There are very few bands in today's power metal that still have my attention. Kamelot though have much more than mere attention; I can't wait to get new music from them! And the wait is almost over...the successor to the amazing "The Black Halo" will be released on June 4th and it is entitled "Ghost Opera".
In the picture, Tuomas Holopainen seems quite pleased with the progress of the new Nightwish album recording. The finnish band's keyboardist and songwriter has chosen the legendary Abbey Road studios for the recording, and the same orchestra that was used in the previous album, "Once". This is very good news; "Once" contained the band's two best songs (the phenomenal, outstanding, etc. "Creek Mary's Blood" and "Ghost Love Score") and Tuomas seems determined to surpass it. The fans of the band, though, have reasons to worry. This will be the band's first album without their trademark vocalist, the adored Tarja Turunen, and her replacement will have to fullfil the expectations of an army of fanatic fans.
For fans of the Dragonlance books, this isn't the optimal turn of events. Nevertheless, the announcement that the first book of the series, "Dragons Of Autumn Twilight" becomes an animation movie is certainly exciting. I, too, would wish these books were turned into normal movies. The success of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy has shown that it can be done. The Dragonlance series is, with a slight exaggeration, almost as popular and so, the audience is guaranteed. We can hope for the future.
The news come directly from Fox's "24" website : Kiefer Sutherland has signed for 3 more seasons of the popular show. Am I happy about it? You bet. Few shows have managed to glue me to my seat, episode after episode, disregarding bodily protests about something called sleep. One has to wonder though, how will the writers manage to come up with enough ideas so that they won't repeat themselves. I mean after assassinations, nuclear weapons, deadly viruses and traitors in the White House, the options for terrorism plots run thin. Of course, Jack Bauer is quite a versatile action character and I can speculate, even at this early point, that we may see him spending his long day away from CTU. Hard to imagine how the "24" factor will fit if the bad guys aren't terrorists but let's hope the writers will be resourceful whichever way they choose to go. It's also hard to not feel sorry about Bauer's character. He's too busy saving the world that personal life is out of the question. It took a few kidnappings and betrayals for Jack to learn the lesson and the 3 more days that await him show that he learned it well. Of course, alongside Jack, Kiefer Sutherland feels somewhat tortured as well. It's all on this Rolling Stone article. Well, good luck to everyone involved so we can enjoy the show for 3 more years!
