"Shudder Before The Beautiful" was chosen as "The Metal Anthem Of The Year" at Metal Hammer Awards 2015 Gala in Berlin, Germany last night. Congratulations! :)
This is incredible!! REAL NIGHTWISH FANS UNITE IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS ALBUM WILL CONQUER AND FLOOR IS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO NIGHTWISH IN YEARS! Oh and Nightwish can still throw out the Heavy Metal they used to too!! \m/
real fans critique in order to make something better delusional fans will eat up anything their favorite artist gives them Agree that Floor is amazing but I don't hear it here, they wasted her potential so far based on the two songs I've heard so far.
koopakiid16 Agreed. I first listened to this on my phone, figured it was just my speaker. Now with headphones on a computer... It's good. But I just don't feel the Nightwish power. She has it, and they can play it. It's not that I don't dislike the song, it's just not their fullest effort.
Steven Lornie Each singer brought something equally valuable to the group; but Tarja was by far one of the best things that happened to Nightwish. Ever.
bohemianrhapsody Sooo, you have a rather 'dirty' imagination about 'Wet Floor'??? Hahahahaha... Okay okay, I really could understand about it... Hope they will grant your wish and later you could see 'Wet Floor' sings on the stage... He10x...
I just recently got into nightwish. Was introduced to them with Tarja, now with Floor. I am going to buy this album as soon as it is our here in America...Just to blow a few minds here...I am 53 years old and love this type of music.
True... I have listened to metal since the 70's with Led Zepplin, Aerosmith etc. However, this type of metal satisfies my one love of most music...big sound. i love to feel the music all around me. If it does that I become a fan instantly.
I like NW since I was a child, I know all the songs, but this song for me is a master piece, I love her voice, the choir, everything blows my mind, I dont care what people say, they bitch for everything, u cannot please to the whole world. NW makes great music, they play with different styles and sounds. dont complain just enjoy it, stop comparing, every single song has a positive thing, and spite of being a soft song, for me is fantastic, for me is metal :)
+broken wings2029 I agree. I saw Nightwish last October and this one was one of the most powerful songs in the night. Best concert of my life! In the other hand, I guess Tarja had an incredible time with Nightwish, as well as Floor had with After Forever. But, Nightwish... IN MY OPINION, whoever its vocalist is, Nightwish will forever be just the INCREDIBLE BAND we all know. But I sincerely think their better times are coming.
I listened to the whole album on a HQ stream, amp and 600w speakers. It nearly took down the house. I'll buy the CD as soon as it comes out. Btw. I've been into NW since 2001. and I do like this album a lot! Haters die.
I too. This song is like a mini opera or symphonye with several movements. From this point, for me, it's even better than Love ghost score. It s even more intoxiating when you are not able to sing it yourself, lol.
@@christinebardin5547 i have only had the album two months and it has rapidly become one of my favourite albums . i have some of the earlier albums aswell and this one is absolutely brilliant for those who don't like floor the answer is simple don't listen to don't buy the albums . but you are missing some really good music
Wow! There are so many music experts commenting here. So many whiners "I want this, I want that" "They should do this, they should do that" It is the job of every band to make the music they wish to make and be true to themselves. That's how the most loyal audiences are found. This entire album is amazing. This album challenges you to step outside your cookie-cutter music tastes. Nightwish is better than ever on this album. It's a shame that so many won't see it.
Well we are not the expert like Tuomas for example is, to know how this should sound, but still i think its good to hear the differnt perspectives of viewing it, you can be your own master, and trash what you do not like, and suck in that you find intresting...
CyclopsRevolution I Totally Agree. This is an amazing album. I hope they play a lot of it at the Heineken Music Hall Netherlands november the 20th...cause i'll be there! Tickets in my pocket!
CyclopsRevolution The truth is, Nightwish fans can be some of the truly nastiest people on planet earth. The way Anette was treated by the fanbase, simply because she wasn't Tarja, during her time with the band - and Floor, as well, by some "fans" - makes me sick. Poor Anette suffered an emotional breakdown at one point, and the things people have screamed at Floor are unmentionable.
Since I've seen them live a few weeks ago and they played this song as the opening, this song gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it. I get that feeling I had that evening everytime. It was amazing. This song is amazing. Floor is amazing. The guys are amazing. Nightwish is amazing! They rocked that stage! And for the people that have doubts about the last album, try to see them live or at least see some live videos. You'll appreciate the album so much more after hearing it live!
3:35 is the most headbanging riff I've ever heard in a metal song, and it's from a symphonic metal band. Even my non-metal friends were caught headbanging to this. Change my mind.
Okay guys I'm just gonna spit it out. Stop comparing!! Tarja left almost 10 years ago and she's not coming back. Anette is gone as well. Floor is in nightwish now. We all know Floor sounds better live than on albums so the passion will come. I think Anette and Tarja were great and they both brought something to the table, so does Floor. Now we just have to see/listen to their live performances and see what their next thing will be.
aysha ooms Floor's passion shows on the album as well. If _Our Decades in the Sun_ doesn't bring a tear to some of these complaining eyes, then nothing will.
THANK YOU NIGHTWISH for making the most unique music in the world,for being honest and lovely persons and for making me and thousands out there,feel blessed for hearing YOU,through your amazing music!!!! Just,THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
As a guitar player, all I can say is "Finally!" to Empuu! A real guitar solo with some good ol' shred is a welcome addition to the blandness of the past few albums. I was kind of hoping for...more on the drumming considering who is drumming.
