J'aran! Are you kidding me?? I LOVE Nightwish! Tarja is one of the few female metal singers that can really keep me enthralled! Technical skill combined with a beautiful, warm voice and good lines - quite rare with all these thin-sounding "soprano" girlie-singers around.
I've been a fan since Angels Fall First came out (their first album) and sang in a Nightwish coverband for a short while (not coming near Tarja's brilliance of course
). Seen them live twice too [img]smile.gif[/img]
And I'm SO glad you know Daeonia! That's really cool! I heard the music before I got to know my boyfriend (well, he gave it to me before we actually got together [img]smile.gif[/img] ) and I honestly and objectively find them one of the better bands in the Netherlands. I know almost no band that has such an idiosyncratic sound, that manages to sound so much like themselves. I would recognise one of their songs from thousands of others! That's a rare quality these days. I also like that fact that they're skilled musicians (I esp. love the keyboards), that's not so common in bands these days. Seems like every moron that can play three notes on a guitar can be a star these days. Have you ever heard of Manifest (technical metal, they quit a few years ago) by any chance? Eric, the guitarist, used to play in it.
Anyway, I'll stop now... hehe.... but it's good to see there are still people out there who appreciate good music [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Now pass on the word to all of your friends!