Oceanborn

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Oceanborn
Oceanborn cover
Studio album by Nightwish
Released 1998
Recorded 1998
Genre Power metal, Symphonic metal
Length 53:11
Label Spinefarm Records
Drakkar Entertainment
Century Media
Producer(s) Tero Kinnunen
Professional reviews
Nightwish chronology
Angels Fall First
(1997)		 Oceanborn
(1998)		 Wishmaster
(2000)


Oceanborn is the second album by Nightwish, released in October 1998. Oceanborn is one of their darker albums, making use of the harsh male vocals of Tapio Wilska in songs like The Pharaoh Sails To Orion.

The entire album was basically fantasy oriented with tracks like Swanheart, Walking In The Air and The Pharaoh Sails To Orion. Other songs had a more religious feel to them, like Gethsemane. In addition, there were also some theatrical tracks like Devil and the Deep Dark Ocean.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Stargazers" – 4:28
  2. "Gethsemane" – 5:22
  3. "Devil & The Deep Dark Ocean" – 4:46
  4. "Sacrament of Wilderness" – 4:12
  5. "Passion and the Opera" – 4:50
  6. "Swanheart" – 4:44
  7. "Moondance" – 3:31
  8. "The Riddler" – 5:16
  9. "The Pharaoh Sails to Orion" – 6:26
  10. "Walking in the Air" – 5:31
  11. "Sleeping Sun" (Bonus track; All editions since 1999) – 4:05
  12. "Nightquest" (Bonus track; Japanese limited edition) – 4:16

[edit] Credits



 v • d • e Nightwish
Tuomas Holopainen | Marco Hietala | Emppu Vuorinen | Jukka Nevalainen
Former members: Sami Vänskä | Tarja Turunen
Discography
Albums and EPs: Demo | Angels Fall First | Oceanborn | Wishmaster | Over the Hills and Far Away | Century Child | Once | Sixth studio album
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" | "Eva"
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
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