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- Dark Passion Play
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Nightwish
Released 2007

Cadence Of Her Last Breath
04:15
9,364 plays

The Poet And The Pendulum
13:55
8,704 plays

The Islander
05:06
7,675 plays

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- 1
- The Poet And The Pendulum
- 13:55
- 8,704 plays

- 2
- Bye Bye Beautiful
- 04:15
- 16,270 plays

- 3
- Amaranth
- 03:51
- 16,203 plays

- 4
- Cadence Of Her Last Breath
- 04:15
- 9,364 plays

- 5
- Master Passion Greed
- 06:03
- 7,010 plays

- 6
- Eva
- 04:26
- 6,167 plays

- 7
- Sahara
- 05:47
- 6,708 plays

- 8
- Whoever Brings The Night
- 04:18
- 6,519 plays

- 9
- For The Heart I Once Had
- 03:56
- 6,034 plays

- 10
- The Islander
- 05:06
- 7,675 plays

- 11
- Last Of the Wilds
- 05:41
- 7,397 plays

- 12
- 7 Days To The Wolves
- 07:04
- 7,386 plays

- 13
- Meadows Of Heaven
- 07:10
- 4,886 plays

- 14
- Reach
- 03:53
- 6,058 plays

- 15
- The Poet And The Pendulum (Instrumental)
- 13:55
- 4,772 plays

- 16
- Bye Bye Beautiful (Instrumental)
- 04:14
- 5,133 plays

- 17
- Amaranth (Instrumental)
- 03:52
- 5,065 plays

- 18
- Cadence Of Her Last Breath (Instrumental)
- 04:15
- 4,093 plays

- 19
- Master Passion Greed (Instrumental)
- 06:02
- 3,916 plays

- 20
- Eva (Instrumental)
- 04:26
- 3,723 plays

- 21
- Sahara (Instrumental)
- 05:47
- 4,146 plays

- 22
- Whoever Brings The Night (Instrumental)
- 04:18
- 3,671 plays

- 23
- For The Heart I Once Had (Instrumental)
- 03:56
- 3,662 plays

- 24
- The Islander (Instrumental)
- 05:06
- 4,127 plays

- 25
- Last Of The Wilds (Instrumental)
- 05:41
- 4,170 plays

- 26
- 7 Days To The Wolves (Instrumental)
- 07:05
- 4,141 plays

- 27
- Meadows Of Heaven (Instrumental)
- 07:09
- 3,514 plays

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album review

Judging from the way Dark Passion Play starts out, it's understandable to assume that it's some sort of opera aria. But hold tight, dear friends, because from out of nowhere metal guitar riffs come swooping in. That's Nightwish for ya -- a Finnish quintet that had been walking the line between symphonic and metallic for ten years by the time of this 2007 release. The album signals the arrival of new singer Anette Olson (who replaced longtime member Tarja Turunen), but for longtime fans worried that this lineup shuffle may alter the band's sound and direction, there's no reason to fret -- Nightwish are as bombastic and dramatic as ever. Understandably, there are quite a few similarities between symphonic metal and prog metal, and this is certainly the case on such tracks as "Bye Bye Beautiful," which contains a very Dream Theater-esque opening. Elsewhere, "Eva" focuses primarily on the vocal talents of Nightwish's new frontwoman, while the slow-building album opener, "The Poet and the Pendulum," proves to be a neat summary of Nightwish's style. Depending on which side of the metal fence you're on, Dark Passion Play is either a symphonic metal triumph or merely pretentious twaddle. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide