Marko Hietala, the tall striking blond Viking and counter focal point to the new Dutch lady was his usual powerful presence and as ever contributing the male vocal lines with intent. Tuomas, behind his pyro-shooting organ pipe set-up that shelter his keyboards was as mesmerising as ever, Emppu Vuorinen grinning away on his guitar and playing the joker whilst Jukka Nevalainen, as ever the consummate professional and sticksman extraordinaire, gave his all for the cause.
With classics 'Bless The Child', 'Wish I Had An Angel' and 'Nemo' alongside new favourites 'Storytime' and 'I Want My Tears Back' that Floor sings effortlessly there probably wasn't a disappointed Nightwish fan in the audience. Beginning with the bombastic 'Dark Chest Of Wonders' and with an immense light show and pyros going off left, right and centre, this is always the perfect song to get the crowd highly charged. 'She Is My Sin' and 'Romanticide' had come back into the set list after a very long absence due mostly to the fact that Floor loves singing them. Featuring 15 songs, this is a fabulous concert regardless of whether you were present at Wacken that day or had seen a previous show on their tour. The Wacken show was attended by 82,000 Rock and Metal fans and with just two shows to go before the end of the tour band leader Tuomas Holopainen chose this show to document the current vibe of the band with Floor Jansen now fully settled into the Modus Operandi of the band. Truly an epic tour that stretched the band to breaking point, resulting in the departure of vocalist Anette Olzon back in September last year, as Troy Donockley relates. Released coincidentally with confirmation that Floor Jansen and Troy Donockley are to become permanent members of Nightwish, this 2-disc DVD set covers their headlining show at Wacken in August 2012, and a world tour documentary encompassing 104 concerts in 34 countries over a period of 572 days seen by 1.5 million people.
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