Haven't has any female fronted Metal in a while, and with this band currently on the road, I figured what the hell. Nightwish is probably one of the more well known bands in the 'beauty and the beast' or 'operatic metal' genres. Nightwish started in the mid 90's and sort of kick started the whole operatic metal thing. Combining power metal elements with operatic vocals makes for an interesting mix. Nevertheless it's been rather successful over the years. The band soldiers on albeit with a different female singer after a very public split with the previous vocalist. The band has since toned down the vocals a bit and have focused more on writing their own movie. Yes that's right. In any case I've decided to post another EP. 'Over The Hills And Far Away' is a short EP combining studio tracks with live tracks. Although this is the expanded edition, the original didn't feature the live tracks. The title track is a cover of the Gary Moore classic. Also included is a remake of the bands old track 'Astral Romance'. All in all this is a good point for anyone new to the genre.
Nightwish was a band I really didn't care for at first listen. I think the vocals kinda turned me off. At that point I was just getting into female fronted metal. I gave them another listen a few years later and after a few spins I got into it. Granted the band really hasn't been the same after Tarja left, but the new record is pretty solid, ridiculous movie idea aside of course. There have been countless other operatic metal bands out there, but Nightwish still remains one of the most popular. This is a band that takes a little time to get into it, but in the ends it's a unique mix of styles and the output is pretty good.
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