Century Child
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| Studio album by Nightwish | ||
| Released | June 24, 2002 | |
| Recorded | 2002 | |
| Genre | Symphonic metal | |
| Length | 50:11 | |
| Label | Spinefarm Records Century Media |
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| Producer(s) | Tero Kinnunen | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Nightwish chronology | ||
| Over The Hills And Far Away (2001) |
Century Child (2002) |
Once (2004) |
Century Child is the fourth album by Nightwish, released in 2002 by Spinefarm Records.
The album is a notable departure from previous Nightwish outings, aurally and mentally. It contains orchestral backing, an ethereal production, a much-more streamlined vocal work from Tarja Turunen, and the lyrics portray the strongest concept album undercurrents yet. This could also be considered one of Nightwish's darkest albums.
[edit] Additional material
Spinefarm Records released a 2-CD special edition of the album in 2002. It includes the CD with copy protection (existence of which isn't mentioned), liner art with the band members' signatures, and an unusual-looking transparent Video CD containing the music video for their Gary Moore cover of "Over The Hills And Far Away". In addition, the booklet contains an ID code that allowed the owner for a limited time to download the entire album, and three extra tracks from the Internet. The bonus tracks were "Nightwish", "The Forever Moments" and "Etiäinen", all from the band's first demo, back when they were an acoustic project.
[edit] Track listing
- "Bless the Child" – 6:12
- "End Of All Hope" – 3:55
- "Dead To The World" – 4:19
- "Ever Dream" – 4:44
- "Slaying The Dreamer" – 4:31
- "Forever Yours" – 3:50
- "Ocean Soul" – 4:14
- "Feel For You" – 3:55
- "The Phantom Of The Opera" – 4:10
- "Beauty Of The Beast (Long Lost Love - One More Night To Live - Christabel)" – 10:21
- "The Wayfarer" (Bonus Track; Japanese Limited Edition) – 3:22
[edit] Credits
- Tarja Turunen – Lead vocals
- Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen – Guitar
- Marco Hietala – Bass guitar, vocals
- Tuomas Holopainen – Keyboards
- Jukka Nevalainen – Drums
| Nightwish |
| Tuomas Holopainen | Marco Hietala | Emppu Vuorinen | Jukka Nevalainen |
| Former members: Sami Vänskä | Tarja Turunen |
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| Discography |
| Singles: "The Carpenter" | "Sacrament of Wilderness" | "Passion and the Opera" | "Walking in the Air" | "Sleeping Sun (Four Ballads of the Eclipse)" | "The Kinslayer" | "Deep Silent Complete" | "Ever Dream" | "Bless the Child" | "Nemo" | "Wish I Had an Angel" | "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan" | "The Siren" | "Sleeping Sun" |
| Albums and EPs: Angels Fall First | Oceanborn | Wishmaster | Over the Hills and Far Away | Century Child | Once |
| Live albums: From Wishes to Eternity | End of an Era |
| Compilations: Wishmastour 2000 | Tales from the Elvenpath | Bestwishes | Highest Hopes |
| Videos and DVDs: From Wishes to Eternity | End of Innocence | End of an Era |
