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 enlarge | Actor: Nightwish
Studio: Nuclear Blast America
Category: DVD
List Price: $21.98
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 30137
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Enhanced, Live, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 0
Number Of Discs: 3
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.9
MPN: 1678
UPC: 727361167899
EAN: 0727361167899
ASIN: B000PKG7TI
Theatrical Release Date: June 15, 2006
Release Date: June 19, 2007
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 What a way to go out! July 12, 2006
Ghost In The Ruins (The Volunteer State)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Nightwish's - End of an Era DVD is a must have for any true fan of music in my opinion! It's professionally filmed and edited to make for one of the best concert DVD's I have ever watched! The band members are all in top form and sound great.
The only drawback to me is that I wish they would've included more Century Child material than they did. End of All Hope and Ocean Soul should've been performed that night, but that's a flaw to my personal liking.
In conclusion, get this if you can! This DVD is in region 0 format, so it should play in most newer DVD players all over the world.
Just...wow... August 7, 2007
Celia Taylor (Germany)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
To tell the truth, I had already seen most of the videos from this DVD on youtube, but I still wanted to own the entire DVD. When I saw that it had finally come out for NTSC format, I almost couldn't believe my eyes. And the price is a steal! Anyway, so I bought it, thinking worst case scenario, I wouldn't be able to watch it on our TV. Well, I had no reason to worry...so anyone who's holding out on purchasing this because they're worried about it playing on NTSC, there's no need to fear!
On to the video itself. The concert footage is excellent. It's obvious that Nightwish puts on a great show...or at least they did with Tarja (we have yet to see how they do with Anette). The sound is very clear, their performance itself was spectacular, the picture is perfect. Just watching the concert alone makes it worth the price, which is good because the special features aren't all that great.
The set includes a documentary, which was horribly boring because either it doesn't come with subtitles, or I'm just not smart enough to find them. Either way, most of the documentary was in Finnish or Spanish...I could pick out words here and there, but that's about it.
It does have concert pics on it though, and that's pretty cool. LOTS of them, too!
I'm not a big fan of live CD's, so I haven't really listened to them a whole lot, but they're pretty good from what I DID hear of them.
I'd highly recommend this to any Nightwish fan. It makes a great addition to my Nightwish collection!
 Great music. Video editing is awful September 6, 2007
Jesus A. Perez (Houston, TX USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a fan of this excellent band. Music is great in both performance and quality of audio.
Compared to the previous DVD "From Wishes to Eternity" in this one they did a better job in synchronizing audio to video, now it looks like Tarja is really singing.
However, I give the worst rating to the video editing because on fast songs they change the camera angle/image every 2 seconds which becomes very annoying. They tried to do something fun or creative but maybe they were on drugs or just had too much caffeine. The fast change in images gets your eyes tired so you might as well turn off the TV and just listen to the audio.
Excellent concert DVD with technical shortcomings. December 1, 2007
Toivo Voll (Tampa, FL United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A supremely enjoyable concert DVD for Nightwish fans and newbies alike. In particular their cover of "High Hopes" off of "Division Bell" is outstanding. The content of the DVD would've easily warranted five stars, but the occasionally hyperactive editing and cheap gimmicks as well as having a disc full of widescreen material, yet delivered in non-anamorphic letter box format detracts from the enjoyment. Also be sure to turn on 5.1 audio, as the disc plays as two channel audio by default. The documentary on the disc isn't particularly interesting, basically just being a whole lot of backstage footage that shows the atmosphere rather than imparting any insights into the band or members.
The High Priestess Of Heavy Metal September 11, 2007
Michael McCurry
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
END OF AN ERA by Nightwish may very well be the greatest Heavy Metal concert video ever made! This even tops Manowar's THE ABSOLUTE POWER (sorry Joey!) and Iron Maiden's DANCE OF DEATH. The band is tight and the performances electric. But it's the incredibly beautiful Tarja Turunen who makes this concert more than just another video. This one is a true treasure.
All Metal fans know that Manowar are the Kings of Metal and that Doro (Pesch) is the Queen of Metal. But, in my humble opinion, Tarja Turunen is the undisputed "High Priestess of Metal." Her voice is just incredible and her performance in this video is so powerful and energetic, enhancing the gothic feel of the band.
It's very sad to note that Nightwish has parted ways with Tarja. The whole affair with the posting of the letter by the band on the website was, in my opinion, nasty! Such problems should be kept private, not put on display for the whole world to see. This is a tragic blow for Heavy Metal music and for Tarja's zillions of fans (why are the fans ALWAYS the biggest losers?). We finally get a Metal band with class and rare beauty only to have it cruelly taken away. I can't say what Nightwish will be like with Annette but I hope they can retain some of the magic that Tarja brought to us all. So, in conclusion, END OF AN ERA is Nightwish at it's best. But every time I watch it, I feel like Heavy Metal, the greatest form of music in the world, has taken a cold, brutal slap in the face due to the breakup.
To Tarja, I just want to say that I met you at Prog Power a few years ago and had my picture made with you. It was my wish to personally thank you for the touch of class that you had brought to my music and that's just what I did. You were quite gracious and appreciative of my words. I will admire you and love you forever and the photo we took is something I will treasure as long as I live!! Thank you so much!!
Metal Rules!!! So does Metal's "High Priestess!!"
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