... Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboard player, composes and writes the lyrics for 95% of their music. [The 1st Bassist of the band was Sami Vanska, he was with them until 2001. The 2nd one was Marco Hietala, as Bassist and vocals, since 2001 to 2020. He recently announced his retirement both from the band and the public life for the next year at least - we'll see what the future brings to us. Then very recently (May 2021) Jukka Koskinen became the 3nd Bassist of the band, for at least the Human :II: Nature tour] And there is the guitarist Emppu Vuorinen . Then there is Troy Donockley from UK who is a multi-instrumentalist and vocals. Jukka Nevalainen is the drummer. In 2015 due to Jukka's health issues Kai Hahto became the drummer and as of now is a permanent addition. Nightwish has had three singers. 1st one was Tarja Turunen (Operatic vocals). She was with them until 2005. The 2nd one was Anette Olzon from Sweden (Poppy, strong vocals). She was with them until 2012.The 3rd and current singer is Floor Jansen, from Netherlands (power, operatic, soprano.....most versatile) - you just heard her. There are live concerts that you should use depending on what era. From Wishes to Eternity and End of an Era (Tarja), Montreux Festival live 2012 and Exit Festival (Anette), Live at Wacken 2013, Live at Wembley, Live at Tampere, Vehicle of Spirit, Decades live (Floor). I hope this helps. I want to welcome you to the Nightwish community. I hope you like them enough to continue the journey. Believe me Nightwish will surprise you with their songs. You will never know what to expect. They are unbelievable live. I want to warn you that Nightwish fans are hard core. So be prepared. lol " Hoping you'll continue this journey with us, I'll drop here a list of songs with links with the current lineup of the band you may like. Please consider this list of links only as "a tip of the iceberg", an indication that they have a vast and very diverse repertoire, and NOT as something mandatory: "Ghost Love Score" live at Wacken 2013 (epic score) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gL-afM95vKilhqM.html "Storytime" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptybjNqAr8Czfok.html "Romanticide" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sOCParJ0qLfQiKc.html "Ever Dream" live at Wacken 2013 (uplifting vocals) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z76ZZ9FpybDHdmw.html "Song Of Myself" live at Wacken 2013 (dark/metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bd6crMZim9Gweac.html "I Want My Tears Back" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (celtic / folk vibe) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iqh_l8qpz8iUm4E.html "Dead Boy's Poem" - live Buenos Aires 2018 (soulful ballad) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZ51Zq9ozM2wfYE.html​ "Ghost River" live at Wacken 2013 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7pnnbN517qqiok.html "Dark Chest Of Wonders" live at Wacken 2013 (metal, the greatest show opener ever) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o-CTrJaSntecj2Q.html "My Walden" live at Wembley 2015 (celtic / folk) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odShmKxplZ2-nI0.html​ "The Islander" live at Tampere 2015 (Marco in charge..) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNVoocZ8xJvPqpc.html "Stargazer" live at Tampere 2015 (operatic vocals / metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hM51qKSBvtPDhZs.html​ "Alpenglow" live at Wembley 2015 (uplifting / metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNh6qa6Ls6vMZ5s.html "Sahara" live at Tampa 2016 (middle eastern vibe) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orqmjMl9xpq7nJ8.html "Slaying The Dreamer" live at Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/radkZ9ebxraZnmQ.html​ "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" live In Buenos Aires 2018 (metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qphmpcKnpr-1YIU.html "Weak Fantasy" live at Tampere 2015 (dark metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d7RiZpyBx9fGmqM.html​ "7 Days To The Wolves" live at Wembley 2015 (dark metal) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtyjmdpytci7iJc.html​ And if you want to be surprised by Floor's vocals :) then try "Yours Is An Empty Hope" live at Mexico City in 2015 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/etunjJSVkrGto6c.html "The Poet And The Pendulum" [Wembley Arena 2015] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hJqGmdxm3qndXZc.html - for this one (The Poet.. ) I strongly recommend you to do some research, since is a deep emotional and meaningful song, for both the band and the fans. "The Greatest Show On Earth" [Tampere 2015] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/apuSpd11r7G-Y6M.html - You should leave at the end the epic masterpiece. You'll not be disappointed :) @Nightwish Arena: Since most of the reactors end up doing a lot of reactions from Wacken 2013 concert, they should be warned that there are a lot of slowed down and even high pitched versions of this concert, so it is better to use only official videos or videos from this playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLexzLA11Cst1G4E0D61rAnWvnDF4zIz8M Last but not the least - they released their 9th studio album on April 10th 2020 named "Human :||: Nature" - just take a peek to their official playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PLihZ3gi5Yvzc0pfH2cbNKUUX8o3pb8eVg (for example: "Shoemaker", the 3rd track from this album, tells the story of Eugene Shoemaker, one of the founders of planetary science, whose ash was sent on the Moon after his death, as a tribute from the scientific community ..)

