
- Anette left a message to her fan. Click here to read it !
- Nightwish is nominated for the "Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2008" for the "Best International Band" !
- Some photos from the videos "Amaranth" & "Bye Bye Beautiful" are available !
Our special page about "The Islander", the new Nightwish single, is available ! Click here !
This page can be read like a 4-page book :)
Happy Birthday Jukka ! :)
17/04/2008 : French Tour : Memories ! - again...
Once again some photos from the French Tour ! Enjoy !
- (PHOTOS) Show in Strasbourg !
- (PHOTOS) Show in Marseille !
- (PHOTOS) Show in Toulouse !
- (PHOTOS) Signing session in Lyon !
More photos and videos to come !
Here are some new memories from the French tour :
- a video of the aftershow of Nightwish in Paris. You can see Tuomas with his parents !
- a video of Anette during the show of Paris : she dedicated "The Siren" to the fan club !
- a video of the signing session in Lyon and another one on RadioMetal.
- our photos of the show in Paris are now in our gallery !
Every day of the week, we will bring you some videos or photos from the French tour !
The video of "The Islander" is now online. Check it out here !
13/04/2008 : Five messages from Nightwish!
The French tour is now over, but we've made a lot of videos and photos ! The website will be updated several times this week to share with you all these "souvenirs".
Let's begin with 5 videos of every member of Nightwish, dedicated to the French audience :
- Message from Anette (made in Paris, Zénith, on April 6th)
- Message from Jukka (made in Strasbourg, Zénith, on April 7th)
- Message from Marco (made in Marseille, Dome, on April 11th)
- Message from Tuomas (made in Toulouse, Zénith, on April 12th)
- Message from Emppu (made in Toulouse, Zenith, on April 12th)
(Yeah, Emppu is a crazy guy, trying to give some French lessons that nobody can understand :D)
28/03/2008 : Signing session in Lyon (France)
On April 9th, one day before the band’s concert in Lyon (France), Nightwish will be doing a signing session at the Virgin Megastore !
The band will be there from 18 pm (and probably to 19pm) ! Don't miss them !
VIRGIN LYON PRESQU’ILE Centre :
41 Rue Edouard Herriot
69291 Lyon Cedex 02
France
PS : A thank you to RadioMetal.fr !
26/03/2008 : Several News...
- The German radio station hr3 will broadcast some songs from Nightwish's concert in Frankfurt, Germany, during their show "hr3-hard'n'heavy, die lange harte nacht". The show will air on April 4th, 11:30 pm CET. International listeners can tune in to their webradio.
- A new interview (video) of Tuomas is avalaible here.
- Nightwish will return to the US this fall for the 3rd time in the "Dark Passion Play" tour ! The Vault have already started their pre-sale for two shows. The complete list of tour dates will be announced soon !
- Two very nice fan-videos made by a Nightwish's fan are available here : The Siren & Creek Mary's Blood.
The page about "The Islander" is now available. Check it out here !
24/03/2008 : Cover of "The Islander"
Here is the art cover of Nightwish's next single :
20/03/2008 : Info on the pre-concert party
A raffle will be organized at the pre-concert party on April 5th, in the Caves Saint Sabin, in Paris. A ticket will be given to you at the entrance: don't lose it! We will draw the lots at around midnight/1A.M. Here are the prizes:
- 10 "Amaranth" promo CDs *
- 10 "Amaranth" promo posters *
- 5 "Dark Passion Play" exclusive promo tee-shirts *
- 5 magazines "NWF - 100% Dark Passion Play" (32 HQ color pages)*: objects that cannot be found in shops.
16/03/2008 : Results of our "Nightwish World" competition
Here are the 5 winners of our competition ! They win an "Amaranth" promo-cd ! Click on their first names to see the photo they sent us !
- Héléna Babic (AUSTRALIA)
- Anthony Leclerc (FRANCE)
- Caroline Jamard (FRANCE)
- Benjamin Provillard (FRANCE)
- Amélie Feron (FRANCE)
We want to thank everyone who participated !
15/03/2008 : Several news
Here are some various news about Nightwish :
- Anette Olzon will make a guest appearance on the new album from Finnish rockers THE RASMUS, entitled "Black Roses". She will sing in one of the ballads of the album.
- You can watch some videos made by Marco during the tour by clicking here.
- Our competition ends tonight, hurry up !
Spinefarm Records CD Single (out May 21st) :
01. The Islander
02. Escapist (Instrumental Version)
03. Meadows Of Heaven (Orchestral Version)
+ videos of "The Islander" & "Bye Bye Beautiful"Nuclear Blast Limited CDS + DVD in digipack(out May 30th):
CDS:
01. The Islander (edit)
02. The Islander (full-length version)
03. Escapist (instrumental version)
04. Meadows of Heaven (orchestral version)DVD:
01. The Islander – video clip (edit)
02. The Islander – video clip (full-length version)
03. Making Of “The Islander“ – documentaryNuclear Blast wil release "The Islander" in 3 versions :
- limited CDS + DVD in digipack
- CD Single
- 12" Picture Vinyl in gatefold
The "The Islander" video was shot last autumn in Rovaniemi and was directed by Stobe Harju. The video will premiere on April 14th at 7pm (Finnish time) on MTV Finland's show "Spanking New".
In other news, Nightwish won 4 Emma Awards !
- "Album of the year"
- "Metal album of the year"
- "Band of the year"
- "Best selling album 2007"
Congratulations Nightwish !
Nightwish's Dark Passion Play has been certified Gold in Austria !Congratulations Nightwish !
07/03/2008 : End of our Shop-competiiton
Carole Dislair is the winner of our "1000th Order"-Competition ! She wins a fanzine, a CD, a tee shirt, a plectrum, and a promo cd of "Amaranth" ! Congratulations Carole !
We remind you that our other competition, to win 5 Amaranth promo cds, is still running for a few days ! Don't hesitate to participate !
To celebrate Nightwish's concerts in France we offer you 20% off on all Nightwish France's girlies: they now only cost 14,40€ or 12€ if you are a member of the fan club!Let us remind you that the girlies are available in two sizes:
S or M.
The next single from "Dark Passion Play" will be "The Islander". The video has been shot in Finland and will feature Troy Donockley as a guest. The CD single will be released next May 30th.
20/02/2008 : New competition !
As the 1000th order on our shop approaches, we organized a new competition for you! The client that orders that 1000th order will win:
- A fanzine of his/her choice
- A Nightwish France tee-shirt
- A Nightwish France plectrum
- A CD of his/her choice among the ones on the shop
- An "Amaranth" collector CD PROMO
To participate, you just need to order on our shop and cross your fingers to have the 1000th order! The winner will be notified by e-mail! Good luck everyone!
19/02/2008 : Opening of Nightwish World and competition !
Welcome to Nightwish World, the international version of Nightwish.fr ! All the content of the website is now available in two languages : English and French. You can switch from one language to the other by using the flag button on the top of every page !
You can now discover all our pages in English ! Don't miss our exhaustive Discography section, with a whole page for every album, every single and every DVD. There is a lot of information to read in these pages, with the history of the releases, the context around them, the complete listing of the different versions for the collectors fans, and much more !
And finally, on the occasion of the opening of the website, we offer you the possibility to win 5 "Amaranth" collector promo cds !! Just go there !
Enjoy your visit, and please excuse us for the few English mistakes you'd find ;)