Nightwish es fundada en 1996 por el tecladista Tuomas Holopainen. Inicialmente tratando de crear música acústica, reclutó a la vocalista de ópera entrenada Tarja Turunen, pero pronto agregó instrumentación de enfocada hacia el metal con ayuda del guitarrista Emppo Vuorinen y el baterista Jukka Nevalainen. Las demos de Nightwish les dieron un contrato con el sello finlandés Spinefarm, que lanzó su álbum debut, "Angels Fall First", a fines de 1997 (apareció en el resto de Europa al año siguiente).
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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