Nightwish (Official Thread)

[Taboo]

Man I couldn't believe what I was reading when I woke up a couple of minutes ago.. I'm shocked and sad that Anette left Nightwish .. This all came out of the blue jaja.. But to be honest, I'm glad they have Floor Jansen on board and I really hope they keep her. She's vocal excellence to my ears

Floor news ;-)

Another chapter of the Nightwish story has ended today. Nightwish and Anette Olzon have decided to part company, in mutual understanding, for the good of all parties involved.

In recent times it has become increasingly obvious that the direction and the needs of the band were in conflict, and this has led to a division from which we cannot recover.

Nightwish has no intention of cancelling any upcoming shows, and as a result we have decided to bring in a substitute vocalist starting in Seattle 1.10.2012. Her name is Floor Jansen from The Netherlands (ex-After Forever, ReVamp), and she has graciously stepped in to help us complete the Imaginaerum world tour.

We are all strongly committed to this journey, this vehicle of spirit, and we are sure that this will lead to a brighter future for everyone.
We forever remain excited about the adventures to come, and we are extremely proud of the two beautiful albums and the wonderful shows we shared together.

- NIGHTWISH & Anette Olzon

 

[Riff Raff]

Floor Jansen is great and I think will do awesome. I think stylistically Anette did not suit Nightwish despite the fact I loved the last album.

 

[METALPRIEST]

Very sad news...but I didn't see her lasting no more than two albums. Floor was one choice I had in mind after Tarja...I always thought she would be a good fit. Her or Sharon from Within temptation.

I hope there is no problem getting the movie out now.

 

[Tray73]

I think Floor will slot in perfectly, she has a great voice and one I highly suspect will better suit Nightwish than Anette's.

 

[METALPRIEST]

I think it would be great if this lead to something else. I mean...let Floor finish the tour....get the movie out, which I am DYING to see and own...and then go back into meetings, regroup and re focus and call TARJA back.

I mean I think that would be a GREAT move at this point. Then it would be no different than Iron Maiden or Priest having a different singer fo a couple albums and returning to their regular vocalist.

 

[Riff Raff]

I don't think Tarja will be returning to the band after the way things went down previously. I think they will go elsewhere. I would love to see Tarja return to the band but I don't realistically see it happening.

 

[METALPRIEST]

Neither do I, but it's a nice thought, and something that I don't think would be a bad thing for the band at this point. In all honesty, I think it would be the BEST thing right now. Singer number three.....eeeehhhhh....I'll stand by it, but it's getting a bit risky.

Hey I could be wrong.

 

[Riff Raff]

Neither do I, but it's a nice thought, and something that I don't think would be a bad thing for the band at this point. In all honesty, I think it would be the BEST thing right now. Singer number three.....eeeehhhhh....I'll stand by it, but it's getting a bit risky.

Hey I could be wrong.

I think it would be a good move too for the band to bury the hatchet and reunite with Tarja, in spite of my last post I do dream of a reunion.
Hope it does happen.

 

[METALPRIEST]

But I see what you're saying on the realistic side of the fence

 

[Riff Raff]

It sucks that it ended the way it did due to what seems obvious conflicts when it comes to musical direction. The last album adapted nicely to Anettes style which is why I loved it, thing is though it as a Nightwish album when you look at the bigger chunk of the discography seems kinda out of place.