Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places)
| Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) | ||||
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| Live album by Nightwish | ||||
| Released | March 11, 2009 March 31, 2009 (US) |
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| Recorded | 2006 - 2008 | |||
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Symphonic metal Power metal |
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| Length | 66:08 (CD) | |||
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Spinefarm Records Roadrunner Records Nuclear Blast |
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| Allmusic |
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| Lords of Metal | (8.6/10) |
| The Metal Circus |
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Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) is the title of a live / compilation CD/DVD by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released on 11 March 2009.
The album contains a CD and a DVD - the CD consists of eight songs recorded live during their Dark Passion Play tour in 2008, two tracks previously released as b-sides, and a previously unreleased demo version of "Cadence of Her Last Breath", predating Anette Olzon's joining the band and thus sung by bassist Marco Hietala (as were all the demos from Dark Passion Play). The DVD contains three music videos as well as a documentary featuring material from Israel to South America, directed by Ville Lipiäinen.
When the information on the album was released, discussions outbroke in forums about the odd name compared to Nightwish's other album titles, which are generally more serious and deep. It was soon discovered, however, that keyboardist and band leader Tuomas Holopainen mentioned already in the Easter of 2004 that if they'd ever record a live EP in Hong Kong, it would be called "Made in Hong Kong".
The DVD contains Back in the Day... Is Now, a 40-minute-long mini-documentary chronicling the adventures of Nightwish during their Dark Passion Play tour from 2007 to 2008. The majority of the film is narrated by Holopainen, with chapters of the film divided by scenes of the band in their tour bus playing "Drunken Uno" - a game of Uno where the loser (who, more often than not, is bassist Marco Hietala) must consume a cup of Jägermeister.
Amongst the topics covered throughout the documentary is the incident during the band's show in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on November 10, 2008. The film shows a YouTube video of lead vocalist Anette Olzon walking out during the band's performance of "The Poet and the Pendulum". Olzon explains that an improperly placed smoke machine interfered with her vocal cords.
All lyrics written by Tuomas Holopainen; all music composed by Holopainen, except where noted.
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