MicahChaney I wonder if the album's drums are arranged somewhat so that Jukka can handle them if/when he returns to play. Because obviously Kai is on a totally different level of drumming and you can hear the difference even in this 'toned down' playing. The fills are smarter and it's more nuanced overall. And then again, Tuomas has toned down Jukka's drumming on the past albums too, to make it fit in his vision. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the rest of the album!
It's like with Once they decided they didn't need guitar anymore and were like, "Hey, we're originally a power metal band, right? How about we replace all the shredding and bass and awesome shit with even more orchestra... then do it for three straight albums!" Cause that's a good fucking idea...
MicahChaney listen to slow love slow on imaginaerum, last of the wilds on dark passion play and romanticide on once. Emppu plays in every new nw ear album exactly one good solo :D
This is literally one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. It’s gorgeous and I really wish Nightwish was bigger and had more fans because they truly deserve it. This song deserves SO much praise
I can only speak for myself. I love the styles of Nightwish. I can't wait to hear this album in full. Excellent song. Everytime I hear Nightwish I just wann a grab my axx and rock. Thanks for the inspiration guys. Thanks for your amazing tallent. And no people. I'm a real fan they never paid me or asked me to say this.
as soon as i heard this track. I was overcome with joy. it's all beautiful. especially halfway into the song when the best part comes up. oh, amazing, floor's voice works perfectly.
I wish more metal bands wrote songs about science and reason in such an epic way. This song (and entire album) isn’t just music- it’s art. It celebrates our existence and the universe around us. We don’t need fantasy and magic to have an epic tale such as ours. We are humanity. We were here.
This is the song I was waiting to hear from Nightwish. My god, I hope there is a video. Also, to those saying the Richard Dawkins part doesn't fit or shouldn't be there.. Actually look up how he describes science and evolution. He views science as a whole as something beautiful and magnificent. Him speaking as the intro is an absolutely perfect fit.
When I heard this song for the first time yesterday, my jaw dropped and now, after listening to it five times, I can safely say this is my favourite song. Can't remember when a song has given me chills like this before (must've been a Nightwish song)...so epic and beautiful. The album will be killer!
+Donal Brennan Please don't say about bomb in a Nightwish concert... hehehe... Friend, please join this G+ community of Floor Fans... if you like it... plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105745014300411913242?cfem=1
Ya están aquí los Nightwish de 2015 trás tanta expectativas. Ya hemos escuchado "Elán", "Sagan" y ahora este tema más poderoso. Nightwish sigue siendo Nightwish y lo han vuelto a hacer sorprendiéndonos con un trabajo bastante variado sin perder personalidad pero aportando un nuevo aire, el de 2015. Muy buen trabajo por parte de toda la banda. Respecto a la voz algunos esperaban quizás una vuelta al estilo Tarja, otros una linea continuista a lo Anette, ni una cosa ni otra. Floor Jansen es la más grande y versátil, no necesita seguir los pasos de nadie, ella por sí misma y en variado estilo da esos toques mágicos a cada frase y cada tema que los hace únicos. Muy buen tema. Ojo a " The Greatest Show on Earth" tremendo temazo sin concesiones y espectaculares giros en su desarrollo y forma de interpretar las voces, espectacular, así como toda la armonización, magnifico trabajo
Pedro Trujillo What? If this is the best voice of Floor, imagine the worse? All music from this album have a Strong instrumental, but the voice is realy poor! This is not the best work from Nightwish
Francisco José Escudero Castillo Lo que he escuchado hasta ahora no me acaba de entusiasmar demasiado. Echo de menos a los Nightwish de la época Oceanborn-Wishmaster. Me esperaba más del apartado vocal con Floor Jansen. Lo hace correcto pero no destaca nada. Parece que quieren dejarla un poco en segundo plano y que sea un instrumento más. Me gustaba cuando Tarja destacaba en las canciones y les daba ese toque especial que hizo triunfar a esta banda. Era la guinda del pastel.
StormyCruger Yes I have and they are awesome! Going to see them in Finland 13.of Nov.this year! Stormy.....if you have a chance to see them......GO!!!!
Amazing! This was my biggest pleasant surprise in recent memory. I'm not what you call the worlds biggest (Modern) metal fan, and I've always sort of avoided Nightwish because I knew they were metal. But I bought this album as a gift for my wife as she's a big fan of the band and she convinced me to give it a listen, and I absolutely fell in love. I've since listened to most of Nightwish's other albums too. I think this album and Imaginaerum are my favourites so far.
I still haven't really got into this album, there are a few great tracks and I know them all quite well but none of them seem to stick with me. Imaginaerum is beyond amazing to me, i just love it from start to finish and is easily my favourite nightwish album! I enjoy the 1998-2004 period too but it's very niche and i have to be in the mood for it tbh :P
Maple Sugar Yeah, I think I prefer once as a whole album, but century child has 5 or 6 songs that stand out as some of tarja's best songs imo so it's hard for me to choose!
I have listened to the whole album and can say it has a mix of metal and soft tunes. After listening to the album three times I have come to terms that this new album is incredible. The last song takes you on a beautiful ride blending in with unique play. I will buy the official album considering this is a downloaded album. I will support there hard work. One of the best albums I ever listened too.
