So what do people think of Anette versus their old singer Tarja? I'm still undecided. I'm currently not in a position to acquire the new Nightwish album, though I've listened to a couple of the songs on youtube. Rather weird to hear the different style of voice with Nightwish. Anette's not an opera singer Tarja like is. I'm surprised they didn't go with someone with classical training. Her voice has grown on me, though.
I was curious as to how she would handle their older stuff. I found some footage from a concert in Hamburg. She managed Nemo and Wish I had an Angel pretty well but her voice came off as too small for Wishmaster and She is my Sin. Maybe she just needs more time singing with the band.
Apparently Phantom of the Opera is the only Tarja-era Nightwish song that they are no longer going to perform.
I got the new album, and I rather like it. There are moments when Anette's voice has a sort of pop singer-ish tone to it, but even at the worst moments I personally find it better than what's-her-face from Evanescence (which, admittedly, is not very hard), plus the instrumentals have kept with what Nightwish has been doing all along.
Watching them on YouTube, I honestly thought this was a parody band until I looked them up on Wikipedia. I don't mean that as assholish as it sounds, I just can't tell any more with a lot of music. Too, I've been previewing Kayne West's Graduation tonight, so I'm not exactly in a metal place right now.
At least they're actually singing (and I do like the two singer's voices together -- a nice mix of growl and crystal, so to speak). I get so tired of all the metal bands that have a broken blender full of gravel for a singer.
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Another band I should've heard a long time ago but didn't! I like both singers and each of them gives a different feel to their music. I've been listening to them on Youtube for awhile now and one that really is rocking out for me now are Planet Hell and I Wish I had an Angel.
Mobius wrote:a little too generic, i thinks: it sounds like a redux of the new orientation of Within Temptation
I tried listening to that band but their stuff was a bore to my ears.
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I'm not a terribly big fan of Nightwish. I actually find the new singer more impressive than Tarja; but then, my favorite female-fronted goth act has always been Flowing Tears, so its hard not to feel a bit envious of their popularity.
