Formed in 1996, Nightwish gained instant popularity in its native Finland with the 1997 release of its first album, Angels Fall First. Eventually, Nightwish achieved international success with album ...

While promising a new album is just around the corner, Nightwish have announced the official leave of founding drummer Jukka Nevalainen, revealing his replacement in the process. And although he's ...

We've seen musicians step away from bands over the years due to a number of physical ailments, but here's one that is a bit out of the ordinary. Nightwish drummer Jukka Nevalainen has revealed that he ...

In bummer news for Nightwish fans, the band announced they will not be touring in the foreseeable future. This extends to their next album cycle, and possibly further. They posted a statement on ...

Last year was a bit of a rollercoaster for Nightwish and their vocalist Floor Jansen. They’d played a buncha shows, but Jansen was diagnosed with and battled breast cancer before welcoming her second ...

"Floor's pregnancy is totally unaffected, and she heads home for some much needed rest." "Even though all six of us are gutted over this decision, it was an easy one to make, as health must always ...

The good news is Nightwish is working on the followup to their 2020 album Human :ll: Nature. The bad news is that Nightwish has zero plans to play shows after its release. According to a statement ...

Tuomas Holopainen has revealed that he’s been working on new music with his old black metal band, Darkwoods My Betrothed, and has plans to release it before the end of the year. The Finnish keyboard ...

The biologist-turned-atheist campaigner is sampled on the band's forthcoming Endless Forms Most Beautiful. By Stephanie Boland Richard Dawkins is no stranger to controversy; musical and otherwise.

"Doing this kind of really orchestral, symphonic stuff for four albums, you have to be prepared to take the next step, and go 10 steps beyond.” On a freezing cold afternoon in early 2004, Kerrang! was ...