Nightwish

Active ·1996–present ·Kitee, Finland Power Metal Symphonic Metal

Current lineup

  • Emppu Vuorinen Guitars, Bass 1996–present
  • Floor Jansen Vocals 2013–present
  • Jukka Koskinen Bass 2022–present
  • Kai Hahto Drums 2019–present
  • Troy Donockley Vocals, Guitars, Bodhrán, Bouzouki, Low Whistle, Tin Whistle, Uilleann Pipes 2013–present
  • Tuomas Holopainen Vocals, Keyboards 1996–present

Timeline

Vocals Guitars Bass Drums Keyboards Bodhrán Bouzouki Low Whistle Tin Whistle Uilleann Pipes Live only
1990 2000 2010 2020 2030

Discography

Year Title Type Kaos Score
2026 The Greatest 30 Years on Earth
 live —
2024 Yesterwynde
 full length —
2020 Human. :||: Nature.
 full length —
2019 Decades: Live in Buenos Aires
 live —
2018 Decades (An Archive of Song 1996-2015)
 compilation —
2015 Endless Forms Most Beautiful
 full length —
2013 Showtime, Storytime
 live —
2013 From Wishes to Eternity at Over the Hills and Far Away
 compilation —
2012 Imaginaerum - The Score
 full length —
2012 Trials of Imaginaerum
 ep —
2011 Imaginaerum
 full length —
2011 Walking in the Air - The Greatest Ballads
 compilation —
2009 Made in Hong Kong (and in Various Other Places)
 live —
2008 The Sound of Nightwish Reborn
 compilation —
2007 Amaranth
 compilation —
2007 Dark Passion Play
 full length —
2006 End of an Era
 live —
2005 Highest Hopes: The Best of Nightwish
 compilation —
2005 Bestwishes
 compilation —
2004 Tales from the Elvenpath
 compilation —
2004 Once
 full length —
2002 Century Child
 full length —
2001 From Wishes to Eternity
 live —
2001 Wishmastour 2000
 compilation —
2001 Over the Hills and Far Away
 ep —
2000 Wishmaster
 full length —
1999 Sleeping Sun (4 Ballads of the Eclipse)
 ep —
1998 Oceanborn
 full length —
1997 Angels Fall First
 full length —

Latest News

Floor Jansen Compares Leaving Nightwish to the End of a Relationship

Floor Jansen Compares Leaving Nightwish to the End of a Relationship

Nov 7, 2026
Nightwish's Kai Hahto Remembers Eleven Men in a Van and $250 a Show

Nightwish's Kai Hahto Remembers Eleven Men in a Van and $250 a Show

Oct 29, 2026
Nightwish and Floor Jansen Part Ways After Fourteen Years

Nightwish and Floor Jansen Part Ways After Fourteen Years

Oct 15, 2026
Anette Olzon Sings Fourteen Nightwish Songs in Sao Paulo and Says the Bitterness Had to Go First

Anette Olzon Sings Fourteen Nightwish Songs in Sao Paulo and Says the Bitterness Had to Go First

Oct 5, 2026
Floor Jansen Says the Brief for Hytress Was Heavier, and Not Her Band

Floor Jansen Says the Brief for Hytress Was Heavier, and Not Her Band

Oct 4, 2026
Nightwish Mark Thirty Years With a Box Set and a Live Tribal From Amsterdam

Nightwish Mark Thirty Years With a Box Set and a Live Tribal From Amsterdam

Oct 1, 2026

In the Magazine

The Metal Opera: Avantasia and the All-Star Concept

The Metal Opera: Avantasia and the All-Star Concept

Nov 10, 2026
The Symphonic Power Metal Bands

The Symphonic Power Metal Bands

Nov 5, 2026
Symphonic Power Metal: How the Orchestra Moved In

Symphonic Power Metal: How the Orchestra Moved In

Nov 1, 2026
The Finnish Heavy Metal Bands

The Finnish Heavy Metal Bands

Sep 30, 2026
Operatic Singing in Heavy Metal

Operatic Singing in Heavy Metal

Aug 19, 2026
Female Fronted Doom Metal

Female Fronted Doom Metal

Jul 21, 2026