Wishmaster peaked at No. 1 in the official Finnish charts;[6] the album also debuted in the European charts at No. 21 in Germany[7] and No. 66 in France.[8]Wishmaster has sold more than 79,447 copies in Finland alone,[9] and as of January 2023, more than 150,000 copies have been sold in Germany alone, certifying the album 1x Gold.[10] In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 18th best power metal album of all time.[11]
Most reissues of the album contain the song "Sleepwalker", which was released in July 2000 to compete in the Finnish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.[12]
The writing and recording of Wishmaster was very fast and devoid of complications, in contrast with what had happened for Oceanborn.[13] The main composer Tuomas Holopainen considers the album "the most distant and least personal (...) in the Nightwish catalogue", despite containing the "mother of all Nightwish songs - Dead Boys' Poem."[14] The image of the dead boy would reappear in several songs of the following albums. Wishmaster was issued on 8 May 2000, a few days earlier than its scheduled release,[15] because the music had leaked onto the Internet.[13]
Music styleedit
Wishmaster's sound continues the bombastic symphonic power metal approach originally featured on Oceanborn, albeit with more emphasis on atmosphere and melody versus speed and heaviness. Perhaps even more so than its predecessor, Wishmaster has a very clear fantasy theme.[14] While commonly considered to be closer to conventional power metal, there is still a great variety with slower songs like "Two for Tragedy" and "Dead Boy's Poem", and more epic pieces like "FantasMic". "The Kinslayer" is written about the victims of the Columbine High School massacre.[16] "Wishmaster" was inspired by the fantasy novel series The Lord of the Rings and Dragonlance, mentioning Elbereth, Lórien, and the Grey Havens from the former; and Dalamar, Raistlin Majere (Dalamar's shalafi, or "master"), Gilthanas, the Sla-Mori, Silvara and the Inn of the Last Home from the latter.[16] "FantasMic" is a song about the Disneyanimated movies, particularly their fantasy and fable elements, taking its title from the Disneyland show Fantasmic!.[14]
Track listingedit
All lyrics are written by Tuomas Holopainen; all music is composed by Holopainen, except where noted
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Wishmaster is the third studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish It was released on 8 May 2000 through Spinefarm Records in Finland The album was released in the rest of Europe by Drakkar Entertainment on 29 May and in Japan by Toy s Factory on 19 July In the US it was released by Century Media on 6 February 2001 5 WishmasterStudio album by NightwishReleased8 May 2000 2000 05 08 RecordedJanuary March 2000StudioCaverock Kitee Finland Finnvox Helsinki FinlandGenreSymphonic metal power metalLength53 30LabelSpinefarmProducerNightwish Tero KinnunenNightwish studio album chronologyOceanborn 1998 Wishmaster 2000 Century Child 2002 Singles from Wishmaster Deep Silent Complete Released 16 July 2000 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Brave Words amp Bloody Knuckles 2 Chronicles of Chaos 3 Metal Hammer GER 4 Kerrang citation needed Wishmaster peaked at No 1 in the official Finnish charts 6 the album also debuted in the European charts at No 21 in Germany 7 and No 66 in France 8 Wishmaster has sold more than 79 447 copies in Finland alone 9 and as of January 2023 more than 150 000 copies have been sold in Germany alone certifying the album 1x Gold 10 In 2019 Metal Hammer ranked it as the 18th best power metal album of all time 11 Most reissues of the album contain the song Sleepwalker which was released in July 2000 to compete in the Finnish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 12 Contents 1 Background and release 2 Music style 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Album 5 2 Singles 6 Certifications 7 References 7 1 Bibliography 8 External linksBackground and release editThe writing and recording of Wishmaster was very fast and devoid of complications in contrast with what had happened for Oceanborn 13 The main composer Tuomas Holopainen considers the album the most distant and least personal in the Nightwish catalogue despite containing the mother of all Nightwish songs Dead Boys Poem 14 The image of the dead boy would reappear in several songs of the following albums Wishmaster was issued on 8 May 2000 a few days earlier than its scheduled release 15 because the music had leaked onto the Internet 13 Music style editWishmaster s sound continues the bombastic symphonic power metal approach originally featured on Oceanborn albeit with more emphasis on atmosphere and melody versus speed and heaviness Perhaps even more so than its predecessor Wishmaster has a very clear fantasy theme 14 While commonly considered to be closer to conventional power metal there is still a great variety with slower songs like Two for Tragedy and Dead Boy s Poem and more epic pieces like FantasMic The Kinslayer is written about the victims of the Columbine High School massacre 16 Wishmaster was inspired by the fantasy novel series The Lord of the Rings and Dragonlance mentioning Elbereth Lorien and the Grey Havens from the former and Dalamar Raistlin Majere Dalamar s shalafi or master Gilthanas the Sla Mori Silvara and the Inn of the Last Home from the latter 16 FantasMic is a song about the Disney animated movies particularly their fantasy and fable elements taking its title from the Disneyland show Fantasmic 14 Track listing editAll lyrics are written by Tuomas Holopainen all music is composed by Holopainen except where notedWishmaster track listingNo TitleMusicLength1 She Is My Sin 4 462 The Kinslayer 3 593 Come Cover Me HolopainenEmppu Vuorinen4 344 Wanderlust 4 505 Two for Tragedy 3 516 Wishmaster 4 237 Bare Grace Misery HolopainenVuorinen3 398 Crownless HolopainenVuorinen4 269 Deep Silent Complete 3 5710 Dead Boy s Poem 6 4711 FantasMic 8 18Total length 53 30 Japanese bonus trackNo TitleLength12 Sleepwalker heavy mix 3 10Total length 56 40 2007 reissue bonus tracksNo TitleLength12 Sleepwalker original version 2 5713 Wanderlust live at Pakkahuone 4 3414 Deep Silent Complete live at Pakkahuone 4 24Total length 65 25Personnel editCredits for Wishmaster adapted from liner notes 17 Nightwish Tarja Turunen vocals Tuomas Holopainen keyboards lyrics songwriting Emppu Vuorinen guitars songwriting Sami Vanska bass Jukka Nevalainen drums percussion Additional musicians Ike Vil spoken words in The Kinslayer Sam Hardwick spoken words in Dead Boy s Poem Esa Lehtinen flute Matias Kaila tenor vocals Kimmo Kallio baritone vocals Riku Salminen bass vocals Anssi Honkanen bass vocals Ville Laaksonen tenor vocals choir arrangements Production Tero Kinnunen producer engineering recording Mikko Karmila engineer mixing recording Mika Jussila mastering Toni Harkonen photography Maria Sandell artwork Peter Dell artwork layout Markus Mayer cover artCharts editAlbum edit Year Chart Position 2000 Finnish Albums Chart 6 1 German Albums Chart 7 21 French Albums Chart 8 66 Singles edit Year Title Chart Position 2000 Deep Silent Complete Finnish Singles Chart 18 3Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Finland Musiikkituottajat 19 Platinum 79 447 19 Germany BVMI 20 Gold 150 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone References edit Ravelin Antti J Nightwish Wishmaster review AllMusic All Media Network Retrieved 29 August 2014 Gromen Mark 6 June 2000 Nightwish Wishmaster Bravewords com Brave Words amp Bloody Knuckles Retrieved 29 August 2014 Wee Alvin 10 January 2001 Nightwish Wishmaster Chronicles of Chaos Retrieved 29 August 2014 Nightwish Wishmaster Metal Hammer in German June 2000 Retrieved 29 August 2014 Nightwish releases to hit the USA Nightwish s Official Website 22 February 2001 Archived from the original on 2 January 2010 Retrieved 25 August 2014 a b Nightwish Wishmaster album Finnishcharts com Media Control Charts Retrieved 29 August 2014 a b Album Nightwish Wishmaster Charts de in German Media Control Charts Archived from the original on 3 September 2014 Retrieved 29 August 2014 a b Nightwish Wishmaster album Lescharts com in French Media Control Charts Retrieved 29 August 2014 Tilastot Nightwish in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved 25 August 2014 WISHMASTER by NIGHTWISH sales and awards Retrieved 21 February 2024 Chantler Chris 14 November 2019 The 25 greatest power metal albums Metal Hammer Future plc Retrieved 2 March 2021 2000 YLLATYKSELLINEN KOMPROMISSIRATKAISU yle fi in Finnish Retrieved 27 November 2022 a b Bonutto Dante 2007 Wishmaster CD Booklet Nightwish London UK Spinefarm Records UK p 14 0602517449350 a b c Holopainen Tuomas 2007 Wishmaster CD Booklet Nightwish London UK Spinefarm Records UK p 3 0602517449350 New Album Wishmaster Nightwish s Official Website 1 May 2000 Archived from the original on 2 January 2010 Retrieved 29 August 2014 a b Holopainen Tuomas Lyrics Wishmaster Nightwish Official Website Archived from the original on 4 February 2012 Retrieved 26 August 2006 2000 Wishmaster liner notes In Wishmaster CD booklet Spinefarm Nightwish Deep Siulent Complete song Finnishcharts com Media Control Charts Retrieved 29 August 2014 a b Nightwish in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland Retrieved 10 February 2023 Gold Platin Datenbank Nightwish Wishmaster in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie Retrieved 10 February 2023 Bibliography edit Ollila Mape 2007 Once Upon a Nightwish Deggael Communications ISBN 978 952 99749 2 4 External links editNightwish s official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wishmaster album amp oldid 1209448971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