I will eggescibe my feelings about every song, considering i heard wholer album like 10 times so i already know these songs :D so Alpenglow - Thing i dont like about this song is start, otherwise its good song, not my favorite but good :) Edema ruh, song what i really didnt liked, and now i am in love with it, the chorus is really inspiring, it makes me feel calm, and i am happy while listening to it :) Élan, so élan is another song i hated, and after 5 th listening it changed and i love this song, its classical catchy song meant to attract people, also very calm, nice one :) Endless forms most beautiful - abother song i really like, even if singing between choruses is kinda how call it not my taste, the rest is epic ! :) eyes of sharbat gula, ok i lied i didnt listened to this song since i was too excited of vocals :) my walden is another epic song what was ok at first listen then grew and i REALLY like it, its another calm soft song, even if i dont listen to soft music that often it just makes me happy :) Our decades in the sun, is really perfect song and i am in love with this one, really perfect one, Floors voice in this one is amazing, this feeling .... !! :) Shudder before the beautiful, ofc, thats more like old Nightwish, heavier, catchy, i like this one and i think its perfect as release track, :)) Finally The greatest show on earth, oh what to say here, one of best if not best Long song i ever heard, From start to end i got totally amazed by pianos and everything else, then Floor starts sing operatic and i am in heaven, then it become heavier, and these 2 choruses in middle and near end are also totally amazing, this song is really masterpiece :) Weak fantasy is something very special, heavy song and i really like it, it energize me, epic at max volume, floor show a lot here :) Yours an empty hope is another heavier song, what i didnt liked at all at first listen but i think its nice song , just very different from everything NW did before :) So that are my feelings about album, Musically i think Imaginaerum is their best album, but after i heard GSOTE, i vote this album on same level !!!
I agree on what you say. I felt the same way. I continue to listen to every song in order and everything comes together each time. The greatest show on earth starting at the 12 min mark is absolutely stunning, it's a masterpiece. I am so addicted to this album it's not even funny, as I said before the direction on this album was well put and look forward on future projects.
Absolutely epic! Album already pre-ordered and will be seeing them in May! I'm actually glad that Tuomas is using Floor's range sparingly. She's a strong and highly versatile vocalist who doesn't need overkill. Whatever the shape of the entire album, Nightwish has always delivered a thoughtful and quality product.
What wonderful lyrics. This makes me feel so good!! "This vagrant Island Earth A pilgrim shining bright We are shuddering before the beautiful Before the plentiful We, the voyagers"
Hello Nightwish! After all these years Nightwish has finally become my absolute favourite band. Floor was a great addition to the band with her amazing voice. And Tuomas, the way you describe the greatest show on earth is something undescribeable. There are no words to describe the feels of the new album. I can't wait to see you in Provinssi in 2016. Whatever you do, just play the greatest show on earth for us! See you there!
the music of this awe deep silent between the notes defense me with endless love... I shudder before this song, is the only thing that I can say. I cant stop listening it over and over again :)
The band returned to it's origins... and DON'T lose the oneiresm, dark oneirism in this album... the instrumentation is just perfect, mix it with Floor voice and you have a long dream in the form of music.
Just saw them last night in Cleveland, Ohio and they were magnificent. The mix of old and new material provided something for everyone in a show that ran nearly 2 hours. Go see them NOW!
as someone who came from a catholic school into atheism and has battled against the negative influences of religion all of my life seeing nightwish kick out such a beautiful album looking at the world for what it is instead of a creation.. even with a small cameo from Richard Dawkins.... its truly spectacular to listen to.....
The one thing I get out of this song, "Elan," and "Sagan" is that the band is really having fun with this album, and it comes through in the songs. I so can't wait for this album.
After hearing several times endless form most beatiful, the new nightwish album, what surprised me most was how melodic the album is, is so dificult to carry letters to melodies THROUGH the piano only a few can do that and how good are the melodies on this album is incredible, are so sticky that you end up singing them in the car in the bathroom everywhere, is a tribute to the evolution of being whit life. The album has all, heavier songs, melodic songs epic songs and instrumental Songs. the most diverse album the band have made, very compact and works very well,Incredible how a song of 28 minutes feels like 5, a master piece the greates show earht song, Conclusion is a album with 9 entrances one intermedium and a principal act the last song, in that order, nightwish an original progressive rock symphonic metal band that creates quality music.
Floor is my number one favorite singer, male or female. I used to love Nightwish with Tarja. Now with Floor they can be great again. I love the 2 songs out and I can't wait to see them soon in NYC! It's so wonderful to be able to LOVE this band again!
I cried while listening to the lossless version. Haters say what you like- this is the BEST FUCKING SONG I'VE HEARD in so so long. I am so glad that amongst the modern commercialized shit there is stuff like this.
I preordered the earbook version of this album. I set up my stereo system and popped it. I had high expectations as a longtime fan of the band. Lyrics in my hand ,I followed along to the words of the opening track and I wept. I wept in awe and I was beside myself at the profound beauty of the musicianship of the lyrics. This track, and the subsequent record as a whole formed me as who I am now. Thank you Tuomas. Thank you Nightwish. I will forever adore you for the things you changed in me.
A really, really astonishing song! Music, performance and lyrics in an absolute perfect harmony. It's just one of these moments that music is overwhelmingly satisfying!
