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)
Slow Love Slow
Nightwish Lyrics
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This painting with me
Unveiling of me
The magician that never failed
This deep sigh
Cover all my chest
Intoxicated by a major chord
I wonder do I love you?
Or the though of you?
Slow, love, slow
Only the weak
Are not lonely
Southern blue
Morning dew
Let down your guards
I love you's
Ice cream castles
Lips to ear rhymes
A slumber deeper than time
Slow, love, slow
Only the weak
Are not lonely
Slow, slow, love, slow
Slow, slow, slow, slow
The lyrics to Nightwish's "Slow Love Slow" touch on themes of love, loneliness, and vulnerability. The first two lines of the song invite the listener to "share this painting" with the singer, as if they are asking the listener to enter their inner world. The singer describes themselves as a "magician that never failed," perhaps a reference to their ability to present an outwardly happy and confident persona while concealing their deeper emotions.
The second stanza contains a powerful image of the singer's "deep sigh" enveloping their chest, as they become "intoxicated" by a "major chord." This may represent the power of music to transport us beyond words and connect us to our emotions in a way that can be overwhelming. The singer then poses a rhetorical question, wondering if they truly love the person they are addressing or simply love the idea of them.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "slow, love, slow," emphasizing the importance of taking one's time and savoring the experience of love. The singer makes the provocative assertion that "only the weak are not lonely," suggesting that to be truly vulnerable and open to love requires great strength.
Overall, "Slow Love Slow" is a reflective and introspective meditation on the complexity of human emotions, and the challenges of navigating the many layers of love and connection.
Line by Line Meaning
Come and share
Join me in this experience
This painting with me
This metaphorical work of art
Unveiling of me
A revealing of my true self
The magician that never failed
Someone who is known for their exceptional abilities
This deep sigh
This heavy breath
Cover all my chest
Fills me with emotion
Intoxicated by a major chord
Overwhelmed by a musical sensation
I wonder do I love you?
I question my own feelings
Or the thought of you?
Or am I simply in love with the idea of you?
Slow, love, slow
Take your time with love
Only the weak
Only those who cannot handle it
Are not lonely
Do not feel the need for companionship
Southern blue
A color associated with peace and calmness
Morning dew
A metaphorical representation of a new beginning
Let down your guards
Open yourself up to love
I love you's
Expressions of feeling towards another
Ice cream castles
A dream-like environment
Lips to ear rhymes
Whispers of affection
A slumber deeper than time
A love that transcends all
Slow, slow, love, slow
Take it slowly, do not rush
Slow, slow, slow, slow
As slow as possible
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ERNO VUORINEN, JUKKA NEVALAINEN, MARKO HIETALA, TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN
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@SarimFaruque
Jazzy Nightwish is something that I’ve never expected in my life
@MissAweson
When it comes to Nightwish, expect the unexpected
@Pedro-nt9cv
I love Tarja and Floor, but this song just belongs do Anette! She's absolutely amazing here. Her performance let me completely speechless! 😱
@stubones
Annette sounds incredible on the whole album. She deserves more love.
@ffarkasm
Anette might be the third best female singer in Nightwish's history, but the two album on which she sang are definitely the best. Those two and 'Once'.
@noxmon7894
Only here
@tonnykenneth
@@ffarkasm 3rd best female? they have been only 3 😂 so you mean the worst of them 3
@ffarkasm
@@tonnykenneth from a certain point of view, yes.
@lidda9010
I wish they would make more songs that are "outside of their genre" like this, it's great
@jh4wktowmissile16
Listen to "Where were you last night"