Nightwish : Oceanborn

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  1.Stargazers
  2.Gethsemane
  3.Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean
  4.Sacrament Of Wilderness
  5.Passion And The Opera
  6.Swanheart
  7.Moondance
  8.The Riddler
  9.The Pharaoh Sails To Orion
  10.Walking In The Air
  11.Sleeping Sun

  Bonus tracks

  12. Nightquest
  13. Sleeping Sun (live)
  14. Swanheart (live)
  15. The Pharaoh Sails To The Orion (live)

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  Oceanborn is the second album of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish, released in December 1998 in Finland, and in the Spring of 1999 worldwide. Oceanborn is very different from its predecessor, the sound is much more towards power metal than Angels Fall First. The folk influence from Angels Fall First can still be heard on some parts, especially in the instrumental “Moondance”. Most of the album is fantasy-themed with tracks like “Swanheart” and “Walking in the Air” (a cover from the animated motion picture, The Snowman), however other songs such as “Gethsemane” have a more religious feel to them. In addition, there are also some theatrical tracks like “Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean”. Oceanborn is among their darker albums, making use of the harsh vocals of Tapio Wilska in the songs “The Pharaoh Sails to Orion” and “Devil & the Deep Dark Ocean”. Since the album’s release, “Sacrament of Wilderness” has remained a fan-favorite at concerts, and it’s still performed often. Both “Sleeping Sun” and “Walking in the Air” have also been performed often on shows, but “Stargazers” has been dropped since vocalist Tarja Turunen’s dismissal in 2005. “Walking in the Air” returned to the live setlist of the band at September 19, 2009 at Hartwall Arena, this time as an acoustic song and sung by the current vocalist Anette Olzon. The “hoi’ing” in otherwise instrumental “Moondance” is sung by Jukka Nevalainen, Tuomas Holopainen and Tapio Wilska, making it the only Nightwish song with vocals by Nevalainen.

  01. STARGAZERS
  02. GETHSEMANE
  03. DEVIL & THE DEEP DARK OCEAN
  04. SACRAMENT OF WILDERNESS
  05. PASSION AND THE OPERA
  06. SWANHEART
  07. MOONDANCE
  08. THE RIDDLER
  09. THE PHARAOH SAILS TO ORION
  10. WALKIN’ IN THE AIR
  11. NIGHTQUEST
  12. PASSION AND THE OPERA (SINGLE EDIT)