The links presented above are with the current singer of the band, Floor Jansen, since I'm a fan of the recent era of the band, with Floor as the singer. That being said, I will add here the messages left the other days by some old fans of the band. @Fabrizio Gorla: To be fair to the old fanbase, you may want to include also some of these songs. * The Tarja era *: Nightwish - Wishmaster [Live] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7CEn6tml5epZqs.html NIGHTWISH - The Phantom Of The Opera kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrJiaNWT09yxZKM.html Nightwish - End Of All Hope [live 2002] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7mcrM2C0Z-UoGQ.html Nightwish - Dark Chest Of Wonder [Live End Of An Era 2005] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iLWUftV4u7zZeWw.html Nightwish - The Siren [Live End Of An Era 2005] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/grupa7eQmNHNlX0.html @DeeDee80: Gabriel, would be good to add in the Tarja list "Pharaoh Sails To Orion" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNabe5RpnNqZfZ8.html . It's one of the best. @NicholasCorvin: And in the Tarja era you could also mention "Nemo" [LIVE "End of an Era"] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rd1imZeBtdbWg5c.html @LuxetVeritas: For the Tarja list, please add Nightwish - "Walking in the Air" [live] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b8-TfrNix5qYhHU.html Nightwish - "Deep Silent Complete" [live] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLNygKZ52NCZfXU.html Nightwish - "Slaying the Dreamer" [live] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qqyDpMR9sL7ep40.html @Glenn Yagos: ".. Is this one the one you looking for?.." Nightwish - "Dead To The World" [live 2002] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rtZxatSHnqzFeqM.html @Fabrizio Gorla: * The Anette era *: NIGHTWISH: "Scaretale" (OFFICIAL LIVE) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a6udo7Zpqp3IY2Q.html Nightwish - Storytime (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zp99h6dzx57VoqM.html NIGHTWISH - Bye Bye Beautiful (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrqUm7up3b22daM.html NIGHTWISH - Amaranth (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fcqKoZqcmti-fIU.html @NicholasCorvin: The list could include in the "Anette era" "The Islander" [Official Music Video] (it's maybe their best videoclip) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5OkeamrmZreppc.html * Bonus tracks *: Tarja Turunen & Floor Jansen 'Over the hills' MFVF XI Wieze, Belguim 20/10/13 - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a52HprGKrtrGg4k.html * @ckid10: For full Nightwish concerts from all eras of the band, recorded at high A/V quality, I suggest you check out the YT Nightwish Arena channel: kzfaq.info

