ReVamp, fronted by Nightwish singer Floor Jansen, are currently on hiatus. In an interview with MetalBlast, Floor reveals the news. An excerpt follows:

Q: Because of your commitments to Nightwish, do you feel that your work will ReVamp will be diminished?

A: “It’s inevitable, and from the day I joined Nightwish it has affected ReVamp. I found it very difficult to do both things at the same time. When I joined Nightwish we were in the middle of the writing process, we had just planned to go to the studio, and we had to postpone the release. In between tours I was recording an album, promoting an album, and then when I started to tour with Nightwish I was also touring with ReVamp, which was just a lot. This is not something that I wish to do, if only because of my own sanity and health, and because I feel that both bands need 100% of your devotion and time, and doing both at the same time just isn’t possible for me.

So now it’s full-on Nightwish time, and there’s no time for ReVamp. Once we’re done with this tour we’ll have to sit together and see where everybody is in their lives, and see if there’s a chance to continue. It would be great, but I can’t tell the future.

Q: So now ReVamp is on hiatus?

A: “It is; it has to be.”

The full interview can be found here.

In anticipation of their forthcoming new record, Nightwish have released the 14th episode from the “making of” series where the band talk about their own highlights of Endless Forms Most Beautiful.

Commented Marco Hietala: “It’s hard to say yet – if there’s one particular thing that I’m real proud of. In the end, those kinds of moments reveal themselves with time. They are usually the part that stand the test of time.”

 Check it out below:

Nightwish recently announced a worldwide video contest to showcase the talents of their own fans.

Sign language speakers/interpreters, jazz flutists, cellists, ukulele and theremin players, expert whistlers, vocalists, guitarists, bassists, drummers, and keyboard players alike: You are all invited to create a video for your very own cover version of the Nightwish single "Elán."

Prizes for three Grand Prize Winners and two Runners Up include Nighwish t-shirts, posters, and autographed photo cards. For complete contest instructions and rules, visit this location. This contest ends on Thursday, April 10th. Winners will be announced on April 16th, 2015.

The “Élan” video, directed by Ville Lipiäinen, can be seen below along with a "making of" clip.

Endless Forms Most Beautiful will be out on March 27th (Europe), 30th (UK) and 31st (North America) and will be released in several different formats. Go to this location for details. The detailed cover-artwork was created by longtime collaborator Toxic Angel.

 

 

Check out the first video for the track “Élan” (directed by Ville Lipiäinen) and new song "Shudder Before The Beautiful" below:

 

 

 

 

 

Endless Forms Most Beautiful is the first Nightwish studio album to feature Dutch vocalist Floor Jansen. Longtime drummer Jukka Nevalainen sat out on the recording sessions due to health issues; Kai Hahto (Wintersun) replaces him. Nightwish also revealed the famed evolutionary biologist and writer, Professor Richard Dawkins as a guest on this eighth studio album.

(Photo - Ville Akseli Juurikkala)