Sacrament of Wilderness

Sacrament of Wilderness is the second single by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released as the first single from their album Oceanborn.

The single's cover art features the Oceanborn owl with the same scroll as in the cover of Oceanborn and Wishmaster.^[2]

It reached the number-one spot in the Finnish charts during several weeks, as well as the subsequent, Walking in the Air. Both were certified with Gold Disc in Finland with more than 5,000 sold copies.^[3]

The cover of the single features the same owl as in Passion and the Opera.

Live performances

The song disappeared from Nightwish' live setlist after their World Tour of the Century, in 2003, but returned again in late 2007, sung by their new vocalist Anette Olzon but otherwise the same musically. It is one of the few songs from their first two albums that has survived live and still is performed.

Current Nightwish bassist, Marco Hietala, doesn't like this song as much as he likes some others; when asked why, he said:

“

I don't really have anything against it. I can say that there's certain mathematic predictability in the vocal melodies, and I find other songs more exciting because they don't have it. It's still a good addition to the liveset.^[2]

”

Track listing

Sacrament of Wilderness
Burning Flames' Embrace (by Eternal Tears of Sorrow)
The Crow and the Warrior (by Darkwoods My Betrothed)

Video

The music video is a live performance of the song at Kitee, the band's hometown, on November 13, 1998. The band members, except Sami, sported short hair in the video,^[4] released as bonus material on Nightwish's first DVD, From Wishes to Eternity, in 2001.

Sales and certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)
Finland	Gold^[5]

Personnel

References

↑ ""Sacrament of Wilderness" single". Retrieved 2009-11-13.
1 2 Nightwish.com - Nightmail Archived October 6, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "The band: Biography". Retrieved 2009-11-13.
↑ Nightwish - "Sacrament of Wilderness" video
↑ "IFPI Tilastot: Nightwish". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 2010-01-03. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

Nightwish's Official Website

Nightwish

Tuomas Holopainen Emppu Vuorinen Jukka Nevalainen Marco Hietala Troy Donockley Floor Jansen Tarja Turunen Sami Vänskä Anette Olzon

Studio albums	Angels Fall First Oceanborn Wishmaster Century Child Once Dark Passion Play Imaginaerum Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Live albums	From Wishes to Eternity End of Innocence End of an Era Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) Showtime, Storytime

EPs	Over the Hills and Far Away

Soundtracks	Imaginaerum: The Score

Demos	Nightwish Demo Angels Fall First (demo)

Compilations	Wishmastour 2000 The Golden Wishes Wishbox Nightwish 1997-2001 Memory Box Tales from the Elvenpath Bestwishes Highest Hopes The Sound of Nightwish Reborn Lokikirja Walking in the Air: The Greatest Ballads

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" "Amaranth" "Erämaan viimeinen" "Bye Bye Beautiful" "The Islander" "Storytime" "The Crow, the Owl and the Dove" "Élan" "Endless Forms Most Beautiful"

Songs	"FantasMic" "Sleepwalker" "Beauty of the Beast" "While Your Lips Are Still Red" "Last Ride of the Day"

Tours	The First Tour of the Angels Summer of Wilderness Oceanborn Europe Tour Wishmaster World Tour World Tour of the Century Once Upon a Tour Dark Passion Play World Tour Imaginaerum World Tour Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour

Related acts	Tarja Turunen Almah Altaria Alyson Avenue Barilari Brother Firetribe For My Pain... John Two-Hawks Kai Hahto Kotiteollisuus Northern Kings Pain ReVamp Sethian Tapio Wilska Tarot Timo Rautiainen Tony Kakko

Related articles	Awards and nominations Discography Members Once Upon a Nightwish Imaginaerum (film) Music Inspired by the Life and Times of Scrooge

Book:Nightwish Category:Nightwish Portal:Heavy metal

Eternal Tears of Sorrow

Altti Veteläinen Jarmo Kylmänen Jarmo Puolakanaho Mika Lammassaari Janne Tolsa Juho Raappana Olli-Pekka Törrö Pasi Hiltula Antti-Matti Talala Antti Kokko Petri Sankala Risto Ruuth

Studio albums	Sinner's Serenade (1997) Vilda Mánnu (1998) Chaotic Beauty (2000) A Virgin and a Whore (2001) Before the Bleeding Sun (2006) Children of the Dark Waters (2009) Saivon Lapsi (2013)

Singles	Sacrament of Wilderness (1998) The Last One for Life (2001) Tears of Autumn Rain (2009) Dark Alliance (2013)

Demos	The Seven Goddesses of Frost (1994) Bard's Burial (1994)

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