Tuomas Holopainen

[Jefimija]

ma neki sajber ljakse....definitivo je bolji kao crn....mada mislim da je sa tamno braon kosom naaajlepsiiii.....to cu sutra postovati...danaske imam oskudaciju vremena

[Angel Of Light]

jao kako je bio slatka beba :)

[Maza]

jao kako cakane slicice..... :wink:

[Illusionist]

Samo da zakljucim na osnovu onih slika, Tuomas nikada nije bio ruzniji. I onaj sesir.. Mislim stvarno?!
Verovatno hoce da odvrati sve devojcice od sebe?!?!?!?!

[Sirius]

razocarao sam se u njega....koji mu je k......ne znam, iznenadio me je....

[Lomelinven]

takodje..jako sam se razocarala....

[Jefimija]

ajde....razvedrite se...nije toma toliko crn....videcemo da je napravio dobar izbor ...uostalom nije on odlucivao oko svega...inace on mene jos odavno nervira...oko dosta stvari

btw...nije los je na ovoj novoj

http://www.nuclearblast.de/nightwish/eva/images/Pic2.htm

[Illusionist]

errrrrrrrm... :puke:

[Ika]

On meni nikad nije bio nishta posebno...a sad...

[Lost Lullaby]

ofucao se toma  :shock: :( i to 'nako BASH....
al dobro, na ovoj slici gde je sa Anette izgleda ok...shta sve chini photoshop  :P

[Illusionist]

Samo cekam da izvuce zeca iz sesira, jebes mi mater

[Ika]

HAHAHAHAHA,e Hell svaka cast!
Imidz...hm, "imidz" mu je :puke: x 10...propao je nachisto u licu i ovako...ma bzvz

[Lomelinven]

kao mutirani dzoni dep .... kojem je izvrsena liposukcija... uzas...osushio se kao grancica je... sta mu se desilo?? :shock:

porasla mu kosa to jedino.... i sta se tako raspistoljio na slici... go covek .... ccc...

offtopic:

znate na koga me podseca ova nova pevaljka, tu na toj slicici sa tomom? na onog lika iz rasmusa ili kako se vec zove taj bend

[Ravenheart]

divan je...

[Angel Of Light]

meni se Toma nikad nije nesto specijalno svidjao...

[Jefimija]

ma cakan je on...bas mi se djasvi na onim novim slikama....

ali djaaasvi

[Lomelinven]

razguz

pa dobjooo deee ....sladak je, ali mi se usukao mnogo :( brinem se....

[Lost Lullaby]

ma sav se jadan sasushio :/

[Jefimija]

Ne morate na brinete...na ovim novim slikama koje je Ninoslav postavio,i na slikama iz onog photobucket albuma uopste ne izgleda lose...bas suprotno...cveta

[Lost Lullaby]

meni izgleda groozno :shock:

[Angel Of Light]

meni se nikad nije ni svidjao...

[Winter's Son]

evo jednog staaarog intervjua, josh iz 2004...


Nightwish
On new trails
by: Jürgen Tschamler
On: 20 April 2004

I think I don´t have to talk too much about Nightwish´s biography - the Finnish band around front lady, Tarja Turunen is one of the big hitters of the last years. Whatever the band released was sure to be stormingly welcomed by fans and media alike. Hardly any other band had a more self-conscious usage of classical music, bombast and virtuoso metal elements. Records, such as "Oceanborn", "Wishmaster" or "Century Child" can be seen on quite the same level - and a level that many bands are not even capable of reaching. Visually, their fans didn´t come short, either. "From wishes to eternity" or "End of innocence", both dvds sold good. And finally on the live sector, the Finnish superstars had been very active, too and go their own way. Despite their complex song writing full of facets they found fans all over the world. Consequently, the fans are waiting in anticipation for the upcoming album to be released in 2004.

EMP got the chance to have a listening in Helsinki! And while outside heavy snow and rain storms were raging at 3-4°C, we sat in Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards)´s favourite bar and waited for what was about to come. Nightwish`s label had invited us, "Once" was supposed to be played, and except Tarja who had other obligations the complete band was there, too. The album contains 11 songs and what we heard was a rough mix version. Yet, one thing was clear immediately: "Once" requires a lot of attention of the listener. But that was absolutely intended, so main song writer, Tuomas Holopainen in the following interview. Did the band try to do a conscious change with this album because there have been several bands who tried to copy your music?

