End of an Era
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| Live album (Live DVD) by Nightwish | |||||
| Released | June 1, 2006 | ||||
| Recorded | October 21, 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, Power metal | ||||
| Label | Spinefarm Records Drakkar Entertainment |
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| Producer | Tero Kinnunen | ||||
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End of an Era is a DVD and double CD from the Finnish symphonic power metal quintet Nightwish. It is a recording of their live performance at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland on October 21, 2005, the final concert of a long worldwide tour for their album Once. During the concert the band was joined on-stage by Lakota musician John Two-Hawks, who performed "Stone People" from his album Honor as an introduction to "Creek Mary's Blood", which featured his voice and cedar flutes. End of An Era is the final Nightwish production to feature Tarja Turunen on vocals. She and the rest of the band parted mere hours after this concert. The name of the album most likely refers to this.
In addition to Nightwish own songs, three significant covers appear, their known cover of Gary Moore's song Over the Hills and Far Away and Andrew Lloyd Webbers The Phantom of the Opera, but a cover of Pink Floyd's High Hopes also appears.
The DVD also contains a 55 minute documentary about the fifteen days prior to the concert, "A Day Before Tomorrow.", and a photo gallery.
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[edit] Reception
The DVD was released on June 1, 2006 in Finland, and on June 2, 2006 in Germany. After only one day on sale, the DVD was certified gold in Finland.[1]
[edit] Track listing
| Title | Writers | Notes | Length | |
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| 1. | "Red Warrior" | Hans Zimmer | Intro | 0:35 |
| 2. | "Dark Chest of Wonders" | Holopainen | 4:43 | |
| 3. | "Planet Hell" | Holopainen | 4:45 | |
| 4. | "Ever Dream" | Holopainen | 5:27 | |
| 5. | "The Kinslayer" | Holopainen | 4:09 | |
| 6. | "The Phantom of the Opera" | Andrew Lloyd Webber / T. Rice | 5:12 | |
| 7. | "The Siren" | Holopainen / Vuorinen | 4:53 | |
| 8. | "Sleeping Sun" | Holopainen | 4:55 | |
| 9. | "High Hopes" | David Gilmour / Polly Samson | Pink Floyd cover | 6:54 |
| 10. | "Bless the Child" | Holopainen | 6:25 | |
| 11. | "Wishmaster" | Holopainen | 4:44 | |
| 12. | "Slaying the Dreamer" | Holopainen / Vuorinen | 5:05 | |
| 13. | "Kuolema tekee taiteilijan" | Holopainen | 4:13 | |
| 14. | "Nemo" | Holopainen | 4:46 | |
| 15. | "Ghost Love Score" | Holopainen | 10:29 | |
| 16. | "Stone People" | John Two-Hawks | Performed by John Two-Hawks | 4:09 |
| 17. | "Creek Mary's Blood" | Holopainen | Featuring John Two-Hawks | 8:39 |
| 18. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" | Gary Moore | Gary Moore cover | 5:26 |
| 19. | "Wish I Had an Angel" | Holopainen | 4:17 | |
| 20. | "All of Them" | Hans Zimmer | Outro | 3:35 |
[edit] Note
- At the end of the song "Wishmaster", Emppu Vuorinen, Marco Hietala, and Jukka Nevalainen play the intro to Iron Maiden's song, "The Trooper".
[edit] References
- ^ NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' CD/DVD Certified Gold - June 2, 2006. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved on 2006-08-16.
[edit] External links
- End of an Era at Nightwish.com
- Official Nightwish Website
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