Nightwish - Century Child [Japanese Bonus Track]

Title: Century Child [Japanese Bonus Track] Artist: Nightwish Release Date: 2002 Re-Released On: 8/27/2002 Label: Japanese Import UPCs: 4988061872872, 766488908220 Genre: Rock Styles: Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Goth Metal, Symphonic Black Metal Moods: Ambitious, Energetic, Intimate, Sophisticated, Confident, Fierce, Passionate, Stylish, Gloomy, Detached, Malevolent, Menacing, Provocative, Swaggering, Theatrical, Aggressive, Dramatic Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Bless the Child
2. End of All Hope
3. Dead to the World
4. Ever Dream
5. Slaying the Dreamer
6. Forever Yours
7. Ocean Soul
8. Feel for You
9. The Phantom of the Opera
10. Beauty of the Beast: Long Lost Love/One More Night to Live/Christabel
11. The Wayfarer [*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2002 CD Japanese Import 87287 2002 CD Japanese Import 87287

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Possibly the biggest success story in the history of Finnish heavy metal, Nightwish celebrated its second chart-topping album in its homeland with 2002's Century Child, which eventually collected numerous awards and went double platinum (60,000 units in Finland) within a year of release. The group's fourth LP overall, Century Child wisely repeated its predecessors' winning characteristics: symphonically enhanced power metal laced with accessible pop sensibilities (mostly straightforward song structures and romantic lyrics), and distinguished by the operatic voice of classically trained singer Tarja Turunen. Undoubtedly the key to Nightwish's remarkable success (and since hugely influential on countless followers like After Forever and Epica), Turunen is actually more restrained in her delivery than one might expect, rarely belting her way overboard in an effort to match the metallic aggression of opening shots "Bless the Child" and "End of All Hope." Next up, "Dead to the World" features uncredited duet vocals from bassist Marco Hietala, the platinum-selling single "Ever Dream" combines the group's commercial attributes to perfection, and romantic sentiments culminate in the gentle ballad "Forever Yours," which could fit perfectly well in any pop diva's catalog. "Slaying the Dreamer" and "Ocean Soul" resume the power metal with strings and choirs motif, and "Feel for You" curiously appears to draw its dramatic riffs and strings from the theme from the Halloween movies! And before the group embarks on the album's final, ten-minute, three-part magnum opus "Beauty of the Beast," Nightwish takes a very competent stab at "The Phantom of the Opera" -- no, not the Iron Maiden classic, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. Which makes for an interesting tidbit when considering this album's appeal: fans of more aggressive heavy metal might find it simply too saccharine for the palate, but those with an affinity for straightforward rock and pop will not only eat it up, but ask for seconds. [The Japanese edition of the album featured the bonus track "Wayfarer".] ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Name Credits Emppu Vuorinen Guitar GME Choir ? Hilkka Kangasniemi Choir Master Juha Ikonen Orchestra Leader Jukka Nevalainen Drums, Percussion Marco Hietala Bass, Vocals Markus Mayer Cover Art Mika Jussila Mastering Mikko Karmila Engineer, Mixing Nightwish Producer Riku Niemi Choir Arrangement, Orchestral Arrangements, Producer, Conductor, Percussion Arrangement, Orchestration Steve Hardwick Voices Tapio "Mongo" Aaltonen Orchestral Percussion Tarja Turunen Vocals Terhi Kallio Engineer Tero Kinnunen Engineer Toni Härkönen Photography Tuomas Holopainen Producer, Art Direction, Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Creation Veijo Laine Choir Arrangement, Percussion Arrangement, Producer, Orchestral Arrangements, Orchestration