Summer Camp '10: the road to a new album begins!

[St Enigma]

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"It's always the first day of the future."



It's five months since the last concert at Hartwall Areena which ended the massive two years long DPP tour. First tidbits of reliable news about Nightwish's plans and proceeding have been popping up in public through different sources and websites already. I thought it would be a good idea if we start gathering all available news about the upcoming CD and the band's future plans in this thread.


Important!

A.) In order to avoid spreading pure rumours here I'd like to see all news posted with the source (Name and issue of the newspaper/magazine, a link to the source website etc.)

B.) Please do not use quoted news posts on other discussion boards as a source, rather try following the tracks back to the original source and link it directly when possible.

C.) Most Nightwish members are working with their side projects or solo album during this break. Please do not post news about them in this thread but rather in a dedicated thread instead. Search these forums first and make a new thread only if one doesn't exist already.

D.) Double posts are allowed in this thread. In order to keep the thread clean and tidy, quote only one news at a time.

E.) If you want to comment a news posted here, make it short. Long discussions about news shall happen in other thread(s).

Thank you.





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[St Enigma]

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2010 News
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Feb 01. 2010, Anette Olzon's blog

Our next NW album

Hi everyone,
Since you sometimes ask me about our coming NW album and when it will be released etc, I have some news for you;=) The plans are rough and it might be changed but as for now:

- Tuomas has 9 songs ready already;=)
- We all will meet this summer for rehearsals and arranging the songs and getting a demo ready.
- We enter the studio next fall and the album will be released EARLIEST in the fall 2011.

So, great news and we are all excited!

Posted by Anette Olzon at 19:16



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[St Enigma]

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Feb 20. 2010 Bravewords.com


Posted on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 17:08:42 EST

Management has informed BraveWords.com that while there will be no new album until September of 2011, there are developments within the NIGHTWISH camp. Mainman Tuomas Holopainen is currently writing the follow-up to 2007's Dark Passion Play which featured new singer Anette Olzon. The band will get together in July to record a demo of the ideas Holopainen has come up with. After that, he will live with the music, to determine if it just needs tinkering, or additional pieces must be created.

Currently the band is investigating the possibility of starting the next world tour in Los Angeles. Plans would call for a one-off North American exclusive at the 6,000 seat auditorium within the Universal Amphitheater. This venue would allow Nightwish to bring pyro and the full production to North America for the first time. A full continental tour would commence three-four months later, tentatively billed as late 2011, or early 2012.


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[C.]

Currently the band is investigating the possibility of starting the next world tour in Los Angeles. Plans would call for a one-off North American exclusive at the 6,000 seat auditorium within the Universal Amphitheater. This venue would allow Nightwish to bring pyro and the full production to North America for the first time. A full continental tour would commence three-four months later, tentatively billed as late 2011, or early 2012.

Do I even need to say that I hope this is true?!

 

[Alice7]

Waiting impatiently for their new album.

 

[C.]

We're gonna have to wait a long time, looks like it won't even see the light of day 'till sometime next year, and late in the year at that.

 

[MsNightfish]

I want that album in my hands now!!! Because I can't wait

 

[FleshAndBloodTheocracy]

Do I even need to say that I hope this is true?!

Right there with ya.

The last time I saw Nightwish was at progpower around the time CC came out....it's been awhile

 

[St Enigma]

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www.facebook.com/nightwish

NIGHTWISH SUMMER CAMP DIARY (week 28)
17. July 2010 time 0:36

Almost exactly 4 years ago we gathered into an idyllic place in the small village of Sävi to rehearse and arrange what would later be called "Dark Passion Play". It was such glorious and inspiring times that we decided to do something similar with the upcoming Nightwish album called ...........

So again we are here in the deepest countryside of Finland beginning to create a follower for DPP. It`s just us guys for now, Anette will join the camp a bit later. We arrived yesterday and the reunion was celebrated with some water-skiing, bbq and Quilmes. I foresee the same trinity taking place more or less on a daily basis.

We just got the equipment and PA set up with the help of our legendary engineer / co-producer TeeCee Kinnunen and probably will start working with the songs in a couple of days. This campsite is so amazing we`ll let that sauna of a rehearsal room wait in silence for a while, and just concentrate on chilling out and catching up. And raising the official NW camp - flag high into the pole.

