Nightwish might not be performing at the moment, but at least new music is pretty much guaranteed

Tuomas Holopainen, the principal songwriter and keyboardist for Nightwish, told Metal Hammer magazine in the United Kingdom that he has written six songs for the group’s impending eleventh studio album, as per Blabbermouth.

I feel more inspired than ever — proof of that is that I’ve already got six new Nightwish songs done. Every time I sit in front of my keyboard, I’m, like, ‘Ah, yeah, this is great! Just wait till everyone hears this.’ It’s exhilarating.

Tuomas continued by saying that Nightwish had “reserved things” for 2027, which may indicate that studio time has been reserved for the sequel to the two-year-old film “Yesterwynde.” Tuomas made this statement regarding a comeback to the live stage.

Next year is too early to be going back on tour. The year after, possibly? I want to do another album before any live shows, and that’s definitely happening. We’ve already reserved things for that next year.

Tuomas stated to a Finnish newspaper five months ago that he was working on two new albums, but he did not specify if they were for Nightwish. Along with his wife Johanna Kurkela and multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley of Nightwish, Holopainen is a member of Auri, which released its third album, “III – Candles & Beginnings” in August 2025.

Kitee is home to the Finnish symphonic metal group Nightwish. Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former lead vocalist Tarja Turunen founded the group in 1996. Bassist Sami Vänskä and drummer Jukka Nevalainen expanded the lineup. Vänskä was replaced in 2001 by Marko Hietala, who also assumed the male vocalist position that Holopainen or guest singers had previously held. Since the publication of their debut album, “Angels Fall First” (1997), Nightwish has enjoyed success in Finland. With the release of their albums “Oceanborn” (1998), “Wishmaster” (2000), and “Century Child” (2002), they gained international recognition.