Among the bands that have played concerts at Gorbunov Palace are Jethro Tull, Einstürzende Neubauten, Diamanda Galas, Nightwish, Therion, Lacrimosa, DDT, Boris Grebenshchikov, Krematorij and others, "Nashestvie" and "Uchites plavat" festivals.
The Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish released on 11 August 2007 their latest music video, "Amaranth", which is based on this particular painting.
" Barilari, and released as an album, with the participation of distinguished musicians from Stratovarius, Jens Johansson on keyboards, who also contributed string arrangements, guitars Emppu Vuorinen, Jukka Nevalainen on drums and Sami Vänskä on bass (all except the last, Members of Nightwish, Vänskä and is not).
The record was co-produced by the band members and Chris Laney (Crazy Lixx, H.E.A.T., Brian Robertson) and it includes guest appearances by Anette Olzon (Ex-Nightwish, Ex-Alyson Avenue), Michael Bormann (Ex-Jaded Heart, Charade, BISS), Rob Marcello (Danger Danger, Marcello – Vestry), Fredrik Bergh (Street Talk, Bloodbound), Tommy Stråhle and Mike Andersson (Cloudscape, Planet Alliance).
In 2007, Anya played the angel character from the painting "The Wounded Angel" in the music video Amaranth, the second single from Dark Passion Play, the album from the Finnish metal band Nightwish.
Bands and musicians now playing electronic bagpipes include Korn, Eluveitie, Gaelic Storm, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Furunkulus, The Dangleberries, Seer, Peter Purvis, Hevia, Nightwish and Konan.
In addition to a show of Nightwish material, the band also performed a medley, "Crimson Tide, Deep Blue Sea", which borrowed melodies from many sources, including Hans Zimmer's music in the 1995 film Crimson Tide.
Tuomas Holopainen (born 1976), the keyboardist of Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish
He also appeared on Nightwish's End of an Era CD/DVD, a recording of their live performance in Helsinki, Finland on October 21, 2005.
The venue has hosted concerts for rock bands like Metallica, Slayer, Alice Cooper, Europe (band), Joe Bonamassa, Manowar, Jethro Tull, In Flames, Hammerfall, Kent, Motörhead, Nightwish, Helloween, Hardcore Superstar and Bullet for My Valentine.
Through the years, Bormann has worked with noted musicians such as J.R. Blackmore (son of Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow), Jochen 'Zeno' Roth (brother of Uli John Roth of Scorpions fame), Jos Zoomer (from Vandenberg) and Anette Blyckert of Alyson Avenue and Nightwish.
Ollila tells the story of Nightwish from the very first ideas of a band in 1996 until the bombastic concert in Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, after which the lead singer Tarja Turunen was fired in an open letter by the band.
Composer and lyricist of the song, Tuomas Holopainen has said that "Storytime" is inspired by the 1982 movie The Snowman, the theme of which was previously covered by Nightwish for their Oceanborn album.
"Over the Hills and Far Away" was covered by the Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish on their 2001 EP of the same title, and Swedish viking metal band Thyrfing on their album Urkraft.
Artists that have performed at the theater include: Blink-182, Evanescence, Fall Out Boy, Four Year Strong, My Chemical Romance, Jimmy Eat World, Chelsea Grin, Wiz Khalifa, Rob Zombie, Kanye West, Ensiferum, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Straight Line Stitch, and more.
Yhden Enkelin Unelma ("One Angel's Dream") is a Christmas single by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, released as Turunen's first solo project ever, when she was still part of the symphonic metal band Nightwish, back in December 2004; it was also released as an Extended Play in limited edition.