Finnish/Swedish symphonic metallers NIGHTWISH have issued a new "FanBlog" video featuring footage of the band rehearsing and from their "secret" show in Helsinki. Check it out at this location.

As previously reported, will perform live TODAY (Friday, October 19) at New Jersey's legendary independent record store Vintage Vinyl (51 Lafayette Road-Fords, NJ) at 6:00 p.m. (EST). The event is being produced by YeboTV.com and will be offered to fans as a free webcast stream worldwide.

Vintage Vinyl are making available to fans autographed copies of the band's debut Roadrunner Records CD Dark Passion Play who are not able to attend the in store performance. Visit www.vvinyl.com for ordering information.

Speaking to YeboTV from New York's Nokia Theatre on Times Square last night, Nightwish's bassist/vocalist Marco Hietala had this to say about the Vintage Vinyl event: "We will be doing a 30 minute full electric set of songs from the new album. We are very much looking forward to the performance and meeting our fans. I really did not have any idea just how big this event has turned out to be until now. I had better not tell the rest of the band the whole world will be watching or they may get nervous (haha)"

Nightwish are currently in the midst of a headlining US tour. Fan response to new lead vocalist Anette Olzon has been positive. Hietala adds, "Tuomas (Holopainen) is feeling a bit under the weather right now but he is getting checked out and we hope to have him back to full health soon. The tour has been going very well so far."

In addition to being streamed live on the YeboTV and Vintage Vinyl sites, Nightwish's performance can also be viewed and heard on these official host sites:

Australia - BrisMetal

Belgium - Metal To Infinity

Brazil- Rock Underground

Canada - Bravewords.com

Finland - Finnish Metal

France - Metallian

Germany - Rock Hard

Greece - Forgotten Scroll

Norway - Streets

United Kingdom - Live 4 Metal

United States - SMN

A forthcoming exclusive Nightwish interview will be filmed in Cleveland, Ohio on October 24th and will be available to view on YeboTV.com in late October.