Tuomas Holopainen

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CD review 2025

Auri – III: Candles & Beginnings

Michael September 2, 2025

Auri’s third album, “III: Candles & Beginnings”, is a testament to what happens when three distinct musical minds come together without compromise. It’s not a concept album, and it doesn’t pretend to be. Instead,...

11 Minutes

CD review 2024

Yesterwynde: Nightwish, Nostalgia, and New Music

Astrid October 13, 2024

It was a Sunday afternoon some time in the summer of 2006, during a break from band practice. Our guitarist gathered us around the computer to show us something funny on Youtube, as was...

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CD Review 2018

Auri – Auri

Ingrid April 26, 2018

Auri started in 2010 as a project formed by Nightwish’ mastermind Tuomas Holopainen, his wife Johanna Kurkela and Nightwish member Troy Donockley. Now in 2018 they released their long awaited first album. It’s very...