My World of Music – est. 2013
It’s mid-November. The darker season of the year is in full swing, and Christmas is just around the corner. The time is right for Tarja to continue her Christmas-themed musical journey with an album called “Score for a Dark Christmas.” The album will be released on December 5, 2025, via earMUSIC and it connects to... Continue Reading →
Most of you know Marko Hietala from his time with symphonic metal icons Nightwish. He was part of the band for many years as bassist and also contributed to the songwriting. Hietala left Nightwish in 2021 and released his first solo album "Mustan sydämen rovio" even before the split. That was back in 2019 and... Continue Reading →
Finnish singer Tarja played a show at Hellfest 2016, a concert that was recorded and now is released as a live album. Tarja played 10 songs and with the exception of "Shameless" all songs are on the new record. As expected, the chosen songs reflect the harder and heavier aspect of a singer who can... Continue Reading →
Tarja announced her upcoming European tour. Special guest on this tour will be Marko Hietala and it is the 'Living the Dream Together'-tour that will start in September 2024. One of the shows will take place at Gruenspan, Hamburg on September 13th, 2024 and HERE is where you can get your ticket.
‘Dark Christmas’ isn’t the first album by Tarja, related to the holiday season; but is the darkest one she released to date. The successor of ‘From Spirits and Ghosts (Score for a Dark Christmas)’ is a gloomy soundtrack that features twelve classic and/or modern Christmas carols. Each of those underwent a total re-arrangement and there... Continue Reading →
Just in time for the coming winter season, Tarja announced a new album called ‘Dark Christmas’. It is a next Christmas release by the Finnish singer, and it is a dark one. To get a first impression of the dramatic sounding album, ‘Frosty the Snowman’ has been launched and shows Tarja in a cooperation with... Continue Reading →
Outlanders, that is the moniker of a collaboration, including EDM pioneer Torsten Stenzel and Finish singer Tarja. The latter is well-known from her time with Nightwish, but also the impressive solo career Tarja is driving since many years. ‘Outlanders’, that is also the title of a debut album, the duo worked on for 10 years... Continue Reading →
After having finished the Christmas tour 2022 Tarja will hit the road again in March 2023. The 'Raw'-tour includes some shows in Germany, Italy Slovenia and The Netherlands.
Tarja is an impressive artist. The Finn, a skilled soprano herself, has the gift to delight the metal world as well as to attract a widely mixed audience. I had the opportunity to experience Tarja 2022 in both roles. It was in August this year that the Finn performed a powerful show at the Wacken... Continue Reading →
Tarja needs no introduction, as the soprano is one of the icons of symphonic metal. Tarja became well-known, among other things, because of her successful years with Nightwish. After leaving the Finnish chart-stormers, the singer started a solo career, which impresses until today. With 'Henkäys ikuisuudesta' and 'My Winter Storm', Tarja set first standards. The... Continue Reading →
Tarja is undoubtedly one of the greats in her genre, which she demonstrated with a superb performance at this year's Wacken Festival. Now the singer announces with 'Best Of: Living the Dream' her first Best Of - album, which will be released on December 2, 2022 via earMUSIC. Photo: Tim Tronckoe/earMUSIC Here are the different... Continue Reading →
Some tour/concerts might be cancelled or postponed due to the current pandemic. For latest information, please check the websites of venues, bands and promoters.
(9/10) I don’t think that I need to introduce Tarja to you. The former Nightwish singer, celebrating big success with the Finnish metallers, is well-known. After having parted way with Nightwish, Tarja started to put a focus on her solo career, being at least as successful as the days with the Finnish Symphonic Metal masters.... Continue Reading →
Chania Rock Festival, is one of the most important, louder and hotter metal festivals of Southern Europe and takes place in the beautiful island of Crete, in Chania, on the 5thand 6thof July 2019. The festival exists since 2002 and many great metal bands have played so far, such as Blind Guardian (GER), Sabaton (SWE),... Continue Reading →
Markus' Heavy Music Blog 