Nightwish Album: “End of an Era”

I don't think it's possible to listen to this album and not have goose bumps crawling all over the flesh. Lately Nightwish has been my music of choice and I can't seem to get enough, the louder the better! Often I find myself craving their mélange of rock, symphonic power metal and opera like vocals - even at work, with headphones on of course, don't want to scare the socks off my coworkers, and I am constantly lost and mesmerized by the harmony of vocals and power that sound like a rock concert in tall halls of Valhalla.

The guitars on this album shred the air like hungry sharks and the vocals are haunting. Much to my delight I can certainly see that Tuomas is greatly influenced by movie scores. I adore them too so to me music doesn't get any better than this, and for a kid who grew up watching Conan movies and war epics this music pumps my blood in all the right places.

This album is very operatic, but also grandiose and full of metal - and even better, it's from a live concert, so it really sounds real. With the fans clapping and people screaming I feel connected, almost as if I was there myself. The lead singer - Tarja is a brilliant artist, even thought she is no longer with this band - I recommend her solo album "My Winter Storm" for the fans of this genre. Her first single off that CD is coincidentally called "I walk Alone" maybe she misses this kick a@@ band...

- Kasia S.

Tarja certainly went out with a bang. This album is phenomenal. The only reason I'm giving it four stars is because this is an experience best had by watching the DVD. Once in a while you may turn to the live album. But by the end of any track on this double disc set, you'll be turning on the TV so that you can watch while you listen. Regardless, this is not an experience to be missed.

I was really looking forward to have this new DVD of Nightwish since it was first announced and finally I got it.

First of all to say, this is the best performance that Nightwish has done so far. Even though she would be fired after the concert, the band members' and Tarja's performance and interactivity are at the top and this is really very confusing.

DVD's best songs are the starter Dark Chest Of Wonders, Ever Dream, The Phantom Of The Opera, Creek Mary's Blood. In the song "The Kinslayer" something is wrong at the recording because the Tuomas' keyboard can hardly be heard.

There is a strange thing about the DVD that there is no "She Is My Sin" in the playlist. That song is one of the blockbusters of Nightwish and it's really confusing why they didn't perform that song in a concert this large.

Final words, this is the Nightwish's last (and I think final) masterpiece of work. When you're watching the concert, you will understand clearly that Nightwish will have really hard times without Tarja's voice. I like Nightwish and their approach to music, but I'm not sure they can hold enough without a great voice like hers. I hope I'll be wrong.

A friend of mine from Sweden told me about this band several years ago and I finally got around to checking them out. This is the first cd of theirs I have purchased and I love it

I saw these guys briefly on VH1 and had to buy this. Tarja's voice is absoutly stunning. This is a fantastic ending to an unfortunate situation. If you're looking for a little something different and are any kind of fan of "metal" in general you gotta hear this! I think you'll be supprised.