According to
Keskisuomalainen,
NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist
Tuomas Holopainen (who writes most of the band's music and all of its lyrics) earned 379,210 euros (approximately $560,000) in 2008 — more than double his 2007 taxable income, which was 185,934 euros (approximately $274,000).
NIGHTWISH played a special homecoming show on September 19 at the sold-out, 11,000-capacity Hartwall Arena in Helsinki to mark the end of the band's colossal
"Dark Passion Play" two-year world tour. Support at the gig came from
APOCALYPTICA.
NIGHTWISH is not expected to play any more shows until the release of the band's next studio album.
NIGHTWISH's previous concert at the Hartwall Arena in October 2005 was recorded and released as the highly successful
"End Of An Era" DVD.
"Dark Passion Play" has reportedly sold nearly one million copies worldwide since it came out in September 2007.
NIGHTWISH will release an eight-CD box set,
"Lokikirja", on November 18. The package, which is now available for pre-order at the band's
official webstore, features the following recordings:
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Angels Fall First (Remastered)
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Oceanborn*
Wishmaster *
Over The Hills And Far Away *
Century Child *
Bless The Child *
Once *
Dark Passion Play "Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)", the most recent CD/DVD from
NIGHTWISH, entered the German Media Control chart at position No. 15. It also opened at No. 2 in Finland and dropped down to No. 5 in its second week of release.
Released on March 13 via
Nuclear Blast Records,
"Made In Hong Kong (And In Various Other Places)" contains a DVD documentary (with a running time of approximately 45 minutes) of
NIGHTWISH's world tour in support of the band's latest album,
"Dark Passion Play", as well as a CD featuring live recordings from the trek. The documentary footage was directed by
Ville Lipiäinen.
Photo below courtesy of
Iltalehti.fi