"Well, I first have to say that I´ve always tried to change with every new album. Bring in some changes and some new elements without neglecting the old trademarks. It is very important for me as a songwriter not to stagnate. When we began with the song writing process for the new album, I had the idea of a big orchestra that could dominate the sound. Also I wanted to have a song in Finnish for the first time for I had this idea for a long time already. Just like the song in which the Indian can be heard. Those elements should stamp the album. I think we used the ideas well on the new album. The songs are supposed to be like short movies, more like some kind of film music and less rock music. I call it film music under the mantle of heavy metal. Those are the reasons why the songs sound different than some may expect. I don´t care that there are many copyists for our music and I definitely didn´t think of that while I was writing the music. Those band do their thing, we do ours. On the other hand, we can be proud that we´ve influenced so many bands - also if they don´t prove to be very creative, though. And as you´ve said, we´ve done a huge step forward with this new album."

It seems that one has to listen to this album carefully and for some time...

"Yes, right. It´s the most uncommon, yes most difficult album that we´ve ever recorded."

Isn´t there the danger of asking too much of the fans?

"I personally prefer the surprising records rather than those that can be easily listened to but turn out to be very familiar after some listenings. The album is a challenge for the fans and I am sure that they will get the vision of the songs after some sessions."

A really weird song is "Wish I had an angel" which really sounds like 80s-Pop and further on surprises with a drum computer and a riff in Rammstein-vein: Interesting but quite unusual for Nightwish, isn´t it?

"May be but it was exactly this surprising factor that we wanted to have with this "new" sound. I have never tried something like that and this song gave us the chance to record something you can dance to. We wanted to create something new and this song was what came out of this. I think it will be the second single release. Some people will be shocked but I don´t care. I want to do my thing."

You are the main song writer in Nightwish. Can you come up with every idea and the others in the band accept it or do you argue about them?

"We are a very democratic band, I´m rather the happy dictator! Generally they accept the ideas that I bring into the band - and also with this very song there were no discussions necessary, everybody liked it immediately."

In "Creek Mary`s blood" I realized that in the second part of the song you used this giant melody-line of John Miles´ "Music" - well done - sounds like the real culmination of the song.

"Oh yeah, but I have to admit that I don´t know that song. I can´t tell you anything about it, so it must be lucky chance. But I´m gonna get me that song."

In that song we also encounter the mentioned above Indian. Who is it and how did you find this Native American?

"I´ve always been fascinated by the Indian history and was always attracted by their attitude towards nature and towards life. So it was only a matter of time how long it would take until I´d do a song about and with an Indian. But the point was that I wanted to work with a true Native American musician and we found him in John Two-Hawks of the Lakota tribe. He is a well-known musician in the U.S. and he´s released six albums already and he´s also written a book called "Good medicine". In "Creek Mary`s blood" he sings and plays the flute. The poem he´s presenting in his own Lakota language was written by me. We sent him demos before we met and then we flew him over and he´s done a quick job. He could really feel the track that I had written with an Indian like him in the back of my mind."

Did you record the whole album in Finland?

"Except the orchestral parts we recorded everything in Finland. The orchestra parts were recorded in two sessions in London - with a real orchestra this time because with the guys we had worked with on "Century child" we weren´t really content with after all. For this album I wanted the best possible orchestra that we could get. I cost a hell lot of money but it was worth it. The arrangements cost me two months and we recorded everything in two days. These musicians were incredible, they didn´t even have to practice. We gave them the notes and they played it perfectly without mistakes. That was a great experience for me."

One of the songs on "Once", "Kuolema tekee taiteilijan", was sung in Finnish. Was there a special reason for this decision?

"It was an experiment that we´ve never done before and that I´ve wanted to do for a long time. The song is rather in traditional Nightwish-style and brings across where we as a band come from."

For many, Tarja IS simply Nightwish. The rest of the band is only the band - does that hurt you or the others, especially because you are the main song writer?

"No, not at all. But the true Nightwish fans know that it isn´t so and that every band member is important for the end result. Me personally, I´m not hurt by such things."

How big is Tarja´s influence on the song writing or the lyrics?

She has no influence at all. For the biggest part, the songs and the lyrics are written by me alone."

And she accepts that? I mean she has to perform them?!

"Yes (grin), that´s truly unbelievable but that´s the way it is. Here and there she has an idea that she shares with me but that´s rare. She also didn´t have a problem with not singing so high any more in the new songs. She handled that excellently."

According to you label, "Once" is being released in different versions. Whose idea was that? The fans are facing hard times if they want to own all different versions.

