Battleangel

The name of the new album has been revealed.

The album has been signed with Spinefarm / Universal and Nuclear Blast. With the sort of unpretentious album name and the heavily styled new promo pictures being showcased on the official website, it seems that Nightwish is attempting a fresh start. Or at least a slight shift of style and appearance.

Trying to broaden the audience maybe. Another old trick that can easily backfire, keeping old fans and attracting new ones by methods that are generally not appreciated by the old fan base. Even if the music really doesn’t change that much. Music is one of those things that people internalize to an unhealthy degree. At least in the present day and age. I have a hard time believing that this controversy existed between, say, the audiences of Georg Friederich Händel and Antonio Vivaldi in their time. Even if it is something I should explore further.

Beware of fanboys/girls. Or people in general who take things much too seriously.

Anyway, the big question is when is the new album due … ?