Marco Hietala's entrance into Nightwish, before the release of their critically acclaimed 2002 album Century Child, was a turning point for the band. His...

There is a “before” and an “after” Nightwish. Although they were not the first metal band fronted by a woman, nor were they the...

I have a soft spot for Sonata Arctica; they are one of the bands responsible for opening my eyes to German and Scandinavian metal,...