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Dark Passion Play

Nightwish

2007 · Rock

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Dark Passion Play by Nightwish

Dark Passion Play is a Metal album by Nightwish, originally released in 2007. On Gatefold: 67 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.

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Dark Passion Play is the sixth studio album by Finnish Symphonic Power Metal band Nightwish. It is the first album to feature Anette Olzon as vocalist. Dark Passion Play was released on September 26, 2007 in Finland, September 28 in Europe and October 2, 2007 in the United States. Running at 75:43 minutes, it is their longest album to date, 15 minutes longer than the previously longest record (Once). The album has spawned six singles: "Eva", the album's lead single, was released on May 25, 2007 as a download-only single for charity; "Amaranth", released on August 22; Erämaan Viimeinen, which was released on December 5 in Finland only; "Bye Bye Beautiful", released on February 15, 2008; "The Islander" was released on May 21.

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Tracklist

  1. 1The Poet and the Pendulum13:54
  2. 2Bye Bye Beautiful4:14
  3. 3Amaranth3:51
  4. 4Cadence of Her Last Breath4:14
  5. 5Master Passion Greed6:02
  6. 6Eva4:25
  7. 7Sahara5:47
  8. 8Whoever Brings the Night4:17
  9. 9For the Heart I Once Had3:56
  10. 10The Islander5:05
  11. 11Last of the Wilds5:40
  12. 127 Days to the Wolves7:03
  13. 13Meadows of Heaven7:10

Sound DNA

  • Metal
  • Power Metal
  • layered
  • intense
  • theatrical

Album notes

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Dark Passion Play is the sixth studio album by Nightwish, released on 26 September 2007 in Finland, 28 September in Europe and 2 October 2007 in the United States. It is the first album without original vocalist Tarja Turunen, who was dismissed in 2005, as well as the first album involving future member Troy Donockley on uilleann pipes and tin whistle. It is the first of only two albums with vocalist Anette Olzon.
The entire album with record label voiceovers had been leaked on the Internet by 2 August 2007. The full album (without voiceovers) was leaked on 21 September 2007, as a result of several stores in Mexico selling the retail album much prior to the worldwide release date.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alison JiearVOCALS
  • Allen WalleyBASS DOUBLE BASS ORCHESTRA , BASS
  • Andrew BusherVOCALS
  • Andrew FindonFLUTE ORCHESTRA , FLUTE WHISTLE
  • Andrew ParkerORCHESTRA , VIOLA VIOLA
  • Andrew TinklerVOCALS
  • Andy CrowleyORCHESTRA , TRUMPET TRUMPET
  • Andy WoodORCHESTRA , TROMBONE TROMBONE
  • Anette OlzonBAND, VOCALS VOCALS
  • Ann De RenaisVOCALS
  • Anne Marie CullumVOCALS
  • Anthony LewisCELLO
  • Anthony PikeBASS CLARINET CLARINET , BASS CLARINET CLARINET, BASS CLARINET
  • Anthony PleethCELLO CELLO , SOLOIST ORCHESTRA , CELLO
  • Ben ChappellCELLO ORCHESTRA , CELLO
  • Beverley SkeeteVOCALS
  • Bob J. HarmsVOCALS
  • Boguslaw KosteckiORCHESTRA , VIOLIN VIOLIN

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