I have 12 songs completed now, but am still working with some lyrics. It`s been an immensely fruitful songwriting process, as well as very consuming and ponderous. But I feel more satisfied with the stuff than ever before. Don`t know if it`s a good sign or bad.
To me the album sounds like a rollercoaster ride in a theme park designed by Neil Gaiman, Tim Burton and Salvador Dali. That`s the best way I can put it at this point.

Like before, we will record a demo once the songs are arranged, to listen to and to perfect the material, and to give to Mr. Pip Williams so he can start with the orchestration process. The actual enter-the-studio-date is set for October 15th.
Again, the London orchestra and choir will be there, as well as Mr. Troy Donockley playing a slightly bigger part this time. And loads of new elements `n twists we haven`t tried before!

So things are finally rolling. We`ll keep you posted in written, as well as in visual form. Stay tuned for updates.
And thanks for sharing the journey once again!

Yours, Tuomas


TOP 5 / Week 28

1. Water sports
2. Dimebag Darrell biography
3. Alice In Wonderland dvd
4. Ihmebantu dvd
5. Amorphis: Tales From The Thousand Lakes

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[St Enigma]

www.facebook.com/nightwish


NIGHTWISH SUMMER CAMP DIARY (week 29)
21. July time 9:33

The 1st week is almost through and we`re off to a fantastic start. Jukka, Emppu and me have 5 songs rehearsed so far, Marco joined the camp last night after a couple of festival shows he did with Tarot. We`ll start putting the low ends into those songs later today and maybe try out tune #6.

The first song put together ended up having one of the best choruses we`ve ever had and a classic Nightwishy c-part of heavy guitars, a massive string riff and everything louder than anything and everybody playing with full force at the same time.
Trademark stuff.

Song # 2 is a twisted marriage of Van Halen, Pantera and madhouse vocals. And Quentin Tarantino - guitars in the bridge. We weren`t overly bananas over this one after the demo I made alone, but now it`s finally coming alive.

In between the distorted racket we sat down with Emppu to complete one acoustic piece. A nice journey back to the roots! Sounds like a Moomin Valley - Christmas carol.

Then another song back to the roots. Everyone`s surprise favorite at the moment. I dug up my inner Paradise Lost / My Dying Bride fanboy and this funeral march is the result.

Music for the last song rehearsed so far is written by Marco. A wonderfully catchy track with the chorus repeated 5 times.(!!) Must be some sort of a record for us. Nice acoustic themes and a d-part which doesn`t quite still fit in.
We`ll enter The Haunted Mansion tomorrow.

Will write more soon, all the best to everyone meanwhile!

Good times, Tuomas

TOP 5 / Week 2
1. New songs, old gang
2. Fishing
3. Prestige - The movie
4. Hidden Rock, Quilmes & Cap`n Morgan
5. Winning all-in with 7-2


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[C.]

Yes, our friends at Nightwish-World have opened up a website for the Summer Camp sessions, where everyone is welcome to look at pictures, watch the video blogs, etc. You can also see the first public photos of Jukka's new baby at the site!

The link is in the news section at OSA.

I am going to rename this topic and pin it, so that everyone will see that Nightwish is back at work on the new album, and maybe get some traffic back in here!

 

[violin-fl]

Not only excited that Troy is going to be playing a bigger part, but also...I've never been to a large concert before, and this tour will kick off after I start getting a healthy Navy salary. You bet I'll be there.

All this summer camp stuff makes me wish I had time to finish my own recordings before boot camp.

 

[ben_uez]

i am really excited about troys role. and of course i'm excited about the whole album. it is still al long way to go and a long time for us fans to wait for the album and the following tour
anyhow, it's great to see the guys working on new stuff

 

[St Enigma]

http://www.facebook.com/nightwish

NIGHTWISH SUMMER CAMP DIARY (week 30)
Today 3:36

Good day everyone!

It`s 9 am. and I`m sipping my morning coffee while reading the latest NHL news and writing this down. When did I turn into a blog-writing computer-geek?
It`s been very hot, we`ve been struck by a never-seen-before heat wave for the past few weeks and I can`t recall when was the last time I wore socks or slept under sheets. No complaints, though, water sports and boating never felt so glorious as during the past days.
We got something done in the arranging - the - new - songs - front, too, even though the 35 C - rehearsal room isn`t the most alluring place just now.

