Knotfest Finland – Friday audience pictures: Can you find yourself?

In a recent discussion with U.K.’s Metal Hammer publication, Tuomas Holopainen, the keyboardist and leader of Nightwish, shared his thoughts on the band’s separation from their original lead vocalist, Tarja Turunen, in 2005, as per Blabbermouth. Turunen was let go from Nightwish following the conclusion of the band’s 2005 tour, as she received an open letter that was also posted on the Nightwish website simultaneously. Holopainen expressed to Metal Hammer that Nightwish “get blamed for what happened, for good reason” but emphasized that “there was no future” moving forward with Turunen. He further stated that there is no possibility of a Nightwish reunion with Turunen. We were just...

Nightwish stands as one of the greatest international success stories in Finnish music history, and guitarist Emppu Vuorinen has been part of the band’s journey practically from its very first steps. Nearly three decades later, Nightwish has grown from a small group of friends in the Finnish town of Kitee into one of the world’s...