Nightwish
Finnish symphonic metal band
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| September 20 2024 | The album 'Yesterwynde' was released, with three singles preceding it: 'Perfume of the Timeless', 'The Day of...', and 'An Ocean of Strange Islands'. |
| April 30 2024 | The name of the tenth studio album, 'Yesterwynde', was announced. |
| March 2024 | The band renewed a multi-album deal with Nuclear Blast. |
| February 2024 | Mixing and mastering for the album were completed. |
| January 2024 | Mixing and mastering for the new album began. |
| April 6 2023 | Nightwish announced a touring hiatus of two to three years following the album's release. |
| August 21 2022 | Nightwish announces Jukka Koskinen as their permanent bass player. |
| August 12 2022 | Holopainen confirmed the band had listened to the album demos during a performance at Knotfest in Turku, Finland. |
| June 2022 | Demos for the next album were finished. |
| June 10 2022 | Floor Jansen revealed the upcoming album would have a heavier sound while maintaining the band's signature style. |
| March 2 2022 | Holopainen confirmed he was in the studio writing demos for the next Nightwish album. |
| 2021 | Initiated the Human. :II: Nature. World Tour, representing their latest musical evolution. |
| May 2021 | Holopainen confirmed he was working on new material and that the band had booked a studio for their next album, planned for summer 2023. |
| May 2021 | Nightwish begins their world tour with an interactive livestream performance in a virtual reality tavern, breaking records with 150,000 viewers and over one million euros in box office. |
| April 2021 | Tuomas Holopainen began sketching drafts for the next Nightwish album in an interview. |
| January 21 2021 | The band is nominated for multiple Finnish Emma Awards, including Album of the Year, Band of the Year, and winning Metal Album of the Year. |
| January 12 2021 | Marko Hietala announces his departure from the band, citing struggles with chronic depression and disillusionment with the music scene. |
| August 12 2020 | A prehistoric rockshelter in Pennsylvania, USA, is named Alpenglow Rockshelter, in honor of the band's ninth track 'Alpenglow' from their 2015 album. |
| July 10 2020 | A new crab species, Tanidromites nightwishorum, is named in honor of the band, particularly their 2015 album 'Endless Forms Most Beautiful'. |
| April 10 2020 | The album 'Human. :II: Nature.' is released, debuting at number one in Finland, Spain, Switzerland, and Germany. |
| March 11 2020 | Nightwish announces a partnership with World Land Trust, an international conservation charity organization. |
| March 6 2020 | The band releases the second single 'Harvest' with an accompanying lyric video. |
| February 7 2020 | Nightwish releases the first single 'Noise' from the new album, accompanied by a music video. |
| January 16 2020 | The band reveals the album cover, track list, and title 'Human. :II: Nature.' |
| October 31 2019 | Floor Jansen confirms the completion of recording for the new album. |
| July 15 2019 | Nightwish announces Kai Hahto as the permanent replacement for Jukka Nevalainen as the band's drummer. Nevalainen will continue to handle band-related business behind the scenes. |
| December 2018 | Concluded the Decades: World Tour, which featured rarely heard material and a special set for fans. |
| October 26 2018 | Inducted into the Finnish Music Hall of Fame as the 11th member. |
| June 9 2017 | Announced the Decades: World Tour and compilation album, set to begin on 9 March 2018. |
| August 20 2016 | Played a special 20th-anniversary show at Himos Areena in Finland, featuring original bassist Sami Vänskä and drummer Jukka Nevalainen as guest performers. |
| December 2015 | Became the first Finnish band to headline a show at Wembley Arena in London, featuring guest performer Richard Dawkins. |
| April 9 2015 | Began the Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour in New York City. |
| March 27 2015 | Released the album Endless Forms Most Beautiful, with guest narration by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. |
| August 6 2014 | The band announced that founding drummer Jukka Nevalainen would not be part of the upcoming album due to insomnia, with Kai Hahto replacing him. |
| November 2013 | The band released the live album Showtime, Storytime, which was the first Nightwish release to feature Floor Jansen and Troy Donockley as credited band members. |
| October 9 2013 | Nightwish announced Floor Jansen as the permanent replacement for Anette Olzon and Troy Donockley as a full-time member, expanding the band to a sextet. |
| 2012 | Began the Imaginaerum World Tour, showcasing their conceptual musical narrative. |
| October 2012 | Parted ways with Anette Olzon and finished the tour with Floor Jansen. |
| November 2011 | Released their seventh studio album, Imaginaerum. |
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