The "Nukkumatti" song, as we call it, is among my top favorites of the new stuff, a pounding, twisted and chorusless ghost train ride is sure to bring a smile to your face. At least it has done so to everyone who has heard it. Danny Elfman goes humppa.

Then we took over a song which was more or less tailor-made for Troy. Loads of pipes to battle / to jam with Emppu and a raving c-part which was born after 10 pints of ale and loads of Old Toby. One of the cheerier tunes of the album, and a nice little cloudbuster.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos!

Song #8 takes us to whole new territories. Something completely different from anything we`ve ever done. All of us need to find new ways to play our instruments and use vocals for that piece. A terrificly challenging and mind-expanding song. I can`t wait to hear Anette and Marco sing that one.

On Sunday night the fellas from Northern Kings took over the campsite. We had agreed they can come and share our rehearsal facilities since they have a couple of shows coming up. Tony (Kakko) and Kai (Hahto) greeted me with 2 bottles of Yellow Tail which we enjoyed by a still lake at dusk. Finnish hippie-geezer-national-scenery - romanticism at its best!
Thanks guys for visiting, we`ll meet soon again.

Time to dive into Marco`s vocals today. And maybe for song #9. And that 5kg trout that`s been avoiding us for the past week.

Will write more soon (or somebody will), all best!

Tuomas


TOP 5 / Week 3

1. The weather
2. Longhaired hippies naked in the nearby forest
3. Solving the mystery of where the hell all the fishes are
4. Epcot`s Illuminations - soundtrack
5. Zombieland - the movie


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[C.]

Well, looks like the pinning of this topic has worked, as we seem to have some new people dropping in to see how things are going.

Welcome!

 

[ben_uez]

Well, looks like the pinning of this topic has worked, as we seem to have some new people dropping in to see how things are going.

Welcome!

i began reading this forum some time ago, but this place was pretty dead. so i never took part in "discussions" myself. thanks for the welcome;-)

 

[C.]

^Yes, it's been common for OSA forum to experience downtime whenever the band is not doing anything. But once a new album/tour comes out, there will be more traffic here.

 

[ben_uez]

hopefully

 

[Stingray11214]

Wow! This CD is gonna be sick!

 

[St Enigma]

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NIGHTWISH SUMMER CAMP DIARY (week 31)

Yesterday 00:33


Another week passed by, another week of rehearsing, song-shaping, sweating, boating and fishing. The happiest event naturally was Anette having a baby and feeling fantastic with the newborn! Our congrats and blessings for the whole family!

Songs # 9 & #10 took shape last weekend. The #9 - one explores Zimmer-territories shamelessly with the chorus taking us back to our roots. Emppu`s favorite part of the whole album, I reckon. I`ve always had problems with short, simple - structured songs but this sounds very promising even to my cynical ears and heart.

Last song put together will be the last one on the album, an insanely ambitious piece. I assume it will be close to 20 minutes long. Uncle Walt`s spirit is already haunting in every note of this song. Still needs some arranging, though.

We have only one song left to practice after the monster song, an acoustic piece in the vein of "The Islander". Ennio Morricone meets Christy Moore. Emppu and me need loads of Guinness, some fine single malt and a windy day to bring this one alive. And Troy`s pipes & bodhran, of course.

Marco also sang demo vocals for almost all the songs so they start making more sense and so that Anette would be able to hear the vocal melodies and the pacing of the lyrics. I deeply enjoy this process of building the songs slowly together, weaving stories out of thin air, and it`s almost always the vocals that finally wake the songs up.

Yesterday I drove to Lappeenranta to play keys to Kotiteollisuus` new demo. Great stuff coming up from that front, too!

It`s about 3 weeks before we start recording the demo so now we have time to put final touches into the songs and perfect them the best we can. It`s fantastic not to be in any hurry for a change!
Which reminds me, time to go catch that trout.

Take good care everyone!

Tuomas


TOP 5 / Week 4


1. NW demo w / Marco`s guide vocals
2. Esko Valtaoja
3. Kitee - Sotkamo 2-0 / playoffs starting soon
4. Edward Scissorhands - the movie
5. Alfred J. Kwak



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