Nightwish:
Once Upon a Nightwish - The Official Biography 1996 - 2006 -book (English, soft cover)
Release date: 11.04.2007
Once Upon a NIGHTWISH - The Official Biography 1996-2006 is a book about 9-year-story
of the band. The book is written by Mape Ollila, extremely experienced music editor.
Year 1996: Tuomas Holopainen is on his summer cottage in Kitee, sitting by the campfire,
saying to his two friends that he probably should found an own band.
Year 2005: Holopainen’s Nightwish is selling gold around the world and playing to
overexcited audiences everywhere from Asia to America, critics are praising the total
breakthrough-album â€Onceâ€, and the band has become Finnish national treasure, a beloved
export article that is listened by not only metal music lovers but babies and oldsters.
What has happened during these nine years? Mape Ollila answers this question in this
thorough, dramatic and beautifully illustrated Nightwish-book. He has been interviewing
the band members, co-workers, family members, friends, fans and colleagues for two years,
the book will go through the good times and bad times, uncover members’ mind, tell
unbelievable stories from touring, including even serious exposures from Nightwish-world.
Mape Ollila has a long experience as a music editor, specialized in metal music. Ollila
has followed Nightwish’s career from the beginning and travelled along with the band for
example in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Austria, England and the United States.