God damn it, I've been smashing my head against the mouse about and hour and still can't give another like to this song. Seriously, this album kicks ass
great song, great album, great live performance, and great personalities when meeting them. very humble all of them could of ignored us after the show when we wanted to meet them and take pictures. Including floor who is also very nice in person. :)
At last I meet you again, +FirstKnightofJansen... hahaha... Where have you been, lately? Anyway friend, please join this G+ community of Floor Fans... if you like it... plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105745014300411913242?cfem=1
+FirstKnightofJansen Yeah, meet you there... Hey you play fallout 4... Hahaha... I just installed it in my com, but still don't have time to play it... Is it good?
...You know what I would almost kill to have in this song? Just 1 more repetition of the "before the beautiful/plentiful" musical line, at the end, in the final chorus (around 5:52). Just *one* more of those to streeeetch out that DELICIOUS musical tensionnnnn (something like, "before the beautiful, before the plentiful, before the love of all" (or something, whatever lyrics), and *then* resolve it with the last line of the chorus and Floor's epic long note at 5:55... Aaaahh, I want to hear that........ LOVE this song though!!
so i listened to this after listening to Elan, and i love both songs. love all nightwish songs from opera metal style, folk metal style. having both heavy and soft stuff works great. can't wait to get the album tomorrow
"Shudder Before The Beautiful" was chosen as "The Metal Anthem Of The Year" at Metal Hammer Awards 2015 Gala in Berlin, Germany last night. Congratulations! :)
really?
D Jeff Really. :) I'll find a link for you later, if you like. :)
yeah sure.
D Jeff Here's one...
www.volumeet.it/m/55fde2ecca45512c398bc66a
is there any live clip? no?
This is incredible!!
REAL NIGHTWISH FANS UNITE IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS ALBUM WILL CONQUER AND FLOOR IS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO NIGHTWISH IN YEARS! Oh and Nightwish can still throw out the Heavy Metal they used to too!! \m/
real fans critique in order to make something better
delusional fans will eat up anything their favorite artist gives them
Agree that Floor is amazing but I don't hear it here, they wasted her potential so far based on the two songs I've heard so far.
koopakiid16 Agreed. I first listened to this on my phone, figured it was just my speaker. Now with headphones on a computer... It's good. But I just don't feel the Nightwish power. She has it, and they can play it. It's not that I don't dislike the song, it's just not their fullest effort.
Best thing they did was dispose of Tarja. Her voice has become dire and stale in her middle age.
Steven Lornie
Each singer brought something equally valuable to the group; but Tarja was by far one of the best things that happened to Nightwish. Ever.
So agree^^ Cant wait for the Album! Preordered on Day one!!
I can say for sure that Tuomas is by far my favourite composer . He always leaves me speachless
This song is an A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E MASTERPIECE!
AAA
The whole album is a masterpiece
Like pretty much everything since Floor joined up!
It feels like Storytime, Scaretale, Song of myself and Dark chest of wanders, all in one song!
i am actually starting to like this. Elan started to grow on me, and this song just floored me.
I see what you did there. :D
Mr. Schneider
...snicker...
You should capitalize Floored. :)
When i see a Warning Sign,that says: Caution! Wet Floor!
I just smile like crazy people...
Can't help it.
bohemianrhapsody Sooo, you have a rather 'dirty' imagination about 'Wet Floor'??? Hahahahaha... Okay okay, I really could understand about it... Hope they will grant your wish and later you could see 'Wet Floor' sings on the stage... He10x...
Greg S.B.
That would be cool...
Also,wonder if she's got some new leather skirts and stuff for the new tour?
She looks so Awesome on leather...
I just recently got into nightwish. Was introduced to them with Tarja, now with Floor. I am going to buy this album as soon as it is our here in America...Just to blow a few minds here...I am 53 years old and love this type of music.
*****
Nice :)
There is no age limit for Nightwish fans. :)
Elämän Vettä You mean for metal! (My mother is also over 50 and hears metal since her teenage years)
TrueDemonPictures
Excellent! :)
True... I have listened to metal since the 70's with Led Zepplin, Aerosmith etc. However, this type of metal satisfies my one love of most music...big sound. i love to feel the music all around me. If it does that I become a fan instantly.
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Well said. I feel the same, and the addition of classical elements really adds something.
Finally a proper Nightwish video! So we can imagine whatever the hell we want.
I think there's probably a bunch of snow and some cool shit is happening.
I like NW since I was a child, I know all the songs, but this song for me is a master piece, I love her voice, the choir, everything blows my mind, I dont care what people say, they bitch for everything, u cannot please to the whole world. NW makes great music, they play with different styles and sounds. dont complain just enjoy it, stop comparing, every single song has a positive thing, and spite of being a soft song, for me is fantastic, for me is metal :)
+broken wings2029 u need more votes
+Gaen I dont wanna more votes xD
+broken wings2029 I gave you more votes :D
+CheyCraft Gamer thanks for your votes lol :)
+broken wings2029 I agree. I saw Nightwish last October and this one was one of the most powerful songs in the night. Best concert of my life!
In the other hand, I guess Tarja had an incredible time with Nightwish, as well as Floor had with After Forever. But, Nightwish... IN MY OPINION, whoever its vocalist is, Nightwish will forever be just the INCREDIBLE BAND we all know. But I sincerely think their better times are coming.