"I´m not even sure myself about how many different versions there will be, to be honest. That´s the decision of the label. The "Nemo" single will be released in three or four different versions, we don´t have a big influence on that. We are being asked but at the end of the day, the label is responsible for this component of the deal."

Does the mentioned single have anything to do with the little fish and the film?

"No, no, ha ha, not at all. You won´t believe it but it´s a very personal song about myself. Maybe you know this kind of situation in which you don´t know where you are or where you´re going or what´s going on. That´s what this song is about."

There will be a video for this song. Can you say anything about it?

"Sure, Antti Jokinen directed the clip. It´s absolute Hollywood stylish. He´s worked with names like Shania Twain, Celine Dion or Eminem. There is a little story in the clip, you see the band in a snow storm for example, ... that was a true adventure. Absolutely professional in every second. Such moments stamp you life."

After the release of the album the band will tour the U.S. for the first time. Tuomas, it´s the biggest and most important music market in the world - do you worry about all the things that could go wrong or are you generally optimistic regarding such things?

"It will be our first tour in the U.S.A. and we will be headlining! We played two shows there last year and they were sold out, but still it remains the most difficult market that you can imagine. It follows different rules and cannot be compared with Europe. I still believe that we are interesting enough for that market. Regarding how cheerfully Evanescence were welcomed there I am very optimistically for the tour. My expectations? Crowded venues and super shows! We are accompanied by Lullacry for the 14 shows, by the way."

Some months ago there were some box sets being released that were said... (Tuomas interrupts me surprisingly angry...)

"Ah, yes these damned box sets came from France and there was nothing we could do against them, especially because that firm had the rights to release them. We tried to stop them legally but it´s a crooked situation. I hate this kind of business things. That´s something that really makes me mad. Spinfarm had to react on these box sets and consequently works on such sets themselves. As a musician I don´t want to be dealing with such things, I rather concentrate on the music. Unfortunately I don´t get by such problems. The ideal situation for me would be if I had not to deal with such things, that would be great. I´m quite naive with such things so I rather had them to my manager. Ewo will handle such things.

[Arwen]

Nemam šta pričati o Njemu,kad je On GOD!!!!!Heart and soul of Nightwish

[Lomelinven]

nikad mi nije bilo jasno zasto onako izvrne klavijature na koncertima, nikad nisam videla to ni u jednom drugom bendu :shock:

[White Hunter]

Ma skoro svi power metalci ti to rade..paljevinski...rade i ostali...Bodomi npr..


Lik me nervira u poslednje vreme..ne znam shta da mislim o njemu...Lik nije paljevina,niti bilo shta slichno..dobar je kompozitor najcheshce,ali suvishe je sujetan,pa se stalno..pa..proserava...

[Lomelinven]

ali kako uspeva da tako svira, jest da sam videla kod bodoma cinimi se, sto ti rece, ali ne koliko on, totalno izvrne klavijaturu za 90 stepeni skoro

[black_widow]

jes svi paver metalnjeri to rade
i jest gospodin sujetan suvishe
litl narcis koji  nije siguran u samog sebe
:)

[Arwen]

jes svi paver metalnjeri to rade
i jest gospodin sujetan suvishe
litl narcis koji  nije siguran u samog sebe
:)

tako je na neki način praktičnije svirati,lijepo ispružiš ruke,sagneš se i savijaš,bacaš do mile volje,a da možeš vrtiti kosom da ti one ne smetaju...onaj iz Bodoma to isto radi...

A to da se Tuomas ufurao...i da jeste,ima pravo na to....mislim,HELLO!!!!!Čovjek je stvorio NW!Naš omiljeni bend...napadati njega je isto što i napadati bend.

[White Hunter]

Ma nije bash 90 stepeni... :)


Moguce je da nije siguran u sebe,ali nema razloga za to...zato shto je faca...samo je sujetan..i izgleda mi da suvishe olako gleda na svoju muziku i textove...
Ne kazhem da su to najbolji textovi na svetu,ili muzika,ali isuvishe se exponira,samim i tim ceo bend..pa ispada da muziku koju prave chine banalnom i prosechnom...
U ogormnoj masi koja ih slusha retko ce se naci onaj koji stvarno ceni to shto rade...

[black_widow]

ma Tuomica je propao
slava ga pojela
:D
i ko kaze da ja nemam neshto protiv NW ,ovakav kakav je postao?HELLLO?!
i ko kaze da on meni mora da bude simpatichan zato shto sam slushala (slusham stari) NW?