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Dark Passion Play

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TypeStudio Full-length
Released
GenresSymphonic Metal, Power Metal
LabelsSpinefarm Records, Nuclear Blast
Length1:15:36
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Dark Passion Play Information

Track listing (Songs)

Title Length Rating Votes
1. The Poet and the Pendulum 13:53 - 0
2. Bye Bye Beautiful 4:14 85 1
3. Amaranth 3:51 85 1
4. Cadence of Her Last Breath 4:14 - 0
5. Master Passion Greed 6:02 - 0
6. Eva 4:24 - 0
7. Sahara 5:47 - 0
8. Whoever Brings the Night 4:17 - 0
9. For the Heart I Once Had 3:56 - 0
10. The Islander 5:05 80 1
11. Last of the Wilds 5:40 - 0
12. 7 Days to the Wolves 7:03 - 0
13. Meadows of Heaven 7:10 - 0

Line-up (Members)

  • Anette Olzon : Vocals
  • Tuomas Holopainen : Keyboards
  • Emppu Vuorinen : Guitars
  • Marco Hietala : Bass, Vocals, Acoustic Guitars
  • Jukka Nevalainen : Drums

Guest / session musicians

  • London Philharmonic Orchestra : Orchestra
  • Metro Voices : Choir

Production staff / artist

  • Tuomas Holopainen : Producer
  • Mikko Karmila : Producer, Mixing Engineer
  • Tero Kinnunen : Producer, Engineer
  • Mika Jussila : Mastering Engineer
  • Emppu Vuorinen : Engineer
Additional notes
The digipak version of the album includes another cd with the entire Dark Passion Play -album as an instrumental version.

Japanese bonus track:
14. The Escapist (4:57)

The 'Nuclear Blast Special 3-CD Gold Box' version will include:
CD 1: Dark Passion Play
CD 2: Dark Passion Play (Instrumental Versions)
CD 3: Bonus Tracks:
1. The Escapist (also Japanese bonus track) (4:57)
2. Meadows of Heaven (Orchestral) (7:10) *
3. The Poet And The Pendulum (Demo) (13:41)

* The orchestral is not the same as instrumental. The orchestral version lacks vocals, drums, guitars while the instrumental version only lacks vocals.

Nightwish Discography

Album title Type Released Rating Votes Reviews
(1997) Studio 90 1 1
(1998) Studio 86.7 3 1
(2000) Studio 90 1 1
(2001) Live 90 1 1
(2001) EP 70 1 1
(2001) EP - 0 0
(2002) EP - 0 0
(2002) Studio 95 1 1
(2004) Studio 90 1 1
(2006) Live - 0 0
(2007) Studio - 0 0
(2009) EP - 0 0
(2011) Studio - 0 0
(2012) EP - 0 0
(2012) Studio - 0 0
(2015) Studio - 0 0
(2015) EP - 0 0
(2020) Studio - 0 0