After hearing Nightwish live last month, i have to agree Floor is the best thing to happen to Nightwish in ages. They sounded better than ever.
3 different lead vocalists, 2 different bass players, and 2 different drummers all had their parts to play in the evolution of NIGHTWISH
I listened to the whole album on a HQ stream, amp and 600w speakers. It nearly took down the house. I'll buy the CD as soon as it comes out. Btw. I've been into NW since 2001. and I do like this album a lot! Haters die.
A nice way to listen to your favourite music! ;)
Petar Cvetkovic A mogao si lepo da skines album pre 2 nedelje kada je leakovao na netu i slusas kao budala (sto sam ja radio). :P
I'm completely obsessed with this track! Already in love with Floor and this album.
I too. This song is like a mini opera or symphonye with several movements. From this point, for me, it's even better than Love ghost score.
It s even more intoxiating when you are not able to sing it yourself, lol.
@@christinebardin5547 i have only had the album two months and it has rapidly become one of my favourite albums . i have some of the earlier
albums aswell and this one is absolutely brilliant for those who don't like floor the answer is simple don't listen to don't buy the albums . but you are missing some really good music
This is the opening track, can't wait to hear the whole album. Love this song.
Wow! There are so many music experts commenting here.
So many whiners "I want this, I want that"
"They should do this, they should do that"
It is the job of every band to make the music they wish to make and be true to themselves. That's how the most loyal audiences are found. This entire album is amazing.
This album challenges you to step outside your cookie-cutter music tastes.
Nightwish is better than ever on this album.
It's a shame that so many won't see it.
CyclopsRevolution
Well said.
Well we are not the expert like Tuomas for example is, to know how this should sound, but still i think its good to hear the differnt perspectives of viewing it, you can be your own master, and trash what you do not like, and suck in that you find intresting...
CyclopsRevolution Oceanborn and Wishmaster! for me are the best albums!
CyclopsRevolution I Totally Agree. This is an amazing album. I hope they play a lot of it at the Heineken Music Hall Netherlands november the 20th...cause i'll be there! Tickets in my pocket!
CyclopsRevolution The truth is, Nightwish fans can be some of the truly nastiest people on planet earth. The way Anette was treated by the fanbase, simply because she wasn't Tarja, during her time with the band - and Floor, as well, by some "fans" - makes me sick. Poor Anette suffered an emotional breakdown at one point, and the things people have screamed at Floor are unmentionable.
Since I've seen them live a few weeks ago and they played this song as the opening, this song gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it. I get that feeling I had that evening everytime. It was amazing. This song is amazing. Floor is amazing. The guys are amazing. Nightwish is amazing! They rocked that stage! And for the people that have doubts about the last album, try to see them live or at least see some live videos. You'll appreciate the album so much more after hearing it live!
I love this song! I think it's starting to grow on my neighbors too
best track of the album for sure...
+metalkez I have to go with TGSOE, but this song is fantastic.
I agree. :D
+Dave Mason you're right \m/
3:35 is the most headbanging riff I've ever heard in a metal song, and it's from a symphonic metal band. Even my non-metal friends were caught headbanging to this. Change my mind.
You should listen the ending of their latest song "An Ocean of Strange Islands" even crazier.
The orchestral bits in this one are just fucking excellent. I would have loved to play those horn lines...
Okay guys I'm just gonna spit it out.
Stop comparing!!
Tarja left almost 10 years ago and she's not coming back.
Anette is gone as well.
Floor is in nightwish now.
We all know Floor sounds better live than on albums so the passion will come.
I think Anette and Tarja were great and they both brought something to the table, so does Floor.
Now we just have to see/listen to their live performances and see what their next thing will be.
aysha ooms
Floor's passion shows on the album as well. If _Our Decades in the Sun_ doesn't bring a tear to some of these complaining eyes, then nothing will.
Elämän Vettä indeed, especially the chorus. it's just so good.
aysha ooms
It really is. :)
Elämän Vettä I also LOVE The Greatest Show On Earth. It's just so powerful and different from anything I've ever heard.
aysha ooms
GSOE makes my eyes roll into the back of my head. It's exquisite!
THANK YOU NIGHTWISH for making the most unique music in the world,for being honest and lovely persons and for making me and thousands out there,feel blessed for hearing YOU,through your amazing music!!!! Just,THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
As a guitar player, all I can say is "Finally!" to Empuu! A real guitar solo with some good ol' shred is a welcome addition to the blandness of the past few albums. I was kind of hoping for...more on the drumming considering who is drumming.
MicahChaney
Hope you noticed Marco's tight bass-lines too!
They are there,just have to crank up the volume...
This must be play LOUD!
MicahChaney
I wonder if the album's drums are arranged somewhat so that Jukka can handle them if/when he returns to play. Because obviously Kai is on a totally different level of drumming and you can hear the difference even in this 'toned down' playing. The fills are smarter and it's more nuanced overall. And then again, Tuomas has toned down Jukka's drumming on the past albums too, to make it fit in his vision. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the rest of the album!
It's like with Once they decided they didn't need guitar anymore and were like, "Hey, we're originally a power metal band, right? How about we replace all the shredding and bass and awesome shit with even more orchestra... then do it for three straight albums!"
Cause that's a good fucking idea...
