The English version of Nightwish book, Once Upon a Nightwish - The Official Biography 1996 – 2006, is now on pre-sale in the Nightwish Shop.
This is an English version and soft cover. 400 pages, with a 32-page full-colour photo insert
Estimated release is in the end of February but changes are still possible.
Once Upon a NIGHTWISH - The Official Biography 1996-2006 is a book about 9-year-story of the band. The book is written by Mape Ollila, extremely experienced music editor.
Year 1996: Tuomas Holopainen is on his summer cottage in Kitee, sitting by the campfire, saying to his two friends that he probably should found an own band.
Year 2005: Holopainen’s Nightwish is selling gold around the world and playing to overexcited audiences everywhere from Asia to America, critics are praising the total breakthrough-album ”Once”, and the band has become Finnish national treasure, a beloved export article that is listened by not only metal music lovers but babies and oldsters.
What has happened during these nine years? Mape Ollila answers this question in this thorough, dramatic and beautifully illustrated Nightwish-book. He has been interviewing the band members, co-workers, family members, friends, fans and colleagues for two years, the book will go through the good times and bad times, uncover members’ mind, tell unbelievable stories from touring, including even serious exposures from Nightwish-world.
Mape Ollila has a long experience as a music editor, specialized in metal music. Ollila has followed Nightwish’s career from the beginning and travelled along with the band for example in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria, England and the United States.
SAXON have been forced to cancel four dates on their upcoming European tour. According to the band, due to problems with local promoters the following shows have been cancelled:
April
23 - Bucharest, Romania at Preoteasa
May
2 - Vilnius, Lithuania at PHC
3 - Tallinn, Estonia at Rock Cafe
4 - St. Petersburg, Rusia at DS Jubileiny
Upcoming Saxon 2007 European tour dates are now as follows:
January
26 - Sheffield, UK at Sheffield City Hall
February
28 - UK Glasgow at Garage **
March
2 - Belfast, UK at Spring & Airbrake **
3 - Dublin, Ireland at Temple Bar Music Centre **
4 - Manchaster, UK at Academy 2 **
6 - Wolverhampton, UK at Civic Hall *
7 - Nottingham, UK at Rock City *
8 - Cardiff, UK at Coal Exchange *
9 - London, UK at Astoria **
10 - Antwerpen, Belgium at Hof Ter Lo **
11 - Amsterdam, Netherlands at Paradiso **
13 - Köln, Germany at Live Music Hall *
14 - Oberhausen, Germany at Turbinenhalle *
15 - Hamburg, Germany at Markthalle **
16 - Berlin, Germany at Huxleys Neue Welt *
17 - Leipzig, Germany at Werk 2 *
18 - Lichtenfels, Germany at Stadthalle *
20 - Stuttgart, Germany at Longhorn/LKA **
21 - Pratteln, Switzerland at Z7 **
22 - Toulouse, France at Havana Cafe **
23 - Madrid, Spain at Macumba **
24 - Bergara, Spain at Sala Jam **
25 - Barcelona, Spain at Razzmatazz **
26 - Santiago, Spain at Capitol **
27 - Porto, Portugal at Hard Club **
29 - Lyon, France at Transbordeur **
30 - Paris, France at Elysee Montmartre **
April
12 - Saarbrücken, Germany at Garage **
13 - Langen, Germany at Stadthalle **
14 - München, Germany at Große Elser Halle **
15 - Mailand, Italy at Alcatraz **
16 - Firenze, Italy at Viper **
17 - Rome, Italy at Alpheus **
20 - Athens, Greece at Gagarin 205 **
21 - Thessaloniki, Greece at Ydrogeios **
24 - Beograd, Serbia at SKC **
25 - Zagreb, Croatia at Boogaloo Club **
26 - Budapest, Hungary Petofi Hall **
27 - Wien, Austria at Planet Music **
28 - Zlin, Czech Republic at Hala Novesta **
29 - Krakow, Poland at Club Studio **
30 - Warszawa, Poland at Stodola **
May
5 - Helsinki, Finland at Tavastia **
6 - Oulu, Finland at Teatria **
8 - Stockholm, Sweden at Arenan **
9 - Oslo, Norway at Rockefeller **
10 - Göteborg, Sweden atTrädgarn **
11 - Malmö, Sweden atKB **
12 - Osnabrück, Germany Halle Gartlage **
13 - Hardenberg, Holland at Podium **
* MASTERPLAN, ROSE TATTOO and guest
** Masterplan and guest
HELLFUELED will be the support act from April 12th to May 13th.
REKUIEM (formerly REQUIEM), the cult NWOBHM band, has posted the following message on its official web site:
"After a successful meeting with our record company last week, it is now planned to release a second REKUIEM album in September 2007. Provisionally entitled 'Raise The Dead', the new album will follow in the classic style of 'Time Will Tell' and hopefully go some way to establishing REKUIEM as a 21st century name in rock to be remembered. In the meantime, the label now plan to relaunch 'Time Will Tell' in march with an extra bonus track, video footage and bigger photo booklet in a bid to build on the promo received last year."
