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)
My Walden
Nightwish Lyrics
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Gaunt y goydwig fwsog,
Gwenithfaen, cen y coed, a'r lleuad,
Un gway f'adenydd i dapestri bywyd
Light shines bright beyond all the cities of gold
On a road of birdsong and chocolate shops
Of buskers, jugglers, innkeeper's welcoming call
Weaving my wings from many-colored yarns
Flying higher, higher, higher
Into the wild
Weaving my world into tapestry of life
Its fire golden
In my Walden
I will taste the manna in every tree
Liquid honey and wine from the distant hills
An early morning greenwood concerto
Greets my Walden with its eternal voice
Weaving my wings from many-colored yarns
Flying higher, higher, higher
Into the wild
Weaving my world into tapestry of life
Its fire golden
In my Walden
Weaving my wings from many-colored yarns
Flying higher, higher, higher
(Into the wild)
Weaving my world into tapestry of life
Its fire golden
In my Walden
Weaving my wings from many-colored yarns
Flying higher, higher, higher, higher, higher, higher
I do not wish to evade the world
Yet I will forever build my own
Forever my home
Forever my home
The lyrics of "My Walden" by Nightwish paint a picture of a utopian place where nature and music are central. The song refers to a mythical paradise where the singer, probably the vocalist, finds solace and freedom. The opening verse talks about mist, hills, woods, and the moon, which all serve as reminders of the beauty of nature. The singer uses this imagery to describe a place where life is simple, and music is an essential part of it.
In the second verse, the singer talks about a city of gold that pales in comparison to the beauty of the place he's describing. The singer talks of a place where there are street performers and hostelries that welcome all. The mention of a greenwood concerto suggests that music plays an important role in the singer's utopia. The words "weaving my wings" symbolize the singer's desire to fly, escape everyday life and access this magnificent place at the heart of the woods.
In the final verse, the singer suggests that he won't entirely evade the real world. Instead, he will create his own sanctuary. He'll forever regard the place as home, his Walden. "My Walden" is a reference to Thoreau's work "Walden," which talks about living in harmony with nature. Like Thoreau, the singer here is expressing the importance of nature in his life, and how he seeks self-discovery and transcendence within it.
Line by Line Meaning
Sain y niwl,
Darkness surrounds me,
Gaunt y goydwig fwsog,
A barren and misty landscape,
Gwenithfaen, cen y coed, a'r lleuad,
Filled with wheat fields, trees, and the moon,
Un gway f'adenydd i dapestri bywyd
My imagination is the key to unlocking the secrets of life
I will taste the manna in every tree
I will enjoy the abundance of nature
Liquid honey and wine from the distant hills
I will indulge in the natural pleasures that the earth has to offer
An early morning greenwood concerto
The natural sounds of the forest are like music to my ears
Greets my Walden with its eternal voice
The forest always welcomes me home
Weaving my wings from many-colored yarns
I am creating my own journey and destiny
Flying higher, higher, higher,
I am reaching greater heights
Into the wild
I am embracing the untamed and unpredictable nature of life
Weaving my world into tapestry of life
I am making my own unique and beautiful life
Its fire golden
My life is precious and valuable
In my Walden
In my own world filled with beauty and wonder
I do not wish to evade the world
I do not want to escape reality
Yet I will forever build my own
But I will always strive to create my own path and destiny
Forever my home
The world of my creation will always be my sanctuary
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MARCO HIETALA, TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN
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@aleksandarangjelovski3565
This is not music, this is art
@trobertw
Music is art... so, kind of redundant statement. Although I get what you're trying to say.
@jiridolezal410
No. Art is this.
@IsabelleVanderauwera
TRUE...!!!
@-gx5lr1fj4yAndersonNatal
Música chata
@PatricioHondagneuRoig
Take a minute to appreciate how awesome Troy is, Floor's integration into the band tends to overshadow (understandably) how much of a good decision it was to make Troy a permanent member too!
@phildsecond3934
Yeah baby I agree!
@mdnblues692
Troy is incredible and very talented. Wonderful addition to the band.
@maxernium
my man plays guitar while holding a bagpipe under his arm, Troy's fucking awesome
@rsbreth
Yeah - Troy is amazing!