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Helsinki (AP) - Fans of Finnish metal band Nightwish can breathe a sigh of relief. After many months of turmoil, the search for a new singer is over.
"After the break-up with [singer] Tarja [Turunen], we decided Nightwish needed a new direction," says band leader and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen. "It became clear to us from the very start that the singer had to be a diva. And when I say diva, I mean a real whiny bitch. Michael Kiske was the obvious choice."

For Kiske, who currently lives on a park bench somewhere in downtown Hamburg, it was an easy decision to accept the job offer.
"I fucking hate metal. It fucking sucks. My God, I will never work on another metal album," says Kiske. "Avantasia? What does that even mean?"
Kiske continues, "Nightwish? Yeah, I needed the money."

Reactions to replacing Turunen, a classically trained female opera singer, with the apparently male Kiske, were mixed, but sales on Nightwish bath robes, Nightwish mugs, Nightwish flags, Nightwish condoms, Nightwish suppositories and Nightwish whatnots remained as brisk as always.

"Pink Bubbles Go Ape? What the fuck was I thinking?", concludes Kiske.

browneyedgirl wrote:
I can just imagine how it is on the Nightwish forums!

*Anyone want to fill us in?

browneyedgirl wrote:Alot of what happens on Blabbermouth is just rumors,and gossip.

Dave wrote:I actually thought that those news have never really been on Blabbermouth and NordicStorm just came up with that on his own.

Beast_Pete wrote:BTW, Nightwish already has a male singer, so why another one?

Patricia wrote:

Beast_Pete wrote:BTW, Nightwish already has a male singer, so why another one?

Maybe because the frontwoman was considered a bit like the spirit of Nightwish (without forgetting the others though) not only an image but also a voice..

MetalAngel wrote:

Patricia wrote:

Beast_Pete wrote:BTW, Nightwish already has a male singer, so why another one?

Maybe because the frontwoman was considered a bit like the spirit of Nightwish (without forgetting the others though) not only an image but also a voice..

Exactly! Tarja was like Tuomas' mascot, as Dickinson is Harris' one. Nobody could imagine Maiden without the Air Raid Siren...nor NW without Tarja. But, that happened and that's a sort of great occasion for people to try their chance with Tuomas & Co.

NeonVomit wrote:

MetalAngel wrote:

Patricia wrote:

Beast_Pete wrote:BTW, Nightwish already has a male singer, so why another one?

Maybe because the frontwoman was considered a bit like the spirit of Nightwish (without forgetting the others though) not only an image but also a voice..

Exactly! Tarja was like Tuomas' mascot, as Dickinson is Harris' one. Nobody could imagine Maiden without the Air Raid Siren...nor NW without Tarja. But, that happened and that's a sort of great occasion for people to try their chance with Tuomas & Co.

I wouldn't go so far as to call Bruce Steve Harris' 'mascot'. He's written a lot of songs for Maiden, and many many lyrics. Poor analogy.

stratoplayer wrote:Kiske living in a park bench in Hamburg!!!