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Album: Angels Fall First
# Song Title   Time
1)    Elvenpath Remastered More Info... 4:38
2)    Beauty And The Beast Remastered More Info... 6:23
3)    The Carpenter Remastered More Info... 5:56
4)    Astral Romance Remastered More Info... 5:11
5)    Angels Fall First Remastered More Info... 5:34
6)    Tutankhamen Remastered More Info... 5:30
7)    Nymphomaniac Fantasia Remastered More Info... 4:45
8)    Know Why The Nightingale Sings Remastered More Info... 4:13
9)    Lappi Pt I Erämaajärvi Remastered More Info... 2:15
10)    Lappi Pt II Witchdrums Remastered More Info... 1:19
11)    Lappi Pt III This Moment Is Eternity Remastered More Info... 3:12
12)    Lappi Pt IV Etiäinen Remastered More Info... 2:33
13)    Return To The Sea Remastered More Info... 5:46
14)    Nightwish Demo 1997 More Info... 5:49
15)    The Forever Moments Demo 1997 More Info... 5:36
16)    Etiäinen Demo 1997 More Info... 3:00
2)    Beauty and the Beast More Info... 0:06
3)    The Carpenter More Info... 0:06
4)    Astral Romance More Info... 0:05
5)    Angels Fall First More Info... 0:05
6)    Tutankhamen More Info... 0:05
7)    Nymphomaniac Fantasia More Info... 0:04
8)    Know Why the Nightingale Sings More Info... 0:04
9)    Lappi (Lapland): Eramaajarvi More Info... 0:02
10)    Lappi (Lapland): Witchdrums More Info... 0:01
11)    Lappi (Lapland): This Moment Is Eternity More Info... 0:03
12)    Lappi (Lapland): Etianen More Info... 0:02
13)    A Return to the Sea More Info... 0:05
14)    Nightwish More Info... 0:06
15)    The Forever Moments More Info... 0:05
16)    Etianen More Info... 0:03
 
Album: Angels Fall First
# Song Title   Time
1)    Elvenpath Remastered More Info... 4:38
2)    Beauty And The Beast Remastered More Info... 6:23
3)    The Carpenter Remastered More Info... 5:56
4)    Astral Romance Remastered More Info... 5:11
5)    Angels Fall First Remastered More Info... 5:34
6)    Tutankhamen Remastered More Info... 5:30
7)    Nymphomaniac Fantasia Remastered More Info... 4:45
8)    Know Why The Nightingale Sings Remastered More Info... 4:13
9)    Lappi Pt I Erämaajärvi Remastered More Info... 2:15
10)    Lappi Pt II Witchdrums Remastered More Info... 1:19
11)    Lappi Pt III This Moment Is Eternity Remastered More Info... 3:12
12)    Lappi Pt IV Etiäinen Remastered More Info... 2:33
13)    Return To The Sea Remastered More Info... 5:46
14)    Nightwish Demo 1997 More Info... 5:49
15)    The Forever Moments Demo 1997 More Info... 5:36
16)    Etiäinen Demo 1997 More Info... 3:00
2)    Beauty and the Beast More Info... 0:06
3)    The Carpenter More Info... 0:06
4)    Astral Romance More Info... 0:05
5)    Angels Fall First More Info... 0:05
6)    Tutankhamen More Info... 0:05
7)    Nymphomaniac Fantasia More Info... 0:04
8)    Know Why the Nightingale Sings More Info... 0:04
9)    Lappi (Lapland): Eramaajarvi More Info... 0:02
10)    Lappi (Lapland): Witchdrums More Info... 0:01
11)    Lappi (Lapland): This Moment Is Eternity More Info... 0:03
12)    Lappi (Lapland): Etianen More Info... 0:02
13)    A Return to the Sea More Info... 0:05
14)    Nightwish More Info... 0:06
15)    The Forever Moments More Info... 0:05
16)    Etianen More Info... 0:03
 
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Performer Notes
  • Nightwish includes: Tuomas Holopainen (vocals, synthesizer); Tarja Turunen (vocals).
  • Recorded in 1997.
  • Personnel: Tuomas Holopainen (vocals, synthesizer); Tarja, Tarja Turunen (vocals); Jukka Nevalainen (drums, percussion).
  • Audio Mixer: Tero Kinnunen.
  • Liner Note Author: Dante Bonutto.
  • Recording information: Kitee Huvikeskus Studio (04/1997-09/1997).
  • Photographer: Toni H?rk?nen.
  • Arranger: Tero Kinnunen.
  • When then tiny independent record label Spinefarm decided to take a chance on a brand new group called Nightwish by releasing a modest 500-unit pressing of their first album, Angels Fall First (originally recorded as a simple demo), little did they know this would quickly evolve into their biggest future cash cow, and one of Finland's most successful bands ever! Believe it: such were the humble origins and expectations for both band and album; despite the already quite advanced songwriting abilities of chief architect, keyboardist, and vocalist Tuomas Holopainen, which adorned melodic power metal with gothic, folk, and classical music elements, then topped them with the budding vocal power of a still baby-faced opera student named Tarja Turunen. Completed by guitarist/bassist Emppu Vuorinen and drummer Jukka Nevalainen, the nascent Nightwish were in fact merely scratching the surface of their commercial potential (and ensuing stardom), at this stage; yet they showed amazing courage and versatility on forceful tracks like "Elvenpath" and "Know Why the Nightingale Sings," the Finnish folk-steeped "The Carpenter," and an early glimpse of their latter-day fascination with musical theater in "Beauty and the Beast." So even though there were still several areas where the precocious bandmembers required additional seasoning (e.g. replacing Holopainen's unsatisfying vocal efforts, leaving folk-metal aspirations for other Finnish bands to exploit, and reigning in occasional lyrical transgressions like those of "Nymphomaniac Fantasia"), Angels Fall First arguably remains the band's most eclectic album (unfocused to its detractors), and, for this very reason, a favorite for many of their fans. And in the greater scheme of things, Nightwish's unexpectedly popular debut easily trumped most of the era's less risk-taking, female-fronted goth-metal bands, and felt like a veritable tornado of fresh air blowing through the Scandinavian extreme metal scene -- hence its success among female consumers. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia
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