"The Kinslayer" is the second promotional single[1] by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, lifted from their third studio album Wishmaster. The song was written about the victims of the Columbine High School massacre.[2]

"The Kinslayer"
Promotional single by Nightwish
from the album Wishmaster
Released	20 April 2000 (2000-04-20)
Genre	Symphonic metal
Length	3:59
Label	Drakkar Spinefarm
Songwriter(s)	Tuomas Holopainen
Producer(s)	Nightwish Tero Kinnunen
Nightwish promotional singles chronology
"Passion and the Opera" (1999) "The Kinslayer" (2000) "Sleepwalker" (2000)

Personnel

Nightwish

• Tarja Turunen – vocals
• Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards
• Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen – guitars
• Jukka Nevalainen – drums
• Sami Vänskä – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Ike Vil – guest vocals

References

External links

• Nightwish's Official Website

На других языках

[es] The Kinslayer

[ru] The Kinslayer