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End of an Era is a DVD and double CD from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Nuclear Blast recorded their live performance at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, on 21 October 2005, the final concert of a long worldwide tour for their album Once. During the concert the band was joined on-stage by John Two-Hawks, who performed "Stone People" from his album Honor as an introduction to "Creek Mary's Blood", which featured his voice and cedar flutes. End of an Era is the final Nightwish production to feature Tarja Turunen on vocals. She was dismissed by a letter after this concert.[3]

"A Day Before Tomorrow" redirects here. For the day, see today (disambiguation).

End of an Era
Video by
Nightwish
Released1 June 2006
Recorded21 October 2005
LabelNuclear Blast
Producer
Nightwish chronology
End of Innocence
(2003)		 End of an Era
(2006)		 Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places)
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Ultimate Guitar[2]

In addition to original Nightwish songs, three significant covers appear, their known cover of Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away", Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", and a cover of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes".

The running time of the concert is 1 hour and 43 minutes. The DVD also contains a 55-minute documentary about the fifteen days prior to the concert, A Day Before Tomorrow, and a photo gallery.

The Blu-ray Disc version was released on 29 May 2009.


Track listing


No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Red Warrior" (Intro from The Last Samurai soundtrack) / "Dark Chest of Wonders"Tuomas HolopainenIntro: Hans Zimmer / Holopainen5:08
2."Planet Hell"HolopainenHolopainen4:45
3."Ever Dream"HolopainenHolopainen4:45
4."The Kinslayer"HolopainenHolopainen4:09
5."The Phantom of the Opera" (Andrew Lloyd Webber cover)Charles Hart · Richard StilgoeAndrew Lloyd Webber5:12
6."The Siren"HolopainenHolopainen · Emppu Vuorinen4:53
7."Sleeping Sun"HolopainenHolopainen4:55
8."High Hopes" (Pink Floyd cover)David Gilmour · Polly SamsonGilmour6:54
9."Bless the Child"HolopainenHolopainen6:25
10."Wishmaster" (Including the intro to "The Trooper" by Iron Maiden)HolopainenHolopainen4:44
11."Slaying the Dreamer"HolopainenHolopainen · Vuorinen4:44
12."Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"HolopainenHolopainen4:13
13."Nemo"HolopainenHolopainen4:46
14."Ghost Love Score"HolopainenHolopainen10:29
15."Stone People" (Performed by John Two-Hawks)John Two-HawksTwo-Hawks4:09
16."Creek Mary's Blood" (feat. John Two-Hawks)HolopainenHolopainen8:39
17."Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore cover)Gary MooreMoore5:26
18."Wish I Had an Angel" / "All of Them" (Outro from the King Arthur soundtrack)HolopainenHolopainen / Outro: Zimmer7:52

Chart performance


The DVD was released on 1 June 2006 in Finland and on 2 June 2006 in Germany. After only one day on sale, the DVD was certified gold in Finland, and later sold platinum.[4][5] End of an Era also was Platinum in Germany[6] and Gold in France[7] and on 2009 in Switzerland.[8]


References


  1. "End of an Era: Nightwish". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  2. "End of an Era review". Ultimate-Guitar.com. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  3. "Open Letter to Tarja Turunen". Archived from the original on October 26, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  4. "NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' CD/DVD Certified Gold - June 2, 2006". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2006.
  5. "Tilastot: Nightwish". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  6. "Gold and Platinum Datebank". Musikindustrie.de. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. "End Of An Era has sold gold in France". Nightwish.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  8. "NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' DVD Certified Gold In Switzerland". Metalfromfinland.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  9. "Extended search: End of an Era". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  10. "Extended search: End of an Era". Ultratop.be. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  11. "End Of An Era chart entries and golds". Nightwish.com. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  12. "Extended search: End of an Era". Finnishcharts.com. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  13. "Suomen virallinen lista – Albumit 50/2018". ifpi.fi. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  14. "Extended search: End of an Era". Lescharts.com. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  15. "Chartverfolgung / Nightwish / Longplay". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on August 30, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  16. "Archive: Nightwish". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  17. "Extended search: End of an Era". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  18. "End of an Era - Nightwish" (in Japanese). Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  19. "Extended search: End of an Era". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  20. "Extended search: End of an Era". HitParade.ch. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
  21. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' CD/DVD Certified Gold". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  22. Charles Darwin. "Latest News - Nightwish – The Official Website". Nightwish.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  23. "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  24. "NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' DVD Certified Platinum In Germany". blabbermouth.net. June 16, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  25. "NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' DVD Certified Gold In Switzerland - Metal from Finland". Metalfromfinland.com. October 21, 2005. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.



На других языках

[de] End of an Era

End of an Era ist eine Live-DVD der finnischen Symphonic-Metal-Band Nightwish. Nuclear Blast nahm das Konzert am 21. Oktober 2005 in der Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finnland auf. Es war das letzte Konzert einer langen Welttournee, die nach der Veröffentlichung des Albums Once begann. Während des Konzertes trat der Lakota-Indianer aus dem Stamme der Oglala, John Two-Hawks zusammen mit der Band auf. Seine Darbietung des Songs „Stone People“ von seinem Album Honor diente als Einführung zum Nightwish-Song „Creek Mary's Blood“, den die Band zusammen mit Two-Hawks spielte.
- [en] End of an Era (Nightwish album)

[es] End of an Era

End of an Era es un DVD de la banda finesa de power metal sinfónico Nightwish. Fue realizado en el estadio Hartwall Areena en Helsinki, Finlandia, y grabado el 21 de octubre de 2005 durante el concierto final de una larga gira internacional de la banda promocionando su álbum Once. Durante el concierto se puede ver la participación especial del amerindio John Two-Hawks, quien interpreta el tema «Stone People» de su álbum Honor como introducción a «Creek Mary's Blood», el cual se caracteriza por el uso de la flauta.

[ru] End of an Era

End of an Era — последний концертный альбом финской симфоник-метал-группы Nightwish, записанный с вокалисткой Тарьей Турунен. Издан в 2006 году.


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