![]() ![]() In August of this year, Nightwish re-signed their record deal with Nuclear Blast, cementing the release of what will be their seventh studio album this December. The magickal musical dream of Imaginaerum was almost complete. “But he must go into an icy lake in the winter to get his 100 per cent Finnish passport!” “He keeps up with the drinking fantastically and he’s already 83 per cent Finn because he rolled in the snow naked a couple of years ago!” Holopainen adds with a mischievous glint in his eye. Troy interpreted our ideas and has become such a close personal friend, he’s like the sixth member!” Tuomas Holopainen laughs as he reveals the piper has already passed several initiation rites. “We all love the sound of Celtic instruments – they’re just magical and fit the ideology of Nightwish really well. It was here that Troy Donockley, formerly of prog-rockers Iona and The Enid, also revived his role with his trademark uilleann pipes as well as low whistles, bouzouki, bodhrans and backing vocals. With the first signs of spring bursting through the snow, it was back to his homeland for more recording, this time at Petrax studios situated in the Finnish countryside. A section of the London Symphony Orchestra, referred to as the Looking Glass Orchestra, provided the instrumentation while a choir of young musicians contributed the eerie vocal harmonies that Holopainen was after. Last February, Holopainen flew over to London to meet up with the renowned Pip Williams and begin the symphonic arrangements. Not necessarily from each other, just time out from music and travelling.”Ī few months later, Nightwish regrouped in Finland to begin recording demos and as the leaves on the trees turned from luscious green to a beautiful umber, the first few tracks started to take shape. After a pause, he continues: “When the tour finished everybody was happy but we just needed some time out. People started cracking up…” he looks away and laughs nervously but refuses to elaborate. Everybody was worrying about Anette, she was worrying about herself and there were a lot of other things. The big mistake we made was to book such a long and intense tour with a new singer. ![]() ![]() Everyone was feeling really good and the chemistry was there but everybody was just dead tired. Was all really well in Camp Nightwish or was there a sense of disharmony? Holopainen screws up his face: “Not disharmony – that’s the wrong word. She seemed to distance herself from the rest of the band on stage and there were rumours she was working on a solo album. He began writing as Nightwish embarked on what became a two-year tour but as the shows progressed, word started to spread about whether recently-recruited vocalist Anette Olzon was really up to the job. While Harju concentrated on the visual side, it was up to Tuomas Holopainen to keep the musical flame burning brightly. ![]()
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