Grasser Production recently spoke with Nightwish founder/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, who offered an update on the songwriting process for the band's new album, as well as giving an outlook on his new project, Auri.

In regards to the upcoming new Nightwish album, Thomas reveals: "All the songs are now done, musically. I'm still working on some lyrics. And, of course, the arrangement process, the rehearsals are gonna take months... it's gonna take all of next year, actually, But all the songs that are gonna be included on the album, with the titles, with the album title, everything's now there. So from now on, it's just the arranging and polishing the corners."

Watch the interview below:

October 21st, 2005 is a historic date for every Nightwish fan - many tears flowed, yet the foundation was laid for a new beginning and the ongoing continuity of the band. What subsequently appeared as the DVD titled End Of An Era was not only the final show of their mega-selling Once tour, but also the very last joint performance with their singer Tarja Turunen.

Due to all of these facets and more, the DVD will give you goose bumps many times over, yet it crowns the end of the Tarja chapter with a unique show that could hardly have been better or more spectacular. The setlist is stunning and contains 18 hymns, such as the opening "Dark Chest Of Wonders", "Sleeping Sun", "Nemo" and "Bless The Child" through to the final "Wish I Had An Angel". If you do not already own this live masterpiece, you can now look forward to the extensive new edition.

On December 7th, End Of An Era will be re-released as 3LP and Earbook formats including BluRay, 2CD and 3LP. Pre-order here, or via the Nightwish webshop, here.

To get an impression of that breathtaking show, watch the live clip of "Nemo", below.

Tracklisting:

BluRay:

"Dark Chest Of Wonders"
"Planet Hell"
"Ever Dream"
"The Kinslayer"
"Phantom Of The Opera"
"The Siren"
"Sleeping Sun"
"High Hopes"
"Bless The Child"
"Wishmaster"
"Slaying The Dreamer"
"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"
"Nemo"
"Ghost Love Score"
"Stone People"
"Creek Mary’s Blood"
"Over The Hills And Far Away"
"Wish I Had An Angel"
Documentary “A Day Before Tomorrow”

CD1:

"Dark Chest Of Wonders"
"Planet Hell"
"Ever Dream"
"The Kinslayer"
"Phantom Of The Opera"
"The Siren"
"Sleeping Sun"
"High Hopes"
"Bless The Child"
"Wishmaster"

CD2:

"Slaying The Dreamer"
"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"
"Nemo"
"Ghost Love Score"
"Stone People"
"Creek Mary’s Blood"
"Over The Hills And Far Away"
"Wish I Had An Angel"

3LP (33 RPM)

Side A
"Dark Chest Of Wonders"
"Planet Hell"
"Ever Dream"

Side B
"The Kinslayer"
"Phantom Of The Opera"
"The Siren"

Side C
"Sleeping Sun"
"High Hopes"
"Bless The Child"

Side D
"Wishmaster"
"Slaying The Dreamer"
"Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan"

Side E
"Nemo"
"Ghost Love Score"
"Stone People"

Side F
"Creek Mary’s Blood"
"Over The Hills And Far Away"
"Wish I Had An Angel"

"Nemo" live video: