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Nightwish return to Stockholm, Sweden on June 3 this year! Must be a way of making up for the cancelled Atlas Rock festival performance. Either way, this is good news.

Found out from a talk with a Discord user on one of the Nightwish groups that the Atlas Rock show has been cancelled.

A review from Blabbermouth on the new album which has come out today!

https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/the-wonders-still-awaiting

Turns out that Nightwish were performing twice on the cruise on the 31st and the 2nd. Two shows on board.

70,000 Tons of Metal 2023 Setlists

Night 1 - January 31, 2023

1. Noise
2. Storytime
3. Tribal
4. 7 Days to the Wolves
5. Élan
6. Shoemaker
7. Nemo
8. I Want My Tears Back
9. Sahara
10. Dark Chest of Wonders
11. Last Ride of the Day
12. Ghost Love Score
13. The Greatest Show on Earth

Night 2 - February 2, 2023

1. Noise
2. Storytime
3. Tribal
4. Ever Dream
5. 7 Days to the Wolves
6. Sleeping Sun
7. Nemo
8. Sahara
9. Dark Chest of Wonders
10. How's the Heart?
11. Last Ride of the Day
12. Ghost Love Score
13. The Greatest Show on Earth

The band has set sail today on the metal cruise, and from what I've gathered, they are set to perform on the 31st, end of the month on board.

A preview of the tracks for the upcoming album, which is going to be soon. 😊

Shows in Japan, Philippines and Taiwan have been rescheduled, with a new addition for Nightwish. They will be performing at Loud Park again!

11 hours ago, Fugazi said:

Not really Xandria news but related: Dianne van Giersbergen teases a solo album... to be released in 5 years?!

It sort of is. Dianne used to be a member of Xandria after all. 😛

11 hours ago, Fugazi said:

"Let's kick-start the new year by revealing the title of my first solo album! Without further ado, I give you...

"𝙎𝙊𝙐𝙇𝙒𝘼𝙍𝘿 𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙉𝘿"

"Soulward Bound" will be a symphonic metal album on which my operatic voice will once more soar and blossom. It will feature many befriended musicians from the genre and will be co-written and produced by Joost van den Broek.

I've chosen "Soulward Bound" as my album title, as it embodies the drive and devotion that guided me on my journey towards finding myself again, after leaving Xandria 5 years ago.

In the upcoming 5 years, I will release various singles that will together form this journey and will become "Soulward Bound".

The release date and title of my first single will be announced in one of the following updates!

Happy new year to all of you!

Let's make 2023 count!"

Excellent to hear that she is working on her own material, and I look forward to hearing what she has to offer in her solo career. I had the opportunity of meeting her twice when she was with Xandria.

New single, "One More Flag in the Ground", now is out as of yesterday with a music video.

In a topic on Discord, someone stated that Kobra Paige contributed backing vocals for this one, but I have not been able to find any sources confirming this as the album hasn't come out yet because the booklet would state who contributed.

13 hours ago, Fugazi said:

Sounds like Marko at 0:27-0:30! 😁

I can hear a bit of Marko in that, but from what I've heard so far, the only guest confirmed for the new album so far is Tina Guo, a cello player. But if he does appear, I'm going to be very happy.

A new teaser for the upcoming album. The title and its tracklist has been leaked, but I like how they blur out the title and the special guests.

I have heard a rumor however, that Simone Simons will have a guest appearance on the album. Is it true? 🤔 I hope so, because the last time she was on a Kamelot album with Poetry for the Poisoned.

Happy New Year to everyone on Every Tale True! See you all in 2023!

Time to say Happy Holidays again: 2022 Edition!

From my home and Ocean Soul heart, I wish everyone and all on Every Tale True: A Nightwish Hangout a very Merry Christmas, and of course, Hyvää joulua! 🎄 I am hoping your spirits are very bright, and full of cheer.

Here's to the hopes of a great 2023! 🤘🎉

Enjoy this late 2007 holiday greeting from Nightwish when they were touring for Dark Passion Play:

Found another interview that was made in Budapest recently. @FugaziPerhaps some interesting points in the interview laid out? 🙂

https://metal.hu/tuomas-holopainen-nightwish-interview-2022-budapest-eng/

On 12/12/2022 at 6:12 PM, Fugazi said:

Wait what? It took them 6 years to translate it? 🤔 Or was it available before and this is a reprint?

