Human Instinct

“We definitely felt like the sky’s the limit as to how we can push the sound of Nightwish.”
Troy Donockley

ive years since Nightwish’s last studio release, , and the symphonic metal giants have returned with , their most diverse and ambitious album to date. It’s a two-disc release: the first contains nine new tracks that cover just about everything from sweeping grandeur to folk harmonies and crushing metal riffs. That’s followed by the eight-part , an orchestral suite that refuses to be bound by any expectations concerning what rock or metal bands are capable of producing. marks the second studio album for Jansen and Troy Donockley since they officially joined Nightwish, and the first record with drummer Kai Hahto as a fully fledged bandmember. “There’s a constant reinventing ourselves