Tuomas and Tarja also spoke about the meanings behind the songs on ‘Century Child' in a German goth magazine. You can however read Tuomas' notes on the meanings behind the songs on ‘Wishmaster' on this page of the official website. Tuomas may have reasons for not saying the meanings of his songs, and he of course, has the right to that. Some songs are more 'obvious' than others, but each person has their own interpretation of each song and they are entitled to that.
Nightwish ever dream full#
No one will ever know the full meanings of all the songs, apart from Tuomas. What are the meanings behind Nightwish's songs?Īll songs (music and lyrics), aside from the covers, are written by Tuomas and many of them have very personal meanings for him. However, in an interview, Tuomas Holopainen once described their music as "Melodic heavy metal with a female voice". There is currently no information about Emppu.Įveryone has a different opinion as to what genre of music Nightwish play. Tuomas is believed to have a girlfriend, although he prefers to keep this information private. In March 2003 they had a baby together, a girl named Luna. Jukka is in a long term relationship with his girlfriend, Satu. They became engaged at the end of 2002 and were married in the summer of 2003. Tarja is married to Argentinian entrepreneur Marcelo Cabuli. He has also sung backing vocals for Altaria and played bass in Sinergy.
Marco still sings and plays bass in his original band, Tarot. You can also hear Tuomas playing keyboards on the debut Sethian album In 2002 he also played keyboards at several live shows in Finland for Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus. Tuomas plays keyboards for For My Pain, although has said he will not join the band for any live shows. Until recently, he also played guitar for Altaria. Tarja has done vocals for Beto Vazquez Infinity, on their album 'Infinity', she has also been a part of Noche Escandinavia, an opera that has taken place in Chile and Argentina since June 2002.Įmppu has written music for a track on Beto Vazquez Infinity - Infinity. What other projects do members of Nightwish work on? Also, with Tarja being the only female of the band, she is often singled out even more so for being one of few females in a male-lead 'metal' world. Tarja has a strong voice that demands attention in the songs Tuomas has the power to write the words she sings albeit he is still the keyboard player. Tarja is the singer of the band, and is at the front of the stage for the majority of the time during performances when you listen to a piece of music, usually the vocals are one of the first things you pay most attention to (if the music has vocals). Why is Tarja the 'face' of the band, if Tuomas writes the songs?Įach band has a 'face', someone who immediately comes to mind when a band is mentioned. Tuomas - Korg Triton Classic, Korg N354, Korg Karma. Marco - Warwick Infinity bass, Kramer Forum 1 bass, Warwick Pro-tube IX amp. Full details of Jukka's drum setup can be found here.
Nightwish ever dream pro#
Jukka - Tama Starclassic drums, Paiste cymbals, Pro Mark sticks and Remo drumheads. Since then, the band has been stronger than ever. However, after a year, the band regrouped with new bassist Marco Hietala. He took some time off, walking the hills and hiking. It is said that Tuomas had had enough by then and told the members to call it off, that Nightwish was coming to an end. Technically, no, although they nearly did when Sami left the band. However, where there is, Emppu plays bass aswell as guitar. On many of the songs on Angels Fall First, there is no bass. Tuomas speaks about this on the ‘End of Innocence' DVD. There were personal reasons which only the band knows, but we know that Tuomas and Sami had problems agreeing on things. Sami (Vänskä) was the bassist for Nightwish from 1998 to early 2002, at which point Marco (Hietala) joined. However, he has said that as this name can be very hard to pronounce for Finnish people, he was given the nickname ‘Emppu' which has stuck to this day. Why is Emppu's name often listed as Erno?Įrno was actually his birth name. I liked the name and thought that this name describes what our music is all about so that is why it also became the band's name"
Often I dream and send wishes to the stars.Originally it was the title of one from our very first demo, which included 3 acoustic songs ("Nightwish", "The Forever Moments" and "Etiäinen"), and because of that, our demo was called "Nightwish-demo". Tuomas - "This is a cliché, but I love the night and its magic and I love to wander around at nightime and let my thoughts fly. Where does the name 'Nightwish' come from?