Former Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon just dropped a huge bombshell about her exit from the Finnish symphonic metal act. In a new interview, Olzon claims she was unceremoniously fired from the band and likens her departure from Nightwish to that of original vocalist Tarja Turunen.
About a year ago, Finnish symphonic metal act Nightwish made the surprise announcement that they had parted ways with vocalist Anette Olzon. Shortly after, Floor Jansen came on board as their touring singer and now the band has revealed that she will remain a permanent fixture in the band. In fact, Nightwish have expanded their official lineup to a six-piece ensemble, also adding touring member Tr
Congrats are in order for former Nightwish frontwoman Anette Olzon, who just welcomed her third child. The father is Pain bassist Johan Husgafvel and the couple became parents to son Mio on March 27.
If you missed Nightwish when they played their one lone show Los Angeles in January – good news! The band will be returning to North America later this year, kicking off a full tour run that starts in September and runs through mid-October, taking them throughout the United States and Canada.
Nightwish have been busy lately on their world tour in support of their new album ‘Imaginaerum.’ They released the disc’s first single ‘Storytime’ last year and now they have released a brand new single ‘The Crow, The Owl and The Dove.’