MicahChaney listen to slow love slow on imaginaerum, last of the wilds on dark passion play and romanticide on once. Emppu plays in every new nw ear album exactly one good solo :D
This is literally one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. It’s gorgeous and I really wish Nightwish was bigger and had more fans because they truly deserve it. This song deserves SO much praise
Listening this now in 2023 makes me cry tears of happiness. Beyond epic song!
This has become my substitution for coffee, I listen to it every morning now while getting ready for work.
This is what I'm talking about! Awesome song!
In my opinion, this is the best Nighwish album up to date.
Hello from 2024!!!! NightWish is a fantastic!!!!!
I can only speak for myself. I love the styles of Nightwish. I can't wait to hear this album in full. Excellent song. Everytime I hear Nightwish I just wann a grab my axx and rock. Thanks for the inspiration guys. Thanks for your amazing tallent. And no people. I'm a real fan they never paid me or asked me to say this.
I had the same chills in this music when i heard Dark Chest of Wonder for the first time. Simply wonderful.
Before then the world had never heard so much guitar and keyboard solos from Nightwish
fan since 1999, and nightwish never fails me, so proud of them !!
You really had to release this so close to midnight, I wanted to go to bed 45 minutes ago.
hahahahahaha same with me
No doubt one of the best songs to blast in the car xD
+StrixSymphony I do on my way to work every morning. It's like triple caffeine coffee! Now that'll get your heart started.
as soon as i heard this track. I was overcome with joy. it's all beautiful. especially halfway into the song when the best part comes up. oh, amazing, floor's voice works perfectly.
I wish more metal bands wrote songs about science and reason in such an epic way. This song (and entire album) isn’t just music- it’s art. It celebrates our existence and the universe around us. We don’t need fantasy and magic to have an epic tale such as ours. We are humanity. We were here.
This is the song I was waiting to hear from Nightwish. My god, I hope there is a video.
Also, to those saying the Richard Dawkins part doesn't fit or shouldn't be there.. Actually look up how he describes science and evolution. He views science as a whole as something beautiful and magnificent. Him speaking as the intro is an absolutely perfect fit.
i was never a huge Nightwish fan but then I heard this album once and went out and bought the vinyl
do you mean you heard EFMB once or album Once? Both are great. It looks like you heard tEFMB
You know what I hear?
I hear a happy band. Excellent song!
When I heard this song for the first time yesterday, my jaw dropped and now, after listening to it five times, I can safely say this is my favourite song. Can't remember when a song has given me chills like this before (must've been a Nightwish song)...so epic and beautiful. The album will be killer!
Saw these guys in Barcelona at the rock fest last thursday,they kicked off with this song, it was like a bomb going off, they put on a great show.
+Donal Brennan
Please don't say about bomb in a Nightwish concert... hehehe...
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Ya están aquí los Nightwish de 2015 trás tanta expectativas. Ya hemos escuchado "Elán", "Sagan" y ahora este tema más poderoso. Nightwish sigue siendo Nightwish y lo han vuelto a hacer sorprendiéndonos con un trabajo bastante variado sin perder personalidad pero aportando un nuevo aire, el de 2015. Muy buen trabajo por parte de toda la banda. Respecto a la voz algunos esperaban quizás una vuelta al estilo Tarja, otros una linea continuista a lo Anette, ni una cosa ni otra. Floor Jansen es la más grande y versátil, no necesita seguir los pasos de nadie, ella por sí misma y en variado estilo da esos toques mágicos a cada frase y cada tema que los hace únicos. Muy buen tema. Ojo a " The Greatest Show on Earth" tremendo temazo sin concesiones y espectaculares giros en su desarrollo y forma de interpretar las voces, espectacular, así como toda la armonización, magnifico trabajo
"The Greatest Show on Eart" es para mi sin duda el mejór tema de Nightwish de toda su historia y Floor hace gala de lo mejór de su repertorio vocal.
Pedro Trujillo Posiblemente sí, y en directo... uffff debe de ser espectacularmente grandioso, tantos matices ...
Pedro Trujillo What? If this is the best voice of Floor, imagine the worse? All music from this album have a Strong instrumental, but the voice is realy poor! This is not the best work from Nightwish
Si, el álbum es bueno pero siento que falta más energía por parte de Floor
Francisco José Escudero Castillo Lo que he escuchado hasta ahora no me acaba de entusiasmar demasiado. Echo de menos a los Nightwish de la época Oceanborn-Wishmaster. Me esperaba más del apartado vocal con Floor Jansen. Lo hace correcto pero no destaca nada. Parece que quieren dejarla un poco en segundo plano y que sea un instrumento más. Me gustaba cuando Tarja destacaba en las canciones y les daba ese toque especial que hizo triunfar a esta banda. Era la guinda del pastel.
The end gets me everytime. This is a masterpiece ♥
StormyCruger
Yes.....it is!
Have you been in their live-show's?
Rhapsody Knight No they are always too far away... But I would love to. Have you?
StormyCruger
Yes I have and they are awesome!
Going to see them in Finland 13.of Nov.this year!
Stormy.....if you have a chance to see them......GO!!!!
