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Angels Fall First is the debut studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, originally released by Spinefarm Records on 30 September 1997 as a 500-copy limited edition, featuring seven tracks, two of which are not on the regular edition (released in November 1997).[1] This edition is highly sought after by collectors and in 2012 a copy was sold for $1137.23 on eBay.[2] The album was released in the US by Century Media in March 2001.[3]
Angels Fall First is a power metal album with gothic, folk and classical elements.[4]
Background
Tuomas Holopainen wrote the music for the album during his time in the Finnish Army.[5] In a 2008 interview with the British magazine Kerrang!, Tuomas Holopainen remembered: Шаблон:Quote The original pressing featured Holopainen's home contact address, an accident from reprinting the demo sleeve for the album.[6]
As of December 2009, Angels Fall First has sold more than 36,000 copies in Finland alone.[7]
The band, and especially band leader and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen has since frowned upon the album, considering it essentially an extended demo. In a 2011 interview, when asked what album other than Imaginaerum Holopainen wanted to make into a movie, he replied that it would be Angels Fall First, and that it would be "a black-and-white comedy".[8]
The male vocals heard on "Beauty and the Beast", "The Carpenter", "Astral Romance" and "Once Upon a Troubadour" are sung by keyboardist–band leader Tuomas Holopainen, as well as the whispers in the beginning of the demo version of "Etiäinen".[9] Following this release, Holopainen never sang credited on an album again, because he thought that he was not good enough.[9]
Track listing
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Personnel
All information from the album booklet.[10]
Nightwish
- Tarja Turunen – vocals
- Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards, piano, male vocals (on track 2, 3, 4 & "Once Upon a Troubadour"), arrangements
- Emppu Vuorinen – guitars, bass
- Jukka Nevalainen – drums, percussion
Additional musician
- Esa Lehtinen – flute
Production
- Tero Kinnunen – engineering, mixing, recording
- Mika Jussila – mastering
- Garry Black – cover photo
- Toni Härkönen – photography
Charts
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Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Finnish Albums Chart[11] | 31 |
| 2022 | Finnish Albums Chart[12] | 5 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "The Carpenter" | Finnish Singles Chart[13] | 3 |
Certifications
| Country | Organisation | Year | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | IFPI | 2001 | Gold (20,000)[7] |
References
Bibliography
External links
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- ↑ (1997). "Angels Fall First liner notes". In Angels Fall First [CD booklet]. Spinefarm.
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