Anyone familiar with Nightwish?

They've had three different singers so it might be worth checking out each era. Tarja Turunen is very operatic, her replacement Anette Olzen brought more of a pop flair to the band and Floor Jansen, like Brosef mentioned, is a phenomenal singer.

I do like when they do that phantom of the opera shite

Nemo

I've actually only listened to one or two albums. Stick with the live performances. Any of the Wacken shows, Wembley Arena, or the Decades live album from Buenos Aires are all good places to start.

You aren't kidding about her voice.

Watched a couple of reaction videos from music teachers. They were quite complimentary of her voice.

Love metal. Just hate it when I have to put up with a voice that growls... like Opeth or Megadeath

Watch this one.

She sings an aria.

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Floor is probably almost as talented as Taylor Swift.

Been listening to Nightwish since before they fired Tarja. The first time I heard them I didn't like it much, thought it was kind of cheesy sounding but Tarja grew as a vocalist and the band has some strong compositions for that kind of music. Once is probably the record to start with for studio work, otherwise they've issued many live recordings and they are definitely best heard playing live.

The concert End Of An Era is a fantastic, and appropriately titled, video/CD document of that version of the band. Not a big fan of Annette, though the 2nd record they made with her was much better because they were able to write the songs for her range and style. It actually expanded their vocabulary nicely. But I was excited when Floor was announced as the permanent vocalist because I was familiar with her from Arjen Anthony Lucassen's efforts (Ayreon, Star One) and After Forever. Floor is the best combination of being able to bring the powerhouse classical/operatic style and a more rock/pop style. Those sustained power notes she does make people talk about having a "Floorgasm", and the above referenced Wacken version of Ghost Love Score has a great one near the end.

Unfortunately Marco Hietala, the bass player and excellent male vocalist, announced his retirement a few weeks ago from the band and public performance. He'll be tough to replace.

Michael Anthony is tanned, rested, and ready