The album’s first single, “Sacrament of Wilderness”, hit number 1 on the Finnish singles charts, where it stayed for several weeks. Oceanborn was an instant success in Finland, reaching number 5 on the Finnish album charts. Oceanborn was well received, with Allmusic writing that the album “as a whole works great”, with songs that are “very strong”. In contrast to the female vocals of Turunen, the album also featured guest growling vocals by Tapio Wilska. Adopting a more technical and progressive sound than Angels Fall First, Oceanborn saw the band abandon much of the ambient and folk elements present on their debut release.
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On October 7, 1998, Nightwish released their second full length album, Oceanborn, in Finland only. Nightwish then returned to the studio in August 1998 as a five-piece, to record their follow up album for Spinefarm records. Nightwish completed their touring line up in the summer of 1998 when bassist Sami Vänskä, an old friend of Holopainen, joined the band. Problems listening to the file? See media help.Following a string of live shows in Finland, the band filmed their first video clip for “The Carpenter” in April 1998. Sacrament of Wilderness, Nightwish’s breakout single garnered the band its first success outside of Finland. During the winter of 19, the band performed only seven times, due to Nevalainen and Vuorinen’s obligatory Finnish military service, and Turunen finishing her schooling. In December 1997, after over a year of existence, Nightwish made their live debut in their hometown Kitee, Finland. “The Carpenter” single was released as a split with label mates Children of Bodom and Thy Serpent.Īngels Fall First is one of the two albums which features keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen's vocals, appearing on four of the album's eleven tracks, alongside vocalist Tarja Turunen.Ĭritical reception of Angels Fall First was mixed, with Allmusic rating the album 2 out of 5 stars, and The Metal Observer stating that Nightwish’s debut album “paled drastically in comparison to their later work". The full length album Angels Fall First was released internationally in November 1997 and reached number 31 on the Finnish album charts, with the single “The Carpenter” reaching number 3 on the Finnish singles chart.
The label signed Nightwish to a two album deal, and the band returned to the studio to re-record songs from their second demo. As a precursor to their debut full length album of the same name, the demo made its way to the Finnish record label Spinefarm Records in May 1997. The band entered the studio in April 1997 to record seven songs for their second demo, entitled Angels Fall First. The addition of heavy metal elements to the band's existing experimental style gave the band an unique sound, forming the core of the Nightwish sound. In early 1997, following the release of the Nightwish demo, Jukka “Julius” Nevalainen joined the band, and acoustic guitar was replaced with electric guitar. The name “Nightwish” was derived from the first song the band recorded together, and the first demo also included early versions of “The Forever Moments” and “Etiäinen”.Īfter recording the Nightwish demo, Holopainen decided that Turunen’s operatic voice was too powerful for an acoustic band, and decided to add in heavy metal elements, including electric guitars and drums. The three musicians recorded their self-titled acoustic demo in the winter of 1996. The band featured only keyboards, acoustic guitars, and the classical vocals of Turunen. 1.5 Over the Hills and Far Away EP (2001)īased on the musical experimentations of Holopainen, the original band concept was to create acoustic music.
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