NIGHTWISH is one of the pioneers of 'symphonic metal' or 'opera metal' and they go back to the 90s. Their album "Oceanborn" is one of my favorites. Mysterious, raven-haired lead vocalist Tarja Turunen inspired Simone Simons from Epica to become a singer, and probably influenced countless others, perhaps bands like Evanescence as well. Nightwish takes an incredible opera sound and vocals and surrounds it with euro-style neoclassical heavy metal... what's not to like about that? "Wishmaster" here is a live performance and shows what they do best - dramatic, riff-laden symphonic heavy metal!
NIGHTWISH is one of the pioneers of 'symphonic metal' or 'opera metal' and they go back to the 90s. Their album "Oceanborn" is one of my favorites. Mysterious, raven-haired lead vocalist Tarja Turunen inspired Simone Simons from Epica to become a singer, and probably influenced countless others, perhaps bands like Evanescence as well. Nightwish takes an incredible opera sound and vocals and surrounds it with euro-style neoclassical heavy metal... what's not to like about that? "Wishmaster" here is a live performance and shows what they do best - dramatic, riff-laden symphonic heavy metal!
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