You can also react to Floor Jansen "tapping" other musical genres in Beste Zangers 2019, TV show from Netherlands, here is a playlist made by Floor herself kzfaq.info/sun/PL8iSYWeQhlimgUnWw1FDdiJN0msPzqpLo In the spring of 2021, Floor also did a cover of "Euphoria" for Beste Zangers Songfestival kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fLVymtWh0LWthnk.html In these pandemic times, Floor Jansen has decided to make covers for us from her home studio, which you can find on her YT channel - there are already 9 covers there, here is the playlist kzfaq.info/sun/PL8iSYWeQhlinbJW0aJc2iVy5tYEhC5KL9 Following the success of Beste Zangers show, Floor performed a series of solo concerts in the Netherlands in early 2020 with songs from her entire career (After Forever, Revamp, Northward, Nightwish, Beste Zangers) following that the last and the largest concert, at AFAS Amsterdam, to be professionally recorded and broadcast online, with the support of a crowdfunding campaign. After several rescheduling, due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, the concert took place at the beginning of September 2021 in 3 consecutive days. So far the first 17 songs from the concert plus the backstage documentary have been posted online, here is the playlist kzfaq.info/sun/PL8iSYWeQhlilDPohfKzmFC_wdTOllD3jh On March 25th Floor Jansen released her first solo song, "Fire" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9qqZ8p3rJmsdmw.html and recently (on May 27th) she added her 2nd one, "Storm" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l62hfc6kx8i5n40.html Thank you! Waiting for more Nightwish reactions. All the best from RO. Stay safe I'll add here a link list by several NW fans, since the main comment became too long to be published by YT: @HAMO HAMO: "These seem to be missing from the list, please add next time:" Nightwish - Planet Hell [live montage from the Imaginaerum world tour] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebh6ksak3r7To4k.html Nightwish - Bless the Child [Wacken 2013] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLqAi9l2m9WXfI0.html Nightwish - She Is My Sin [Wacken 2013] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aat7msaHuL6Yo6c.html Nightwish - Nemo [Wacken 2013] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptJ-lryZ2bamaI0.html Nightwish - Our Decades in the Sun [studio] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9WGZ9aW3r3XaJ8.html Nightwish - Edema Ruh [Special Video] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aKiWlM6KurGRYIU.html Nightwish - Deep Silent Complete [Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7ZljMuK38DRp5c.html Nightwish - The Kinslayer [Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5dzadKA3t_Fips.html Nightwish - Gethsemane -[Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLildpx6zJ3Hj6s.html NIGHTWISH - Elvenjig & Elvenpath [Decades - LIVE IN BOGOTA] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdOZiKp_0Muum3U.html Nightwish - Nemo [Planet Rock acoustic session 2020] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fKlne7yXyJvdYHU.html Floor Jansen - Puccini: O mio babbino caro - De Tiende van Tijl kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i8uErKSL2byZp30.html Floor Jansen - Jouluyö (O Holy Night) [Raskasta Joulua (Heavy Christmas) 2019] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bMejecl81quWpps.html @umut birbilen: “Dude you really don't like 'last ride of the day’ :)” NIGHTWISH - Last Ride Of The Day [Live Wacken 2013 - ShowtimeStorytime] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h-B5gNtoqdfFj4E.html @Saul Tyre: “Gabriel Bardac I'm quite surprised to find that ‘Shudder Before The Beautiful’ is not on any of the lists.. ” NNIGHTWISH - Shudder Before The Beautiful [Live Wembley Arena 2015] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdWBa9Z_uL-8nYU.html @James Anderson: “Gabriel Bardac, you left out my favorite NW song, ‘Master, Passion, Greed’ from the album ‘Dark Passion Play’. NO LIVE PERFORMANCE of this song.” NIGHTWISH - Master Passion Greed [Special Video by Comunidade Nightwish] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eNGZlZOVruDNiJ8.html @Bruce Epper: "Gabriel Bardac Don't know how this happened, but it appears 'Elan' didn't make the cut. That should be corrected." NIGHTWISH - Élan [Decades - Live In Buenos Aires 2018] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brF_g9mmsL-tinU.html @Chris Sturkenboom: "Thank you for giving him all the links. My favorite song is 'Creek Mary´s Blood'. The video and life performance are great." NIGHTWISH - Creek Mary´s Blood [DVD End Of An Era, 2005] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdyKq8RosL-2pWQ.html @ealamin: "Gabriel Bardac I think Tarja was even best in: end of all hope.." NIGHTWISH - End Of All Hope [OFFICIAL VIDEO] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bb9_dNhorJiRaHU.html @Jim Leonard: "Could you please add 'The Fight Goes On' in your summary. Its a beautiful song that doesn't get enough attention.." FLOOR JANSEN - De Beelden Blijven (A Song for War Child) / The Fight Goes On (WAR CHILD) Dutch version: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m5xdabGH2MjLZok.html English version: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l8ehedmV1LKneZc.html @James Seiler: "Hey you forgot slow love slow from Annette.." NIGHTWISH - Slow Love Slow [live Montreux Jazz Festival 2012] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNFhnch7p9XHkmw.html @Jayna Gerber: “If we're adding onto the Tarja list, I would nominate the following: "Gethsemane" (best live I have seen is a two song set from 1999 along with "Sacrament of Wilderness")” NIGHTWISH Live Lista Chart TV Finland [1999] Remastered kzfaq.info/get/bejne/od2dlNWDyNuxnas.html "Beauty OF the Beast (not "Beauty AND the Beast, which is a completely different song by Nightwish, from a different album - the best live version I have found is from the Amsterdam 2002 concert, not the best visual quality, but the audio is fine)” NIGHTWISH - Beauty of the Beast - Live in Amsterdam [2002] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jraqqrySmLmom5s.html @jan louwes: "Gabriel, you might want to add the latest song of SABATON - Christmas Truce (Official Music Video) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fraUe8552NKqeYk.html - Floor Jansen sings the outro.." @alienware18: "Gabi, don't you want to put the extended link for the song of myself !? :) Thx !!!: Nightwish - Song Of Myself [live at Wacken 2013 / Extended Version / Correct Speed] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qdmCmrKZ15mupJ8.html @Peter Ang: "Don't forget she even sings from the gamecube game , finale fantasy chronicals, Sound of the Wind, pitty most don't even know she sings that song, with the Metropole Orchestra.." Floor Jansen & Metropole Orchestra - Sound of the Wind (Final Fantasy Chronicles) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pbyUnJSIysWblqc.html @NetAndyCz: "Gabriel Bardac Please add Nightwish - How's The Heart Acoustic (Planet Rock acoustic session) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7-knrOhq7_ef6M.html ; the acoustic version fully deserves to be on your list" @Jared Barr: "I'm suprised you didn't add Sancta Terra by Epica ft Floor Jansen" Epica - Sancta Terra (feat Floor Jansen) Live Retrospect show kzfaq.info/get/bejne/md5iZbymz5jSqps.html @Ilkka K "It would be fun to see someone React to Nymphomaniac Fantasia or other rare ones" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtNloaZmkprIgWg.html @Alicatt1 "Gabriel Bardac There is also a Dutch TV show from 2015 called Reunion. It reunites Floor's class mates and is a short biography of Floor leading up to the Tampere concert, the program follow's Floor's parents to the show and get's their reaction to her singing. with English subtitles ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLihpNCSmdG7eZs.html " @mariogansbeke: "I wondered if there was a link in your suggestions for "Sagan", a very underrated and not so known song, there are hardly any reactions to it. The best link I found is of a lyrics video (with the correct text)" NIGHTWISH - Sagan kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9iEZpuhrci-nGQ.html @LedaXI "I love all the suggestions! One of my favorites that I would love for you to include on your list from the Tarja era is Sleeping Sun" - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e8WChbCDvbC7qH0.html @J Zundert "gabriel do you know the version face your demons ft marco hietala after forever" After Forever - Face Your Demons (Alternative Version) ft. Marko Hietala kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fNNoZ8mSm9arqI0.html @helli0n "Hi Gabriel, this video needs to be in "the List" ;) " - Floor Jansen singing the phone book [Live NPO Radio2] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ebKFpZR1sd2pgZs.html @Lilygirl283 "Gabriel, IS tenth man down in Buenos Aires on your list? If not it should be, its beautiful!!" NIGHTWISH - 10th Man Down - Live In Buenos Aires 2018 - Decades Tour kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ht5hjK1hqsqycX0.html @124 Spider "Gabriel. I think you have a new video to your "BIG" list 🤣🤘. Let's see how mant YT reactors do that." Sing Meinen Song documentary - The Floor Jansen Story (with Eng subtitles) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9phoN1lnpO3paM.html 🤘

