Nightwish

Band formed by Tuomas Holopainen, Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen and Tarja Turunen in 1996. This band is often mentioned, among a number of others, as sharing a similar sound with Evanescence. Their 2005 release was End of An Era, a DVD of their final performance with Turunen, fired from the band in October 2005.

The current lineup features Tuomas Holopainen (keyboards), Erno "Emppu" Vuorinen (guitar), Jukka Nevalainen (drums/percussion), Marco Hietala (bass/vocals) and Anette Olzon (vocals.