Rhapsody Knight I really would love to see them. And YOU are one lucky guy! :P
StormyCruger
Thank's.....Stormy!.....:-)
Amazing! This was my biggest pleasant surprise in recent memory. I'm not what you call the worlds biggest (Modern) metal fan, and I've always sort of avoided Nightwish because I knew they were metal. But I bought this album as a gift for my wife as she's a big fan of the band and she convinced me to give it a listen, and I absolutely fell in love. I've since listened to most of Nightwish's other albums too. I think this album and Imaginaerum are my favourites so far.
I still haven't really got into this album, there are a few great tracks and I know them all quite well but none of them seem to stick with me. Imaginaerum is beyond amazing to me, i just love it from start to finish and is easily my favourite nightwish album! I enjoy the 1998-2004 period too but it's very niche and i have to be in the mood for it tbh :P
+RPGNaruyasha Me too, imaginerium and century child are best nightwish albums.
Maple Sugar
Yeah, I think I prefer once as a whole album, but century child has 5 or 6 songs that stand out as some of tarja's best songs imo so it's hard for me to choose!
IMO EFMB then DPP then Once and Oceanborn. No real preference after that although Floor has definitely improved my opinion of Imaginaerum.
I have listened to the whole album and can say it has a mix of metal and soft tunes. After listening to the album three times I have come to terms that this new album is incredible. The last song takes you on a beautiful ride blending in with unique play. I will buy the official album considering this is a downloaded album. I will support there hard work. One of the best albums I ever listened too.
*their hard work
*listened to
I will eggescibe my feelings about every song, considering i heard wholer album like 10 times so i already know these songs :D so Alpenglow - Thing i dont like about this song is start, otherwise its good song, not my favorite but good :) Edema ruh, song what i really didnt liked, and now i am in love with it, the chorus is really inspiring, it makes me feel calm, and i am happy while listening to it :) Élan, so élan is another song i hated, and after 5 th listening it changed and i love this song, its classical catchy song meant to attract people, also very calm, nice one :) Endless forms most beautiful - abother song i really like, even if singing between choruses is kinda how call it not my taste, the rest is epic ! :) eyes of sharbat gula, ok i lied i didnt listened to this song since i was too excited of vocals :) my walden is another epic song what was ok at first listen then grew and i REALLY like it, its another calm soft song, even if i dont listen to soft music that often it just makes me happy :) Our decades in the sun, is really perfect song and i am in love with this one, really perfect one, Floors voice in this one is amazing, this feeling .... !! :) Shudder before the beautiful, ofc, thats more like old Nightwish, heavier, catchy, i like this one and i think its perfect as release track, :)) Finally The greatest show on earth, oh what to say here, one of best if not best Long song i ever heard, From start to end i got totally amazed by pianos and everything else, then Floor starts sing operatic and i am in heaven, then it become heavier, and these 2 choruses in middle and near end are also totally amazing, this song is really masterpiece :) Weak fantasy is something very special, heavy song and i really like it, it energize me, epic at max volume, floor show a lot here :) Yours an empty hope is another heavier song, what i didnt liked at all at first listen but i think its nice song , just very different from everything NW did before :) So that are my feelings about album, Musically i think Imaginaerum is their best album, but after i heard GSOTE, i vote this album on same level !!!
I agree on what you say. I felt the same way. I continue to listen to every song in order and everything comes together each time. The greatest show on earth starting at the 12 min mark is absolutely stunning, it's a masterpiece. I am so addicted to this album it's not even funny, as I said before the direction on this album was well put and look forward on future projects.
Those notes from Floor at the ending. Serious eargasm.
Absolutely epic! Album already pre-ordered and will be seeing them in May! I'm actually glad that Tuomas is using Floor's range sparingly. She's a strong and highly versatile vocalist who doesn't need overkill. Whatever the shape of the entire album, Nightwish has always delivered a thoughtful and quality product.
What wonderful lyrics. This makes me feel so good!!
"This vagrant Island Earth
A pilgrim shining bright
We are shuddering before the beautiful
Before the plentiful
We, the voyagers"
Hello Nightwish! After all these years Nightwish has finally become my absolute favourite band. Floor was a great addition to the band with her amazing voice. And Tuomas, the way you describe the greatest show on earth is something undescribeable. There are no words to describe the feels of the new album. I can't wait to see you in Provinssi in 2016. Whatever you do, just play the greatest show on earth for us! See you there!
Very fitting song name, because it's a very beautiful song that makes me shudder.
EXCELLENT INTRO! Always exciting music with soaring vocals--Cheers to Floor on this! Always phenomenal and epic!
One of the best Nightwish songs!
One of the best songs I've ever heard. Thank you Nightwish.
the music of this awe
deep silent between the notes
defense me with endless love...
I shudder before this song, is the only thing that I can say. I cant stop listening it over and over again :)
The band returned to it's origins... and DON'T lose the oneiresm, dark oneirism in this album... the instrumentation is just perfect, mix it with Floor voice and you have a long dream in the form of music.
this is great .... one of my favorite songs on this album
It will be an epic album for sure.
Just saw them last night in Cleveland, Ohio and they were magnificent. The mix of old and new material provided something for everyone in a show that ran nearly 2 hours. Go see them NOW!
Holy crap. Floored me. The duel between tuomas and emppu is INCREDIBLE
Floor is the best nightwish singer by far!!
never mess with tarja
you're drunk.
I shudder before NightWish !!
great music, great vocals...this is not the old Nightwish which everybody was waiting for, this is way better
as someone who came from a catholic school into atheism and has battled against the negative influences of religion all of my life seeing nightwish kick out such a beautiful album looking at the world for what it is instead of a creation.. even with a small cameo from Richard Dawkins.... its truly spectacular to listen to.....
