Chart-toppers in their native Finland, Nightwish was formed in 1996 by classically-trained vocalist Tarja Turunen (b. 17 August 1977, Kitee, Finland), Tuomas Holopainen (b. 25 December 1976, Kitee, Finland; keyboards) and Emppu Vuorinen (b. Erno Matti Juhani Vuorinen, 24 June 1978, Kitee, Finland; guitar), as an acoustic trio. The addition of Jukka Nevalainen (b. 21 April 1978, Finland; drums) signalled the band's move into metallic territory. Initial demos were recorded and the band secured a recording contract with the Spinefarm label, making their debut in 1997 with the single "The Carpenter" and the album Angels Fall First. An atmospheric affair, it showcased Turunen's abilities and also demonstrated the band's folk leanings. Progress was briefly halted following the release however by Vuorinen's and Holopainen's compulsory military service, while Turunen continued her operatic studies. Sami V„nsk„ (b. 26 September 1976, Finland; bass) joined in time for Oceanborn; with Turunen's vocals once again to the fore the band constructed a progressive and symphonic sound. A huge success in Finland, the album spawned three Top 10 hits and may explain the band's inclusion in the heats for Finland's 2000 Eurovision entry with the song "Sleepwalker".

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• (2008)  Oceanborn
• (2008)  Angels Fall First
• (2008)  Wishmaster
• (2008)  Dark Passion Play
• (2007)  Once
• (2007)  Dark Passion Play
• (2007)  Dark Passion Play
• (2004)  Once

• Nemo
• Wish I Had An Angel
• Dark Chest Of Wonders
• Sleeping Sun
• Amaranth

• Evanescence
• Within Temptation
• Metallica
• Lacuna Coil
• System of a Down
• Apocalyptica
• Linkin Park
• Disturbed
• Him
• Stratovarius
• Iron Maiden
• Rammstein
• Children Of Bodom
• Cradle of Filth
• Flyleaf
• Avril Lavigne
• Slipknot
• Korn
• Queen
• Tool

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• mr_demolka
• wossman
• TheSid
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• linnike
• astenroo

• inuyashafan101 on 2008-10-29 20:42:36.703:
  I SO LOVE NIGHTWISH THEY'RE THE BEST I WOULD LOVE TO MEET THEM SO MUCH AND U WOULDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH I WOULD BE HAPPY...I LOVE U GUYS U ROCK
• hihi on 2008-06-25 11:39:46.843:
  yayay they finaly added more songs b4 they had barely any on here yayayayayayayayayaya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!=p
• ToNi14 on 2008-05-31 22:43:36.307:
  i love nightwish! specially nemo...
• Moonchild101 on 2008-03-11 19:40:20.387:
  MOONCHILD LOVES NIGHTWISH FOR EVER!!! xxx
• daffyhome on 2008-01-20 18:11:05.730:
  Very good symphonic rock ! Great job!
• daffyhome on 2008-01-20 18:11:03.950:
  Very good symphonic rock ! Great job!
• Moonchild101 on 2007-10-29 13:03:50.090:
  YAY!!! Dark Passion Play rocks! go Nightwish love you always. fans of nightwish, theyre not as good but check out Adolpha and Leaves eyes. xxx
• TeeWee30 on 2007-10-28 13:38:38.763:
  Walmart.com Downloads is "Amaranth" as a free Mp3 playable on iPod.
• GH479 on 2007-10-10 12:05:02.543:
  DEATH TO EVANESENCE!!!! WHOOOOOO!!!
• hihi on 2007-10-05 08:09:22.280:
  whooo go nightwish rock on
• nixon686 on 2007-09-14 16:15:19.590:
  shadows fall and inflames own nightwish
• TeeWee30 on 2007-09-09 14:24:04.107:
  I am not a big fan of metal, however their album covers are fantastic!
• Moonchild101 on 2007-09-08 08:33:35.733:
  thanks hihi ur a star! im a bit of a new fan like only about a year n u helped me fine loads of songs i havnt got or heard.
• hihi on 2007-09-04 11:24:44.530:
  hey i found a site that has all the nightwish songs its under my profile under website and its free go checkit out if u like night wish
• Moonchild101 on 2007-08-28 06:35:40.577:
  there is nothing wrong with the new singer. ok so her voice isnt as powerful, but it does still go with the style of the music. i still adore nightwish. there just...well...there are no words to describe them.
• Musicluver1991 on 2007-08-20 23:05:55.043:
  I love their song Over the Hill and Far Away.
• hihi on 2007-08-10 13:15:31.140:
  abslutely love night wish because they rock i also love the sweet gitair solos and the great mixtuer of insterments and how its got this kinda creepy \eri sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1=) ,but why the heck do the only have two CDs listed and when u type in night wish u only get the wrong band the ony wy i can find night wish is f i type in nemo and i know for a fact that there are mor than 2 CDs they realy need to up grade that ay way night wish is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =0 =)=]
• Krakatoa on 2007-06-04 12:45:23.467:
  Has anyone heard the new Nightwish? The new singer is not nearly as good. No power. But the old stuff will always hold a place in my heart.
• Elvendark on 2007-05-14 06:29:30.563:
  perfect mixture between hard metal, melodic tunes and vocals, classic instruments and nice lyrics. why the hell are listed only 2 CDs ?!? great band...
• Elvendark on 2007-05-14 06:29:29.690:
  perfect mixture between hard metal, melodic tunes and vocals, classic instruments and nice lyrics. why the hell are listed only 2 CDs ?!? great band...
• nintendude7cubed on 2007-03-30 23:03:24.917:
  Nightwish is one of my favorite bands because of their orchestra combined with the band which rocks!!!
• irvingrb on 2007-03-19 11:16:44.290:
  hola lo maximo
• Lost_In_Thought on 2007-02-26 21:59:01.167:
  NO ONE HAS A COMMENT BUT ME?!?! GOD! Well this music I was skeptic about because its a little dramatic but VERY addicting anyways. Lata -Megan