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Gabriel Hellfest 2022 should be in consideration for adding to the list

That is so true for many who are new to Nightwish 🙂

Wait, these aren't two songs! It's one song in two parts!🙃😉😁 👋🇮🇹🖖

Haha 😂, well said 👍

perfect description!

Haha Very true!

Can’t wait to see what else they have to offer ☺️

@@ninaschofield You will be surpriced, because every song is very different, they can play for example trash Metal, symphonic Metal, ballads, celtic, jazz etc. Just go with the links Gabriel Bardac gave you for a start

@@ninaschofield There's no way to set you up properly for how versatile this singer is, but here's 20 seconds or so to contrast with the lyrical performance you just reacted to. Enjoy 😉 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fL-KpLOkrMfOoY0.html

You should react to sam kim the juice or it’s you next.

Thank you for your reaction ! Be sure you'll soon receive à very useful comment from Gabriel with a A LOT of infos about the band and a HUGE list of links to the songs you might want to react to 😉 (And could you please just back up a few seconds in the song when you restart playing after commenting ? That would be great !! 🙂)

I think the best order to appreciate this band and floor's amazing vocals, more so if you're not into heavy or metal songs is this: Ghost Love Score: Wacken Concert (Floor Vocals) Last Ride of the day (Tampere Concert), Song of Myself or Romanticide: Wacken Concert (Floor Vocals) (Get the taste of Marco) Phantom of the Opera (Nightwish Cover): Official Live (Tarja Turunen Vocals) (Marco's Amazing-ness) Storytime: Wacken Concert (Pure Floor Vocals) Poet and the Pendulum: Official Live (Floor and Marco Vocals Super Amazing Song one of their best!) The Greatest Show On Earth: Tampere Concert is the best (this is just the one of their best songs period) My personal favorite is Last ride of the day either Wacken or Tampere concert.

Ghost Love Score (Wacken 2013)

Please react to Nightwish, Ghost Love Score (Wacken 2013), Storytime (Wacken2013) or any other song from the Wacken 2013 concert... ;-) . There is always a lot to unpack & analyze and most songs are wonderful musical journeys. BTW, every Nightwish song is unique, they don't have a specific signature sound. You will always be surprised !

You forgot Titaness of Music.

Can’t wait to watch more!

@@ninaschofield Nightwish Army - Midwestern U.S. division checking in from the Straits of Mackinac/Mackinac Island Oh, Sweet Nina, we'll hold you to that 😉 (watching more)...IDK if you've realized how much your life has just changed for the better. I hope Sir Gabriel's welcome message comes through along with the list of the best links, but I'll add one more vote for the 2013 Wacken version of Ghost Love Score (Official Live) as a great starting point for this fantastic band!

@@bloodybutunbowed291 Yes you are right. This is the song to start with. And everything else will simply amaze the blogger. She had never heard such a thing in her life. Of all the live concerts, I only listen to them. But on stage, they have no equal. And need to know every song. Thomas is truly the Bach of our time! Да, ты прав. Это песня, с которой стоит начать. А все остальное просто поразит блогера. Она никогда не слышала ничего подобного в своей жизни. Из всех живых концертов я слушаю только их. Но на сцене им нет равных. И нужно знать каждую песню. Томас действительно Бах нашего времени!

subscribed, waiting for news on the group))

Not even on the iceberg yet !

Dead boys poem...I concur.👍

All true, but even though I 'd love to see Nina react to Dead Boy;s Poem, I think she should continue with something a bit heavier (like "Song of Myself") since she already started off with such a mellow song. (links provided by Gabriel)

Martine....! Martine....! Martine....! so what, im an Fanboy, well Fangrandpa of this Lady!, i Cheer as long as my Inhalator let me:) I Concur Dead Boys Poem, as far as the Lady read herself into the Meaning of the Lyrics in Front- or not, She seems to comprehend Things very fast...so.....ok....DBP concured.,...Martine! ....Martine!.-.... Stay Healthy NWA Bavaria North

@@alexandersteinmetz6857 Hallo Alexander. Please don't overdose on your inhalator 🤣🤣 Take care and Grüße aus Enschede!

You’re welcome thank you for watching ☺️

Hey Risto! Long time no 'see'. How are you doing?

Especially the last one. They say, someone could sing the phone book and make it sound good. To my knowledge, Floor is the only one who went on and proved it.