THE DARK ELEMENT is a musical project featuring vocalist Anette Olzon (ex-Nightwish) and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica, Insomnium, Cain’s Offering). November 8 will see the release of their second album entitled “Songs the Night Sings”. Today, the band presents a video for the album’s title track.…
Anette Olzon
Melodic Rockfest Scandinavia 2018 at Slagthuset Malmo, Sweden
Melodic Rockfest Scandinavia 2018 Slagthuset Malmo, Sweden 31/5-2/6 – 2018 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall The first edition of the Swedish festival, Melodic Rockfest, announced the first bands to perform at the middle of October last year in the radio show Steve Price Rock Show and as the…
The Dark Element – The Dark Element, featuring Jani Liimatainen and Anette Olzon
Reviewed: February, 2018 Released: November 2017, Nuclear Blast Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Brat I have a been a fan of Jani Liimatainen’s writing since his song “My Selene” was released on Sonata Arctica’s album, RECKONING NIGHT. The album starts with the title track and we are not kept waiting with a…
Power Quest – original band member/leader and keyboard player Steve Williams
Original band member/leader and keyboard player Steve Williams – Power Quest Interviewed by: Anders Sandvall Thanks to Emil Westerdahl at Inner Wound Recordings for setting up the interview. Thanks to Inner Wound Recordings for the promo pictures of the band. Live and more photos of the band are from the…
ANETTE OLZON: Former Nightwish Frontwoman To Release First Solo Album Next Year Via Armoury Records
It is with great pleasure that Armoury Records, in conjunction with earMUSIC, welcomes ANETTE OLZON to their expanding roster of powerful frontwomen. Best known for her time fronting symphonic metal brigade Nightwish for five years before fleeing the band in 2012, the Swedish born songstress has established herself as a…
NIGHTWISH: Live at Ice Hall, Helsinki 2012
NIGHTWISH 10’TH of MARCH, 2012 ICE HALL, HELSINKI Symphonic metal quintet Nightwish, the most successful Finnish band abroad at the moment, played a show in front of over 7000 people in Helsinki’s Old Ice Hall. The show was a part of the bands six day Finland tour which was a…
Nightwish, Enmore Theatre, Sydney Australia
Review and photos by Brat with special comments from Aussie Metalchild (bassist of LORD) "I love you Anette!" rang out from a young female fan in the first few rows of Sydney’s Nightwish show. "I love you too," came the wide-smiled and warm reply from Nightwish’s new singer, Anette Olzon,…
NIGHTWISH´s Tuomas Holopainen & Anette Olzon
NIGHTWISH´s new vocalist Anette Olzon & Tuomas Holopainen Interview and pictures by Luxi Lahtinen(except promotional pictures by Nightwish.com) Nightwish´s whole history so far as a successful band, is like a fairytale story only a few of us could ever dream of. The band has sold over 2,5 millions albums…