Nightwish - The Day Of...| Can't wait to see them LIVE again 

His mind is on a different level

Fantastic Reaction! This is the second video from their new album Yesterwynde. First was Perfume of the Timeless which you should definitely checkout as well. Their third video, An Ocean of Strange Islands is dropping on 9/10. The album is dropping on 9/20. The cartoon you were remembering is Magic School Bus. I laughed when you mentioned it because you do remind me of the teacher, Ms. Frizzle, in a good way! This is a song and video that takes multiple listens and views to pick up on everything in it. Tuomas has said the song is about how we allow ourselves to be controlled by fear and misery. The adult voices are those who buy into the fear mongering while Tuomas uses the children's innocent and uncorrupted voices to represent those who don't buy in into the fearmongering and see the world as it really is. In the beginning Floor's lyrics are all about numerous end of days, apocalyptical events that people have pushed and bought into while the children's choir is taking a different tack, saying ignore the doomsday stuff and do the hard work that will actually make life better. It took me a few listens to pick up on the fact that the first two choruses are just the children but in the last choruses Floor joins in with the kids, representing people coming together to reject fear and have hope for the future. Visually, the beginning part with Floor putting eye drops in her bandmates eyes reminds me of Clockwork Orange. A visual metaphor for us being force fed "never ending doom porn" to create fear and misery in our culture. One of my favorite parts in the video is the scene with the Mayan's on their knee's before a solar eclipse which happens at the start of the second chorus. The adults are on their knee's, fearing the end of time as predicted by the Mayan calendar (supposedly in 2012) while a child is protectively hunched over a recently planted seedling representing hope for a better future. Also the red rose at the end being held by a child is also a symbol of hope as well. Musically I am getting Music and Harvest vibes from the last album, especially during the instrumental bridge. I do love Jukka's bass lines here. He seems to have brought some new idea's to Tuomas's bass lines. For me the lyrics in this song are so fantastic. A litany of never ending "Day Of's" that are supposed to keep us fearful and compliant. The line "fear more in this grave new world of 84". For me that means we have entered a world where the governments and their allies in the media, especially social media prescribe for us the correct way to think on subjects, just like George Orwell's novel 1984. Originally I had thought the line "A new strain sent you back into your cave. Obey, stay away, cover up" was a reference to Covid but others mentioned it was a reference to Plato's allegory of the cave. A much deeper and profound interpretation of the lyrics and more in line with what Tuomas would probably be going for. My absolute favorite lyrics are "A need to feel dread, gloom, awe. A lust for never-ending doom porn". Never ending doom porn has to be one of the best turn of phrases I have ever heard. It is such a poetic and witty way to describe how people are fascinated with the bad and evil and give short shrift to the positive and uplifting.

Love Nightwish! Love Anastasia! Love Anastasia watching Nightwish!

You won't be seeing them live any time soon...they have already announced they are not touring for this new album.

Unfortunately, a lot of the kickback against the new songs is from people demanding that Floor be front and center in the mix. I say let Tuomas craft the video mixes the way he wants and wait for the album audio tracks. 🤔

🤗🍒🤘🏻😘 Great Job Ana as always

Hi Anastasia. I've been waiting for you to do this one

Cannot wait for them to perform this one live

The new album, "Yesterwynd", drops on Friday. And from what I'm seeing, it should be an excellent listen. Rock on, Anastasia! 🤘😎👍

Single #3 coming very soon. The full record drops on September 20.

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