It's been a while since we've had some Nightwish here....so....Nightwish! They made a semi-big announcement recently, though I kind of expected it. Floor is now the permanent lead singer, and they even added another band member for good measure. I'm still a little iffy about how I feel about her, but she does sound a little more like Tarja than Anette did, if that's something. She's a goddamn beast too, but that's beside the point. The point today is that I've been getting more and more into Once lately, the last album that Tarja recorded with the band. Well, I've already featured "Planet Hell," "Ghost Love Score" and "The Siren," so now it's time for...something else.
"Dark Chest of Wonders" gets stuck in my head a lot, because first and foremost, it's the kind of symphonic metal song that can get stuck in your head and stay there. The guitar work is surprisingly heavy, and Tarja's vocals are less crazy opera and more refined opera. She can't sing without sounding like she's on stage belting out her heart, but she's scaled back a little with "Dark Chest of Wonders," and that's what I like. It kind of has a similar sound to what you could find on Imaginaerum...Anette could take this one on just as well. All in all, it's a solid track from a band that stays solid no matter who's at the helm of the ship. I guess we'll see what Floor can do with it now...
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