I was on Backstage Rock Shop at that time I reported on it. I believe it is the first time I've seen it in that language format.

And so concludes another leg of the Human. :||: Nature World Tour. As the band always says, and this is something I will have said before and will say always... "We Were Here!"

Next up:

70,000 Tons of Metal 🚢 All aboard! 🤘

Looks like the band have announced two final Germany shows for the tour, as they just concluded their Germany shows on the European leg.

These shows will be taking place in both Berlin and Gelsenkirchen in June 2023.

Stuttgart setlist is taking longer than usual too. Will leave this as a template. Feel free to change if there is anything different.

Stuttgart 2022-12-18:

1. Noise  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM2MhINwz-0
2. Storytime
3. Tribal 
4. Élan
5. 7 Days to the Wolves
6. Dark Chest of Wonders  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCWhaXJx7nw
7. Harvest
8. I Want My Tears Back
9. Sahara  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7O8nDcjZes
10. Our Decades In The Sun (acoustic) 
11. Nemo  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKEzmOVV3h4
12. Shoemaker 
13. Last Ride of the Day 
14. Ghost Love Score  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwL1C9291M
15. The Greatest Show on Earth 
16. Ad Astra

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaX-JP-lohRX1md7PH923KTHfxir98sAj

Only two shows left for the European leg! Next up: Budapest!

On 12/9/2022 at 11:18 PM, Fugazi said:

"I'd love to play "Procession". It's one of my favorite songs from the new album. But for some reason, it was just left out. We haven't even rehearsed it. But I'd love to bring that at some point. It's a very underrated song. We all like it in the band." -- Well it's a downer thematically and musically, but I'd love to hear it live at least once.

It'll definitely be interesting to hear "Procession" live in concert. It's probably too much to bet, but I'm hoping to have my fingers crossed for the band to perform the first disc of Human. :II: Nature. in its entirety at the Kitee show, but at the same time, am not holding my breath on that.

Kamelot will be starting their upcoming tour in support of their new album which still hasn't come out, but has been said by the band that it is coming out in March 2023. The new tour called Awaken the World will feature special guests like Myrath, Eleine and League of Distortion. This will be after their Latin American tour with Turilli / Lione Rhapsody in February - which will have Melissa Bonny from Ad Infinitum touring with them.

New music video is going to be premiered on the 20th this month for the song "The Fire Within". So it's not listenable just yet.

Zurich setlist is taking a bit longer than usual. I shall leave a template setlist of recent performances here. If there are any changes, feel free to make those changes.

Zurich 2022-12-16:

1. Noise
2. Storytime  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6ooZrYluOU
3. Tribal 
4. Élan
5. 7 Days to the Wolves
6. Dark Chest of Wonders 
7. Harvest
8. I Want My Tears Back
9. Sahara 
10. Our Decades In The Sun (acoustic) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2pPyhNMtdE
11. Nemo 
12. Shoemaker 
13. Last Ride of the Day 
14. Ghost Love Score 
15. The Greatest Show on Earth 
16. Ad Astra 

4 hours ago, Fugazi said:

 

Anyway, another surprise in Hamburg tonight, the long awaited (by some, anyway 😁) first live performance of PAN Our Decades In The Sun! Can't wait to see videos. I wonder if it will sound any different from the solo Floor version.

You almost had me there! I thought they would have performed "Pan", but this is a bigger surprise.

Found out that it is an acoustic version of the song:

The book is now available in the German language:

https://www.backstagerockshop.com/collections/nightwish/products/nightwish-we-were-here-buch-auf-deutsch?_pos=5&_fid=ee37d5eed&_ss=c

21 hours ago, Fugazi said:

Indeed, and if they're considering special guests or special songs in Kitee then a DVD would sell like hot cakes!

I'd practically be begging for them to play "Pan" or "Beauty of the Beast". if it comes to special songs. For special guests, I can see Marko Hietala, Jukka Nevalainen or Sami Vanska joining to perform at least one song like the 20th anniversary concert back in 2016, though I admit it would be cool to see Tony Kakko joining for a performance of "Astral Romance" if they perform that one.