01. Wish I Had An Angel 04:04
02. Stargazers 04:26
03. The Kinslayer 04:01
04. Ever Dream 04:44
05. Elvenpath 04:38
06. Bless The Child 06:11
07. Nemo 04:35
08. Sleeping Sun 04:03
09. Dead To The World 04:19
10. Over The Hills And Far Away 05:00
11. Sacrament Of Wilderness 04:10
12. Walking In The Air 05:27
13. Wishmaster 04:23
14. Dead Boy's Poem 06:47
15. The Phantom Of The Opera 04:08
16. High Hopes (Live) 07:20
Biography:
Following in the footsteps of the Gathering and Lacuna Coil (goth-influenced "symphonic" metal bands with female vocalists), Nightwish was formed in Kitee, Finland, in 1997 by keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. Initially attempting to create acoustic music, he recruited trained opera vocalist Tarja Turunen, but soon added full metal-band instrumentation in the persons of guitarist Emppo Vuorinen, bassist Sami Vänskä, and drummer Jukka Nevalainen. The band`s demos landed them a contract with the Finnish label Spinefarm, which released their debut album Angels Fall First in late 1997 (it appeared in the rest of Europe the following year). The follow-up, Oceanborn, appeared in late 1998 and made Nightwish a bonafide mainstream success in their homeland; the album reached the Finnish Top Five and spun off three Top Ten singles. The band toured Europe heavily, consolidating their success, and in 2000 recorded their third album Wishmaster. Not only did it top the Finnish charts, but it also became the group`s first album to be released in the U.S. (by Century Media, which reissued their previous albums in 2001 as well).
