BLABBERMOUTH.NET – NIGHTWISH Members Launch THE MYÖTÄHÄPEÄ; Video Available
According to NIGHTWISH keyboardist/mainman Tuomas Holopainen, “This amazing group of mind-blowing virtuosity combined with a versatile repertoire includes such names as Heikki Kovalainen of F1 LOTUS on the drums, and Mr. Toni Virtanen on the vocals. Jukka [Nevalainen, drums] took over the keys, whereas Emppu [Vuorine, guitar] and me swapped between guitar and bass to make it a real challenge. Jamppa Lautamäki of the NIGHTWISH website fame filled the first open backing vocals position, but there’s still room for more behind the mics.”
Some of the members of Nightwish are forming a new group, The Myötähäpeä, with other artists. I hope this doesn’t mean a decline in Nightwish releases, but I doubt it because Nightwish is currently Finland’s most successful band, and I get the feeling this is more of a side project. If you follow the link through to the source, there’s a YouTube clip of them rehearsing.