In May 2007, Nightwish announced Anette Olzon as Turunen's replacement. That September, the band released their sixth album, Dark Passion Play, which has sold almost 2 million copies. The album's lead single, "Amaranth", became one of Nightwish's most successful in Europe. The supporting tour, one of the band's largest, started on October 6, 2007, and ended on September 19, 2009. The band released an EP/live album, Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places), in March 2009 as a CD/DVD, and their seventh studio album, Imaginaerum, was released globally on various days in late 2011/early 2012.
On October 1, 2012, Nightwish announced that they had parted ways with Olzon and would be finishing the tour with at that time ReVamp vocalist (ex-After Forever) Floor Jansen. In October 2013, Nightwish made Jansen and longtime session uilleann pipes player Troy Donockley permanent members of the band, and they were featured in the acclaimed album Endless Forms Most Beautiful, released on March 27, 2015. From 2014 to 2019, Nevalainen, while still a member of the band, was inactive due to severe insomnia issues; in July 2019, he announced that he would not be returning to the band, with Kai Hahto, who had acted as his replacement since 2014 (including by performing all drums on Endless Forms Most Beautiful), being promoted as the official drummer, and is featured as such at the ninth album, Human. :II: Nature., which was released internationally on April 10, 2020. After twenty years of performing with the band, it was announced that bassist Marko Hietala had parted ways with the band in January 2021. Jukka Koskinen was announced as Hietala's replacement to play bass during the tour. In August 2022, he was announced as a permanent member of the band.
Nightwish is the third-best-selling band and musical entity in Finland with certified sales of nearly 900,000 certified copies. The group is also the most successful Finnish band worldwide, selling more than 10 million records and receiving more than 60 gold and platinum awards, having released six Number 1 albums and thirteen Number 1 singles. On October 26, 2018, Nightwish was inducted into the Finnish Music Hall of Fame, becoming the honorary gallery's 11th member.
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Studio albums
Angels Fall First (1997)
Oceanborn (1998)
Wishmaster (2000)
Century Child (2002)
Once (2004)
Dark Passion Play (2007)
Imaginaerum (2011)
Endless Forms Most Beautiful (2015)
Human. :II: Nature. (2020)
Deep Silent Complete
Nightwish Lyrics
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That in your arms sweet death should dwell
Deep Silent Complete
Black velvet sea
The sirens are calling for me
Saved my soul thinking "This song's a lie"
Sand on the shore is so dry
Black velvet sea
Brave day sinking in endless night
The age will say "This poet lies"
Heaven never touched earthly face
The age will say "This night was ours"
Blessed with the Deep
The Silent the Complete
The lyrics to Nightwish's song "Deep Silent Complete" describe a person's longing to escape from reality and enter a state of complete darkness and silence. The first stanza speaks of the creation of a place where death is embraced, which could be interpreted as a reference to the afterlife or a place of solace from the struggles of life. The second stanza describes the singer being drawn to this place, despite hesitations and doubts about whether it truly exists or if it's just a figment of imagination.
The lines "Brave day sinking in endless night / The age will say 'This poet lies'" may suggest that the singer sees the concept of time as being insignificant in this realm of silence and darkness, and that those who cannot understand this would deny its existence. The final lines, "Heaven never touched earthly face / The age will say 'This night was ours' / Blessed with the Deep / The Silent the Complete," reinforce the idea that this place is separate from the physical world and that the singer feels a sense of ownership and gratitude for being allowed to enter it.
Overall, the lyrics of "Deep Silent Complete" convey a desire to escape from the noise and pressures of everyday life and enter a realm of peace and quietude. It is a reminder of the importance of finding moments of stillness and reflection amidst the chaos of the modern world.
Line by Line Meaning
In your creation heaven did decree
God decided that when you were created, death would be present with you.
That in your arms sweet death should dwell
Death is a part of life and it will be with you till the end.
Deep Silent Complete
This is the silence of the deep sea that is so silent that it can make you feel complete.
Black velvet sea
The sea that is as black as velvet is so calm and beautiful that it can make your mind blank.
The sirens are calling for me
The beautiful sound of the sea and the call of the sea creatures are calling the poet towards them.
Saved my soul thinking "This song's a lie"
The poet is trying to save himself and his soul from the temptation of the sea by reminding himself that it is a song and not real life.
Sand on the shore is so dry
The sand on the shore is dry because it has not been touched by the sea yet and it is waiting for the sea to come and touch it.
Brave day sinking in endless night
The day that was once bright and beautiful is slowly sinking into the endless night of the sea.
The age will say "This poet lies"
People in the future will not believe the poet's words and they will think they are lies.
Heaven never touched earthly face
No one has ever seen or touched heaven, it is beyond our reach.
The age will say "This night was ours"
People in the future will claim this night for themselves as it belongs to no one in the present.
Blessed with the Deep
The poet is feeling very content and at peace with the sea.
The Silent the Complete
The silence of the sea is so complete that it can make you feel peaceful and whole.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ERNO MATTI JUHANI VUORINEN, JUKKA ANTERO NEVALAINEN, SAMI TUURE PETTERI VAENSKAE, TARJA SOILE SUSANNA TURUNEN, TERO KALLE SAKARI KINNUNEN, TUOMAS LAURI JOHANNES HOLOPAINEN
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Nightwish "From Wishes To Eternity (Live at Pakkahuone)" (FULL CONCERT) (Remastered HD 1080p): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOG_dt6zFUAjEQBSkFlvIXrITOhE3lG7j
@BavarianHerz
With Tarja Nightwish was Nightwish, she is unique and irreplaceable.
@byrusmx
And with Nightwish Tarja was Tarja.
@ultra2620
Tarja is the best thing that Nightwish had!!! Irreplaceable, sonorous, with a unique voice. THE BEST!!! ❤❤❤❤WITH LOVE 🔥🔥🔥
@MishaHendrix
First time I ever heard and saw Nightwish was this particular video... amazing performance!
@juliocesarruizquiroz7601
Esta canción es perfecta , todo con esta canción se vuelve perfecto
@BamaGrammy
I am so glad for this video!!!!! I love listening to ME with Tarja! First Goddess of ME and Floor the Second Goddess 😇😁😀👊👏👏👏🎤
@anacarolinacb25
I also think that I like Tarja's voice better. But Floor is very good. Tarja brings a lot of feeling and emotion to the music. It leaves more with a darker tone.
@MegaSans
Awesome song.
@Werdiknight
Track 16 and final of my Funeral Album. :)