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Wishmaster (album)

Wishmaster
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Studio album by
Nightwish
Released8 May 2000 (2000-05-08)
RecordedJanuary–March 2000
Studio
Genre
Length53:30
LabelSpinefarm
Producer
  • Nightwish
  • Tero Kinnunen
Nightwish studio album chronology
Oceanborn
(1998) 		Wishmaster
(2000) 		Century Child
(2002)
Singles from Wishmaster
  1. "Deep Silent Complete"
    Released: 16 July 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles[2]
Chronicles of Chaos[3]
Metal Hammer (GER)[4]
Kerrang![citation needed]

Wishmaster is the third studio album by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. It was released on 8 May 2000 through Spinefarm Records in Finland. The album was released in the rest of Europe by Drakkar Entertainment on 29 May, and in Japan by Toy's Factory on 19 July. In the US, it was released by Century Media on 6 February 2001.[5]

Wishmaster peaked at No. 1 in the official Finnish charts;[6] the album also debuted in the European charts at No. 21 in Germany[7] and No. 66 in France.[8] Wishmaster has sold more than 79,447 copies in Finland alone,[9] and as of January 2023, more than 150,000 copies have been sold in Germany alone, certifying the album Gold.[10] In 2019, Metal Hammer ranked it as the 18th best power metal album of all time.[11]

Most reissues of the album contain the song "Sleepwalker", which was released in July 2000 to compete in the Finnish national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.[12]

  1. ^ Ravelin, Antti J. "Nightwish - Wishmaster review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ^ Gromen, Mark (6 June 2000). "Nightwish - Wishmaster". Bravewords.com. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ^ Wee, Alvin (10 January 2001). "Nightwish - Wishmaster". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Nightwish - Wishmaster". Metal Hammer (in German). June 2000. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Nightwish releases to hit the USA". Nightwish's Official Website. 22 February 2001. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Nightwish - Wishmaster (album)". Finnishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Album – Nightwish, Wishmaster". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Nightwish - Wishmaster (album)". Lescharts.com (in French). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Tilastot - Nightwish" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  10. ^ "WISHMASTER by NIGHTWISH sales and awards". Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  11. ^ Chantler, Chris (14 November 2019). "The 25 greatest power metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  12. ^ "2000 YLLÄTYKSELLINEN KOMPROMISSIRATKAISU". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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