Nightwish, Romexpo, 17.08.2018

So freaking tired! Everything hurts, which by now you must know is the trademark of a great live show for me. I think I was even bouncier than usual, and I already am crazily bouncy to begin with. I've been waiting for this for months now, fretting with anticipation, avoiding "spoilers" regarding the setlist and generally being highly excited. And last night it paid off, in a really awesome evening, with a really awesome band. 

Nightwish, Romexpo, 10.12.15

Oh wow! Last night was amazing, it was one of those rare shows were everything was just right, the artists’ attitude, the music, the atmosphere, the crowd, my viewing angle (that one is indeed very very rare at 1.6 m height, especially when among metalheads who are abnormally tall, for some reason), even the freaking temperature and the fast moving lines and the fact that people actually didn’t smoke inside. The stars apparently aligned for Nightwish, and in the end even my husband who...uhm...doesn’t share my enthusiasm for this band, to put it mildly, had to admit that it was a very good show and that he enjoyed it. But let’s start with the beginning.

Nightwish, Endless forms most beautiful

I listened to the album a few times now and I felt like I was playing "guess the song" for the most part! There are a ton of parts that remind me of previous Nightwish songs. I guess I should be happy it's just Nightwish and not songs from other bands and if I hadn't heard the "originals", I would've liked the whole thing very much because they don't sound bad, but to know how recycled they are is disappointing for me.

Nightwish, Imaginaerum

Ah, love! Thank you Nightwish for not being dead to me, thank you for making beautiful music once more and for giving me the chills once more. After Storytime (which I absolutely detested), I expected nothing good from this album, so now that I listen to it, I'm not head over hills for it and I won't pretend it's like nothing I've ever heard, that it's amazing, incredible, fantastic or anything, but I really really like it. It's fresh and pleasant and while there are a bit too many ballads, I like them all. They're nice to listen to and there are some really uplifting moments that remind me why I love Nightwish. So all in all, it's a very pleasant surprise and I'm glad they showed me they still have it in them. I like that for the most part it's not overdone and over-drowned, they added some really nice things without putting too much together and being too bombastic (I'm so happy they avoided their "too much" tendency in this one, they have a gift of making simple music sound beautiful and pure and fresh, thank God they remembered that talent of theirs).

Artmania 2009, Sibiu, 17-18.07.09

Day 1

Tristania

Weeee, I saw Tristania :D They were awesome and I'm officially in love with Mary, she rocks! She has a very good voice and I love what she's doing with it and she has an awesome stage presence. She exhales power and energy through all her pores, both in terms of voice and in terms of stage presence. Even if she sings very aggressively and it's 180 degrees from Vibeke and the old Tristania, she was great and I liked her a lot. Kjetil did a great job too, I didn't miss Osten one bit.