Oceanus Lunaris So deep. I agree with you, though. The whole album is spectacular to listen to and the theme is just amazing!
boxheas1 well nightwish does have very deep themes in all of its songs so this wouldnt be any different
The one thing I get out of this song, "Elan," and "Sagan" is that the band is really having fun with this album, and it comes through in the songs. I so can't wait for this album.
After hearing several times endless form most beatiful, the new nightwish album, what surprised me most was how melodic the album is, is so dificult to carry letters to melodies THROUGH the piano only a few can do that and how good are the melodies on this album is incredible, are so sticky that you end up singing them in the car in the bathroom everywhere, is a tribute to the evolution of being whit life.
The album has all, heavier songs, melodic songs epic songs and instrumental Songs. the most diverse album the band have made, very compact and works very well,Incredible how a song of 28 minutes feels like 5, a master piece the greates show earht song,
Conclusion is a album with 9 entrances one intermedium and a principal act the last song, in that order, nightwish an original progressive rock symphonic metal band that creates quality music.
This was the song I needed to hear from them. I can't wait for this album. Thank you, Nightwish.
Floor is my number one favorite singer, male or female. I used to love Nightwish with Tarja. Now with Floor they can be great again. I love the 2 songs out and I can't wait to see them soon in NYC! It's so wonderful to be able to LOVE this band again!
Holy guacamole! Emppu n Tuomas duel!!!! U dont need anything else, the song will sell automatically! I like this song very much.
This song feels like the perfect mix of their last few albums
Sin duda, una de las mejores canciones de la historia del Rock!!!!!!!
Definitely buying their new album!
I cried while listening to the lossless version. Haters say what you like- this is the BEST FUCKING SONG I'VE HEARD in so so long. I am so glad that amongst the modern commercialized shit there is stuff like this.
Blebo Nick
So true!
wtf
Do you have a problem with people enjoying music? surely that is the point of music, to elicit the purest forms off emotion?
Sincerely
Nick
3:57 While whole song is great, this part is just AMAZING!
I preordered the earbook version of this album. I set up my stereo system and popped it. I had high expectations as a longtime fan of the band.
Lyrics in my hand ,I followed along to the words of the opening track and I wept. I wept in awe and I was beside myself at the profound beauty of the musicianship of the lyrics. This track, and the subsequent record as a whole formed me as who I am now.
Thank you Tuomas. Thank you Nightwish. I will forever adore you for the things you changed in me.
Impatiently waiting!!!
3:56 - 4:17 absolutely amazing, thank you Tuomas!!!
THE BEST NIGHTWISH
I will make a prediction: the more I listen to this album, the more I'm going to like it. :P
A really, really astonishing song! Music, performance and lyrics in an absolute perfect harmony. It's just one of these moments that music is overwhelmingly satisfying!
This is the most magnificent Nightwish song I've heard since Cadence of Her Last Breath
This song is so deeply powerful, so beautiful, so Nightwish!!
science and music is a good match! love it!
Nothing like new music from my favorite band.
God damn it, I've been smashing my head against the mouse about and hour and still can't give another like to this song. Seriously, this album kicks ass
Incredible record!!! I love it!! Floor was amazing in Vancouver, I'm still in awe!
Impressive, gorgeous !!! Nightwish are in the stratosphere of music at present day
I really dig it and cannot wait for the album. The lyrics are well thought and the music really grabbed my attention.
This song is- dare I say it- Beautiful. I really did shudder from its awesome rhythm and music.
I'm lost for words... Such a beautiful track
OMG !! Floor is the perfect match for nightwish !!!! SHE'S PERFECT FOR NIGHTWISH :o This is perfectly perfect !
nightwish is love
great song, great album, great live performance, and great personalities when meeting them. very humble all of them could of ignored us after the show when we wanted to meet them and take pictures. Including floor who is also very nice in person. :)
At last I meet you again, +FirstKnightofJansen... hahaha... Where have you been, lately?
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Greg The Eagle lol work and fallout 4 and why the hell not..i might be the cool one since i got to meet her :O
+FirstKnightofJansen
Yeah, meet you there... Hey you play fallout 4... Hahaha... I just installed it in my com, but still don't have time to play it... Is it good?
This is one of those songs I CAN NOT WAIT to hear live! That ending!!
Shudder before this masterpiece
...You know what I would almost kill to have in this song? Just 1 more repetition of the "before the beautiful/plentiful" musical line, at the end, in the final chorus (around 5:52). Just *one* more of those to streeeetch out that DELICIOUS musical tensionnnnn (something like, "before the beautiful, before the plentiful, before the love of all" (or something, whatever lyrics), and *then* resolve it with the last line of the chorus and Floor's epic long note at 5:55... Aaaahh, I want to hear that........ LOVE this song though!!
This album has my vote for No. 1 on the billboard charts, and I 'm still listening to only the first track.
Nightwish are finally back in business!
no comment, the song speaks for itself.. good job
so i listened to this after listening to Elan, and i love both songs. love all nightwish songs from opera metal style, folk metal style. having both heavy and soft stuff works great. can't wait to get the album tomorrow
Damn that mid song solo was soooooo damn epic
My favorite song from this album