Tuomas Holopainen’s 3-track demo earned him his first record deal with his freshly founded band NIGHTWISH back in 1996. 20 years later, with over 2,000 shows played and more than 8 million records sold – NIGHTWISH are the biggest European symphonic metal band. Reason enough for Nuclear Blast to celebrate this huge anniversary by releasing a 2CD compilation titled Decades, on March 9th, 2018. Today, the pre-order for Decades has started! Links below: 2CD, Earbook and Vinyl Box Set via HMV Digital Album via iTunes Silver and Gold Vinyl box sets via the NBUK Store Decades will be available as: 2CD-DIGI 3LP BOX (different colours) 2CD-Earbook The trasklisting reads as follows: CD1 01. The Greatest Show On Earth 02. Élan 03. My Walden 04. Storytime 05. I Want My Tears Back 06. Amaranth 07. The Poet And The Pendulum 08. Nemo 09. Wish I Had An Angel CD2 01. Ghost Love Score 02. Slaying The Dreamer 03. End Of All Hope 04. 10th Man Down 05. The Kinslayer 06. Dead Boy’s Poem 07. Gethsemane 08. Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean 09. Sacrament Of Wilderness 10. Sleeping Sun 11. Elvenpath 12. The Carpenter 13. Nightwish (demo) — 3LP BOX (33 RPM) Side A 01. The Greatest Show On Earth Side B 01. Élan 02. My Walden 03. Storytime 04. I Want My Tears Back 05. Amaranth Side C 01. The Poet And The Pendulum 02. Nemo 03. Wish I Had An Angel Side D 01. Ghost Love Score 02. Slaying The Dreamer 03. End Of All Hope 04. 10th Man Down Side E 01. The Kinslayer 02. Dead Boy’s Poem 03. Gethsemane 04. Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean Side F 01. Sacrament Of Wilderness 02. Sleeping Sun 03. Elvenpath 04. The Carpenter 05. Nightwish (demo) This release will be accompanied by a 9 month tour across the globe. After kicking off with 34 concerts in North America in March/April, the journey will continue with dozens of European festival and headline shows, including their highly anticipated UK show – a headline appearance at Bloodstock Festival on 12th August. Across this tour, NIGHTWISH will also be presenting a special set list featuring rare material from the early years of their career. That’s why these evenings will not only be special events for fans, but also for the band themselves. Be prepared to hear a lot of old school material! NIGHTWISH live 2018: ‘Decades’ Europe & UK 18.05. EST Tallinn – Saku Suurhall 01.06. CZ Pilsen – Metalfest Open Air 02.06. NL Nijmegen – FortaRock 21.06. DK Copenhagen – Copenhell 24.06. FR Clisson – Hellfest 06.07. NO Kvinesdal – Norway Rock Festival 13.07. FIN Joensuu – Ilosaarirock 21.07. FIN Lahti – Mukkulan Tapahtumapuisto 03.08. DE Wacken – Wacken Open Air 07.08. CH Schaffhausen – Stars in Town 09.08. ES Villena – Leyendas del Rock 12.08. UK Derby – Bloodstock Open Air — 02.11. SWE Gothenburg – Partille Arena 05.11. DE Berlin – Max-Schmeling-Halle 06.11. DE Hamburg – Barclaycard Arena 07.11. BE Antwerp – Lotto Arena 09.11. DE Oberhausen – König-Pilsener-Arena 10.11. FR Paris – AccorHotels Arena 11.11. CH Geneva – Arena 13.11. SK Bratislava – Incheba Expo Arena 14.11. DE Munich – Olympiahalle 16.11. DE Leipzig – Arena 17.11. PL Krakow – Tauron Arena 20.11. HU Budapest – Arena 22.11. CH Zurich – Hallenstadion 23.11. DE Nuremberg – Arena 24.11. DE Stuttgart – Schleyer-Halle 27.11. DE Saarbrücken – Saarlandhalle 04.12. IT Milan – Medionalum Forum 05.12. DE Frankfurt – Festhalle ‘Decades’ – North America 09.03. USA Atlanta, GA – Tabernable 10.03. USA Charlotte, NC – The Filmore 12.03. USA Norfolk, VA – The Norva 13.03. USA Baltimore, MD – Lyric Theater 14.03. USA New York, NY – PlayStation Theater 16.03. USA Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory 17.03. USA Worcester, MA – The Palladium 18.03. USA Albany, NY – The Egg 20.03. CDN Montreal, QC – Metropolis 21.03. CDN Toronto, ON – Massey Hall 23.03. USA Niagara Falls, NY – Rapids Theatre 24.03. USA Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater 25.03. USA Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE 26.03. USA Covington, KY – Madison Theater 28.03. USA Kalamazoo, MI – State Theatre 29.03. USA St. Louis, MO – Touhill Performing Arts Center 30.03. USA Minneapolis, MN – The Myth 31.03. USA Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom 02.04. USA Omaha, NB – Sokol Auditorium 03.04. USA Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre 05.04. CDN Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Aud 06.04. USA Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory 07.04. CDN Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Threater 08.04. USA Portland, OR – Roseland Theater 10.04. USA Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl 12.04. USA Ventura, CA – The Majestic Ventura Theatre 13.04. USA San Jose, CA – City National Civic 14.04. USA Anaheim, CA – City National Grove 15.04. USA Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre 17.04. USA Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory 18.04. USA Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall 19.04. USA Mobile, AL – Saenger Theater 21.04. USA St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Landing 22.04. USA Miami, FL – Olympia Theater]]>
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