Finnish symphonic metal powerhouse Nightwish continue their planetary domination (they’re the most successful Finnish band in the world) with Imaginaerum.
“I feel violent all the time inside of me,” rages Joyce Manor on “Violent Inside.” It doesn’t get much more honest than these 90 seconds of pure emotion.
Ex-Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis shreds alongside likeminded souls Marty Friedman, Chris Poland, and, on “Surrender,” former Emperor frontman Ihsahn.
Touring across Eastern Europe since 2005, the three-piece Belarus natives eventually signed with Alfa Matrix and refined their sound into icy-cool calculations.