Technically, no, although they nearly did when Sami left the band. It is said that Tuomas had had enough by then and told the members to call it off, that Nightwish was coming to an end. He took some time off, walking the hills and hiking. However, after a year, the band regrouped with new bassist Marco Hietala. Since then, the band has been stronger than ever.

Tuomas once said that he was highly inspired by metal bands such as Stratovarius. He has also been inspired by fantasy, especially Lord Of The Rings and the Dragonlance series. Disney is also a big part of Tuomas's life.

You can see all pre-Once videos split between the two DVDs ('From Wishes to Eternity' and 'End Of Innocence') and on the Drakkar version of 'Over The Hills And Far Away'.

You can find many tablatures on this site: www.mysongbook.com/, but you'll need this program to open the files: www.guitar-pro.com/, a free demo can be downloaded.

Yes, broken glass exists, but it is not "all over the place" even on city streets. Unless it's a recent breakage, it gets kicked or swept into cracks, against walls, or right against curbs and isn't strewn about. For the little glass that does remain, again, just watch where you're going! But, for the seasoned barefooter with tough, thick soles, most broken glass is not a problem even if you step directly on it. The following paragraph was contributed by Neil Kelley.

Tuomas - "This is a cliché, but I love the night and its magic and I love to wander around at nightime and let my thoughts fly. Often I dream and send wishes to the stars...Originally it was the title of one from our very first demo, which included 3 acoustic songs ("Nightwish", "The Forever Moments" and "Etiäinen"), and because of that, our demo was called "Nightwish-demo".

No, Tarja is not leaving Nightwish at this point in time. This is just a rumour that has been around almost as long as the band itself! If ever Tarja takes time off from Nightwish, it does not mean she's leaving, she is simply making room for her studies.

Tarja has done vocals for Beto Vazquez Infinity, on their album 'Infinity', she has also been a part of Noche Escandinavia, an opera that has taken place in Chile and Argentina since June 2002. Emppu has written music for a track on Beto Vazquez Infinity - Infinity. Until recently, he also played guitar for Altaria. Tuomas plays keyboards for For My Pain, although has said he will not join the band for any live shows.

Tarja is married to Argentinian entrepreneur Marcelo Cabuli. They became engaged at the end of 2002 and were married in the summer of 2003. Jukka is in a long term relationship with his girlfriend, Satu. In March 2003 they had a baby together, a girl named Luna.

Everyone has a different opinion as to what genre of music Nightwish play. However, in an interview, Tuomas Holopainen once described their music as "Melodic heavy metal with a female voice".

All songs (music and lyrics), aside from the covers, are written by Tuomas and many of them have very personal meanings for him. No one will ever know the full meanings of all the songs, apart from Tuomas. Some songs are more 'obvious' than others, but each person has their own interpretation of each song and they are entitled to that. Tuomas may have reasons for not saying the meanings of his songs, and he of course, has the right to that.

It's always best to check out the tour page on the Official Nightwish Homepage, or the tours section of our site. If it's not there, then Nightwish aren't coming at this time.

Official merchandise for the band is available from the Nightwish Shop. All merchandise sold here is official and goes directly towards supporting the band. You can also visit our merchandise page for a list and further details of online stores stocking Nightwish merchandise.

She was fired via an open letter after Nightwish's last Once Tour concert. You can read the letter here.

Occasionally a customer will report something that isn't working the way that it should. The last time that happened, it took only a few minutes to fix it, and the fix was instantly available to all of our subscribers. If a User finds a real bug in one of our programs, we'll extend that User in your subscription by a month.

You can find a free version here which is a little different than the original. The original one (Shelley Volante Script) can be purchased here, and the font used for the back cover of Once (Tension) can be purchased here. Both fonts have to be licensed, they are NOT free! Sharing them on the boards, or posting links to where you can download it illegally is not allowed.

You can probably find on the net stuff made by fans (like in the links mentionned in the next question), but they won't be made by the band as they don't use music sheets to play.

From Century Child onwards (including 'Once') the male vocal duties in Nightwish have been handled by Marco Hietala, the bands bassist. A number of different vocalists have featured on earlier recordings however. The following is a list of all Nightwish tracks featuring male vocals and who performs them. You may also see Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica) performing Beauty and the Beast with Nightwish on the 'From Wishes to Eternity' DVD.

End Of All Hope' and 'Slaying The Dreamer' are used in a Finnish movie called 'Kohtalon Kirja' (The Book Of Fate).

Bruises around the eyes or a slightly crooked nose following injury usually indicate a fractured nose. If the bones are pushed over or out to one side, immediate medical attention is ideal. But if the swelling distorts the nose, waiting 48 - 72 hours for a doctor's appointment may actually help the doctor in evaluating your injury as the swelling recedes. Apply ice while waiting to see the doctor.

No. That is the sound of the lever moving up and down and making contact with the step counter. The pedometer is working fine.

Dia has several ways to print: Dia print, Gnome print and Export as Postscript. A given compilation of Dia uses either Dia print or Gnome print. Dia's support for Gnome print is currently buggy and disabled by default, but some distributions (Red Hat for one) compile it in anyway. If you have such a version of Dia installed, you can Export as Postscript instead of printing, and then print the resulting file.

No. If every problem begins to look like a nail, you need to have more tools than just the hammer in your toolbox. You bug your upstream to set this up correctly for you, once. (If they insist on having a list of your local users available before they can deliver your mail correctly, it means they want to be bugged.

Because the owner of the page where the fic you want is located has moved operations, and has not notified me of the new location. Try doing a search on the title or author, or both, using your favorite search engine. If it's on the web at all anymore, it should turn up eventually. Or advertise on the mailing lists. If you find it, please notify me of the new address so I can fix my link. :) If you're sure it's gone from the web, please let me know and I'll delete my listing.

Yes. The stays, or the plastic strips that prevent the crate and the run from collapsing while in use are available through the Order Form. For all other parts, call or write for exact figures.

You can bring the item back to the retailer that you purchased it from, so they can take up the matter with the Diamond Distributors customer service representative. DC Direct is not equipped to respond to requests to repair broken items or ship replacement parts.

Many wonderful things. We are actually building a utopian society and sanctuary for electronics from around the globe. Actually, if you must know, we take your broken electronics and swap out parts to fix others, then resell your gadgets. We get hundreds of damaged electronics each month and as we grow and get more we will be able to fix more and more electronics because of our growing stock pile of parts. So send em’ in, in any condition. Don’t forget the used ones too.

You must reinstall drivers for this hardware after reinstalling the operating system. These drivers were factory installed, but they may not be on the Microsoft Windows installation or rescue media. All major computer manufacturers provide drivers for Microsoft Windows on their web sites.

If the links you provided to your pictures don't match the actual URL of the picture, your pictures will appear broken. Also, some free web hosts block links from eBay's servers and don't allow picture hosting from their sites. Try cutting the URL for your picture and pasting it directly into the address bar of your browser. If the pictures still don't work, you'll get an error message stating why. If they suddenly work, your web host is probably blocking the link from eBay's site.

If your newly purchased neon sign arrives with broken glass, please do not attempt to repair the sign yourself. Within 7 days of receiving your sign, please review the warranty and submit the "Return Goods" form. A NeonCentral customer service representative will contact you either through email or by phone to schedule a return pickup of your existing sign and delivery of a new sign.