new Nightwish (October 2nd)

iamrockerfun wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

iamrockerfun wrote:

can't wait to see 'em live with Anette.
i own new release but ... dunno. nothing special.
wanna hear highest top of Tarja's song singin' by Anette.
just wanna see her how she looks alive and her voice.

She sounds good on the old songs. Check YouTube. She gives the songs a different flavor, but she does them well. Plus, he voice may not be as operatic and Tarja's, but she does belt out some powerful things on the album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYScvbsaykY

what a shitty crap style. hate it ! boo boo ...

Brilliant. Thanks for playing.

Seems I might have to get a hold of this album. I really like what I've heard from it and everyone seems to be very positive about it so far.

I got the album now. Now, I know what I said, and I meant it. However, my Wal-Mart had it and I get a 10% discount on non-food purchases. Never in a million years did I think Wally World would have an album such as this (we can thank the populatrity of Lacuna Coil for the surge in female fronted metal bands here in the states). So I have it now and will listen to it later today after I take care of some other things. Otherwise I probably would have waited. Normally an album such as this would require me to go to Virgin Megastore which is not a good place for me because the temptaion to spend all my money for the next two weeks would have been WAY too much for me to handle (Best Buy would not be as hard but still too much temptation). So I will just say, "Thank GOD for Wal-Mart!" I will post my thoughts later today.

anyway i wanna see 'em live. time will show us, how Anette gonna fight with Tarja's songs.
gonna be interestin after 6 months of tour.

iamrockerfun wrote:

anyway i wanna see 'em live. time will show us, how Anette gonna fight with Tarja's songs.
gonna be interestin after 6 months of tour.

Fight with Tarja's songs? They're Tuomas's songs, and Annette is singing them fine, but she's not singing like Tarja did. So if you're going to be waiting for that you might as well save your money.

O.K., it looks as if I have found my album of the year. In the past I've said that I only trust three bands to combine orchestra and metal flawlessly: Therion, Rhapsody, and Nightwish. Well Nightwish has proven that I was right in having that kind of faith in them. This is one of the best I've heard from them from the first song to the last, even to the front cover (before my favorite was Oceanborn but this artwork tops it easily, including the inside artwork). The new gal definitely is not Tarja, but she is good and fits the music nicely (I'll need to check out her doing the old material). Her voice reminds me so much of The Gathering's Anneke van Giersbergen. While I don't find her as attractive as Tarja, that is just an insignificant complaint (don't get me wrong I do NOT think she is ugly just not super pretty). What is important is the music and this album delivers with flying colors. Grander and heavier than Once, not operatic in the true sense of the word like in pre-Wishmaster, but most definitely, dare I say it, the best Nightwish album (I will be sure after some more listens). Giving my thoughts on favorite tracks would be premature and very difficult at this time. I give it five metal salutes!!!

Annette reminds me more of Tanja from Lullacry (http://www.myspace.com/lullacry), or Manda from Nemesea (http://www.myspace.com/nemeseaband) than Anneke from The Gathering. Manda the most.

After hearing this album three times now (it's all I can play actually - I'm mesmerized by it) - I can truly say that this album will by my pick of the year.

It's also definitely the best Nightwish album to date.

I don't see how anyone would not like it. You have to really not like metal (or be prejudice against women in metal) to not like this album. It's a masterpiece.

Eyesore wrote:

Annette reminds me more of Tanja from Lullacry (http://www.myspace.com/lullacry), or Manda from Nemesea (http://www.myspace.com/nemeseaband) than Anneke from The Gathering. Manda the most.

I have never heard Lullacry's music but I will check it out. The Anneke comparison comes form the fact that I hear the same kind of Alanis Morissette quality to Annette's voice that Anneke has.

''some heads are gonna roll''

from what i have heard it is a must buy release when it comes out on monday here. now if there was only a way i could go to the shops

It IS a must buy!!!

If you like epic power metal you MUST own this!!!

wow i got this album sooner than i thought as it came out sooner than i thought

probably will be my album of the year cos it is actually amazingly amazingly good. i must admit though i kinda gotta thing for annetes voice cos its so good

Eyesore wrote:

Pretty ruthless lyrics on this one. Here's the chorus:

Did you ever hear what I told you?
Did you ever read what I wrote you?
Did you ever listen to what we played?
Did you ever let in what the world said?
Did we get this far just to feel your hate?
Did we play to become only pawns in the game?
How blind can you be, don’t you see?
You chose the long road, but we’ll be waiting

Bye bye, beautiful
Die die, beautiful

that is quite harsh i nver noticed it before

http://www.metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=923

a good nightwish interview from earlier in the year

TheGooch wrote:

wow i got this album sooner than i thought as it came out sooner than i thought

probably will be my album of the year cos it is actually amazingly amazingly good. i must admit though i kinda gotta thing for annetes voice cos its so good

I've got a thing for Anette's voice too. (see avatar). I'm falling in love ...

blackieboy wrote:

TheGooch wrote:

wow i got this album sooner than i thought as it came out sooner than i thought

probably will be my album of the year cos it is actually amazingly amazingly good. i must admit though i kinda gotta thing for annetes voice cos its so good

I've got a thing for Anette's voice too. (see avatar). I'm falling in love ...

yes so am i. i have listened to this album non stop since i bought it. i bought kerrang cos they actually had an interview with annete and i am going to put her picture in my locker at work or maybe the tarja turunen poster in next wekks

blackieboy wrote:

Just picked up this beast today! I AM LOVING IT!!!

This is easily the best Nightwish album to date. In fact, this album is my album of the year!!

i may actually have to join you on that sentiment

I've not been this blown away by an album in years!!! I played it nonstop for a week straight! I've just now given it a rest, as I don't want to wear it out too soon.

That's cool cause I got my ticket to see them in a few weeks! I'll have every song memorized for that night!!!

i might ask for tickets for christmas

i already memorized the songs of it and i have not done that with an album since i collected metallica albums ages ago its unreal

Very cool!!!!

its great i sing all the songs (well bits i can remember) at work.

earlier the nastiest manager nearly caught me singing the chorus for the poet and the pendulum

I found that after about 3 spins, I had nearly half the songs going through my head. Very catchy album and chock full of hooks!

Easily the best female fronted power metal album in my collection.

By the way Gooch, have you heard After Forever's new one? It's quite good too.