End of an Era DVD and double CD from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish . Nuclear Blast recorded their live performance at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki , Finland , on 21 October 2005, the final concert of a long worldwide tour for their album Once Honor as an introduction to "Creek Mary's Blood ", which featured his voice and cedar flutes. End of an Era is the final Nightwish production to feature Tarja Turunen on vocals. She was dismissed by a letter after this concert.[ 3]
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In addition to original Nightwish songs, three significant covers appear, their known cover of Gary Moore 's "Over the Hills and Far Away ", Andrew Lloyd Webber 's "The Phantom of the Opera ", and a cover of Pink Floyd 's "High Hopes ".
The running time of the concert is 1 hour and 43 minutes. The DVD also contains a 55-minute documentary about the fifteen days prior to the concert, A Day Before Tomorrow , and a photo gallery.
The Blu-ray Disc version was released on 29 May 2009.
CD edition disc 2 Title Lyrics Music 1. "Slaying the Dreamer" Holopainen Holopainen · Vuorinen 4:44 2. "Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan " Holopainen Holopainen 4:13 3. "Nemo " Holopainen Holopainen 4:46 4. "Ghost Love Score" Holopainen Holopainen 10:29 5. "Stone People" (Performed by John Two-Hawks) John Two-Hawks Two-Hawks 4:09 6. "Creek Mary's Blood" (feat. John Two-Hawks) Holopainen Holopainen 8:39 7. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Gary Moore cover) Gary Moore Moore 5:26 8. "Wish I Had an Angel " / "All of Them" (Outro from the King Arthur Holopainen Holopainen / Outro: Zimmer 7:52
The DVD was released on 1 June 2006 in Finland and on 2 June 2006 in Germany. After only one day on sale, the DVD was certified gold in Finland, and later sold platinum.[ 4] [ 5] End of an Era also was Platinum in Germany[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
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