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Ms. Floor Jansen is a keeper.

Also, we will be a six-piece band from now on, as Mr. Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, low whistles, vocals) will become a full-time member of NIGHTWISH.

Originally we were going to wait until 2014 to make a decision about the future line-up of the band, but the past year has clearly shown us that Floor and Troy are perfect matching pieces to our puzzle, and we are really grateful of the bond that has grown between all of us. We love you guys.

Tuomas
Marco
Jukka
Emppu

Floor a écrit :Words cannot describe what I feel! This union is beyond everything and I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to continue this amazing journey with my new brothers! Once I had a dream…and this is it!!!

Troy Donockley a écrit :Imaginaerum World Tour´was a revelation to me and in that time, I became aware of a growing unity and then, finally, a transcendence of all the usual nonsense that affects bands. A beautiful process. And since the idea, the musical dream that is NIGHTWISH has been a part of me since before I was born, I am delighted to officially sail into uncharted waters with my brothers and sister. Wondrous scenes Ahoy! "

Starchild a écrit :Ah ben là par exemple sur ce titre je préférai entendre Annette.
Floor Jansen est top et est un bon choix, il me tarde d'écouter des nouveaux morceaux avec elle.
Mais ça retire rien au fait que Olzon a fait une prestation magnifique sur le dernier album en date.

Starchild a écrit :Ah ben là par exemple sur ce titre je préférai entendre Annette.

Floor Jansen est top et est un bon choix, il me tarde d'écouter des nouveaux morceaux avec elle.

Mais ça retire rien au fait que Olzon a fait une prestation magnifique sur le dernier album en date.

Radio Metal: The new DVD ["Showtime, Storytime"] is the perfect introduction to the new NIGHWISH lineup that was officially announced [earlier in the month]. When you decided to release a DVD with Floor [Jansen, vocals], did you already have in mind to make her place in the band official? Or, at least, did seeing the live footage convince you she was the right choice?

Tuomas: We were actually quite convinced already in the beginning of summer. We made the agreement in June. We asked her if she wanted to be part of the band last June, and we also asked Troy [Donockley, multi-instrumentalist]. They both agreed. Then we decided to keep silent until next year, just to calm things down. And then, a few weeks ago, I started writing the credits for the DVD — the "thank you" list, and all that. Then came: "NIGHTWISH are…" How do I put Floor and Troy here? "Guest vocals by Floor Jansen"? That sounds ridiculous! That's when I realized: "Why should we stay silent about this?" So we talked with the band about releasing the information now. It's also good promotion for the DVD, that Floor and Troy are official members.

Radio Metal: Did you ever consider not asking Floor to stay and looking for another singer?

Tuomas: We just kept all the doors open for the first part of this year. We were just having a really good time on tour. She was a replacement; we didn't think that she was definitely going to be the one. But week after week, we grew into the idea that this was really good. Why should we look anywhere else? As long as she agreed, of course. We didn't take it for granted that she wanted to be in the band. In the beginning of June, we asked her: "How do you feel about this? Do you wanna continue?" And here we are now!

Radio Metal: Was the decision easy for her to make? Floor went through a serious burn-out in 2011, after REVAMP's first album was released. Wasn't she afraid it could happen again with a busy band like NIGHTWISH?

Tuomas: Yeah, we talked about this. We don't want her to quit REVAMP either, everybody has side projects. We really asked her: "Are you sure you want to do this?", and she was 100% sure. I think it's gonna work out fine. We have a really good management and record label, so she doesn't need to worry about that stuff the way she has to do with REVAMP. It's gonna be much easier.

Radio Metal: How do you explain that the fans were not as scandalized, or at least as skeptical, by Floor's arrival in the band as they were by Anette's [Olzon]? Is it because she was already known in the metal world, or maybe because they've realized that what really matters in NIGHWISH is the music, and not the identity of the lead singer?

Tuomas: I wish I could answer that! I think maybe a little bit of both. But the fact that she was already quite well-known and respected in the metal genre… She has been doing this for 14 years, so people knew her. She didn't come out of nowhere. That really helped the transition to be smoother.

Radio Metal: Retrospectively, considering the fact that Anette had no lyrical singing capabilities, do you still think Anette was the right choice for NIGHTWISH at the time?

Tuomas: Yes, I do. I've said this many times. When I listen to "Dark Passion Play" and "Imaginaerum", I don't think there is another person who could have sung those songs better than her. I really, honestly think so, and the rest of the band does, as well. That was not the issue.

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