So yeah, I haven't posted anything in a while, but since this new single has been released by the one and only Nightwish, I figured that this needed to be done!
So about the new single. Well, how can I put this. To sum it up, it's bland and boring to be brutally honest. Floor Jansen never ceases to amaze me with her talented voice, but I feel that she is underutilized in this song. However, that isn't the only thing that is wrong with this song. The instrumental section is generic and uninspired for the most part, the song structure is predictable and plain, and Emppu's rhythm guitar section is barely audible in the music.
Everything in this song feels forced and mundane to me, and this isn't something I expect out of Nightwish at all. It lacks that depth Nightwish songs typically have. Even songs like "The Crow, The Dove, And The Owl" and "Amaranth" though poppish and typical still each had a nice hook to those tunes that made those songs more memorable. This felt completely uninspired and lackluster. I hope this isn't a sign of things slowing down for this band. As some may know, I actually enjoyed the last album very much, even with Anette singing the songs. Now that they have Troy Donockley as a full time member, the great Kai Hahto (Wintersun, Swallow the Sun) filling in for them in Jukka's absence at drums, and of course Floor Jansen at vocals, I expected a better single out of this group. It is just a mediocre song altogether.
Let's hope the rest of the album is better. There is going to be a 24 minute long song on the new Nightwish album Endless Forms Most Beautiful entitled "The Greatest Show on Earth". That should be fairly interesting. I expect that there will be better songs to come, or so I hope that is the case! I will be reviewing this album as soon as it comes out. The new Nightwish album will be released on March 27th in Europe, March 30th in the UK, and March 31st in North America.
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