Nightwish 2024: Tuomas Holopainen about the new album "Yesterwynde"

Nightwish's latest album is called "Yesterwynde." In our exclusive ROCK ANTENNE interview, Tuomas Holopainen divulged what makes the band's 10th studio album special, how a KZbin clip sparked the creation of a philosophically rich album centered on the concept of time, and why, if it weren't for Metallica, Nightwish might never have existed. Enjoy the listen!
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[@kimmikke_]

Great Interview, Tuomas does not give so easily interviews anymore, so he must really value your music station - KUDOS!

[@simonking5863]

Tuomas Holopainen is a genius, can’t wait for the new album

[@Ethnicparty]

he lost his grace long ago

[@RoseGuest]

I can't wait for the new album, Tuomas is a genius. Love from Australia

[@JWS-66]

such a great mind...I love his composing...

[@marcell6915]

Nightwish and Metallica where playing at Pinkpop (Netherlands) my first Nightwish and Metallica concert.

[@2beans_and_a_bug]

Very good job with this interview!

[@Theonlymightydem]

Great interview!!!!!!! Congratulations!!!

[@markusjackel2132]

For sure this was not the standard Interview....but honestly I did not expect that from him....and also Credits to the Leonard.....well done and intelligent questions. Thanks a lot for that - now I am eaven more impatient till the Album is released....

[@suzannewood783]

I am so stoked for this album to come out! This interview was exciting, insightful, and very enjoyable. Yay!

[@dave3076]

Many thanks.

[@kammurabi2313]

A shame the original interview seems to have been removed or made private. It was much more in-depth with some additional fascinating things discussed about the album and the other upcoming singles. Perhaps there were spoilers but I didn't really feel that when I watched. It just made me a lot more excited about the album.

[@stefanassmann7082]

Unfortunately it’s on private now… Does he talked about when the next single will be released?

[@kammurabi2313]

@@stefanassmann7082 No, there were no release dates mentioned but Holopainen discussed that there will be three singles and he listed them by track number. I forgot them and was looking for it again today and that's why I know the interview isn't available now. Maybe that information wasn't supposed to be revealed yet.

[@jorgeoyafuso3177]

@@kammurabi2313 The Day Of... and Lanterlight are the next singles. So I think Tuomas shoudn't reveal that. haha

[@Juha-Hellman]

I have been listening to Perfume of The Timeless for about 50 times already, and every time it sound's new.

[@TheNorwoodCat]

There was James Hetfield giving me a pat on the back and all I could think about was HOLY FU*K! Awesome! I would think the same thing!

[@werc85music]

Great interview! 🤘🏻😎

[@STELLVIA.]

Thomas nailed it

[@majbrat]

We will always be thankful for Metallica.

[@Alegria243]

2:15 Wait WHAT?😱 Which booklet?? Are there already photos to see, or do radiostations get them in advance for their reportings?

[@MarcoPugno]

Reupload, but still the same typo in the video title?

[@paisa20]

Reupload?

[@tonnykenneth]

The band's name "Nightwish".

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Could you guys at least fix the title of this video to correctly spell Nightwish? I would have wanted to hear more non-usual questions and I would have wanted to hear about the mix of Perfume of The Timeless: Floor's voice is clearly mixed much more silent than for previous albums. Was that intentional and why?

[@felixmarques]

* Perfume

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@felixmarques Thanks, I fixed the typo of my own.

[@METALFUSIONARG]

I did an interview with the mastering engineer so you can have a couple of details about those little issues.

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@METALFUSIONARG Nice! Is that interview already available somewhere?

[@SiriusStarRisen1212]

We may not have the same view points on evolution, the Bible, etc. I believe in both God and evolution. "Continuous Environmental Tracking: An Engineering Framework to Understand Adaptation and Diversification" Check out Randy Guliuzza's work. Precious friend of mine. However, I am proud of your band. Every human heart is unique and beautiful no matter our differences. I wish we all got along... None of us are perfect. I've had my struggles for sure. God bless you.

[@Earthlink2000]

Maybe I'm too critical, but this guy is so unprepared with his questions. This interview could be informative only for a person who has never heard of Nightwish, but for me as a fan of Nightwish for more than 25 years I was curious to hear something new from Tuomas but these questions were so irritating. For 9 years Toumas has been inspired by Evolution, Origin of Species by C.Darwin, and many books by R.Dawkins (he even narrated "The Greatest Show on Earth"), so after the previous two albums this is the third chapter that supposedly should close the theme. After having the privilege to listen to the album 2 months ahead, one of the first questions the guy asks is what is the message of this album, come on, man, this is Nightwish, not your average band. I'm glad about the interview, but please discuss with your other colleagues what questions you could ask. As we know Toumas doesn't go to media often, so this interview was such a wasted opportunity.

[@samia9654]

That is smart human being talking. Listen, carefully. Not easy to do, but please try.