End of an Era (Nightwish album) explained

End of an Era
Type:	video
Artist:	Nightwish
Cover:	Endofanera.jpg
Released:	1 June 2006
Recorded:	21 October 2005
Venue:	Hartwall Arena (Helsinki, Finland)
Length:	103:10
Label:	Nuclear Blast
Producer:	Tero Kinnunen Tuomas Holopainen Marko Hietala
Prev Title:	End of Innocence
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places)
Next Year:	2009

End of an Era is a DVD and double CD from Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Nuclear Blast recorded their live performance at the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, on 21 October 2005, the final concert of a long worldwide tour for their album Once. During the concert the band was joined on-stage by John Two-Hawks, who performed "Stone People" from his album Honor as an introduction to "Creek Mary's Blood", which featured his voice and cedar flutes. End of an Era is the final Nightwish production to feature Tarja Turunen on vocals. She was dismissed by a letter after this concert.^[1]

In addition to original Nightwish songs, three significant covers appear, their known cover of Gary Moore's "Over the Hills and Far Away", Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", and a cover of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes".

The running time of the concert is 1 hour and 43 minutes. The DVD also contains a 55-minute documentary about the fifteen days prior to the concert, A Day Before Tomorrow, and a photo gallery.

The Blu-ray Disc version was released on 29 May 2009.

Chart performance

The DVD was released on 1 June 2006 in Finland and on 2 June 2006 in Germany. After only one day on sale, the DVD was certified gold in Finland, and later sold platinum.^{[2] [3]} End of an Era also was Platinum in Germany^[4] and Gold in France^[5] and on 2009 in Switzerland.^[6]

Chart	Peak position
Austrian DVD Chart	2^[7]
Austrian Albums Chart	41
Belgian Ultratop 50	40^[8]
Dutch DVD Chart	3
Finnish DVD Chart	1^[9]
Finnish Albums Chart	6^[10]
French CD+DVD Chart	24^[11]
German CD+DVD Chart	3^[12]
Hungarian DVD Chart	1^[13]
Norwegian Albums Chart	35^[14]
Japanese DVD Chart	158^[15]
Spanish DVD Chart	2^[16]
Swedish Albums Chart	35^[17]
Swiss CD+DVD Chart	18^[18]
UK Rock Chart	7
UK Indie Chart	8
UK DVD Chart	115

Sales and certifications

Country	Certification (sales thresholds)
Finland	Platinum^[19]
France	Gold^[20]
Germany	Platinum^[21] ^[22]
Switzerland	Gold^[23]

External links

• Nightwish's Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Open Letter to Tarja Turunen . January 18, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051026034802/http://www.nightwish.com/english/lettertotarjaen.html . October 26, 2005.
2. Web site: NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' CD/DVD Certified Gold - June 2, 2006 . August 16, 2006 . Blabbermouth.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304001318/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=53141 . March 4, 2009 . mdy-all .
3. Web site: Tilastot: Nightwish. June 1, 2010. Ifpi.fi.
4. Web site: Gold and Platinum Datebank . 20 February 2016 . Musikindustrie.de . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124171739/http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/ . November 24, 2015 . mdy .
5. Web site: End Of An Era has sold gold in France. July 6, 2010. Nightwish.com. January 2, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100102070339/http://nightwish.com/en/news/archive?month=06&year=2006. dead.
6. Web site: NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' DVD Certified Gold In Switzerland. October 16, 2009. Metalfromfinland.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020011539/http://metalfromfinland.com/news/2007-08-10_15%3A37/nightwish_end_of_an_era_dvd_certified_gold_in_switzerland. October 20, 2012. mdy-all.
7. Web site: Extended search: End of an Era. March 20, 2011. Austriancharts.at.
8. Web site: Extended search: End of an Era. March 20, 2011. Ultratop.be.
9. Web site: Extended search: End of an Era. March 20, 2011. Finnishcharts.com.
10. Web site: Suomen virallinen lista – Albumit 50/2018. ifpi.fi. December 16, 2018.
11. Web site: Extended search: End of an Era. March 20, 2011. Lescharts.com.
12. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Nightwish / Longplay. February 20, 2011. Musicline.de. https://web.archive.org/web/20110830001226/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Nightwish/longplay. August 30, 2011. dead.
13. Web site: Archive: Nightwish. March 20, 2011. Mahasz.hu.
14. Web site: Extended search: End of an Era. March 20, 2011. Norwegiancharts.com.
15. Web site: End of an Era - Nightwish. 2015-05-16. Oricon.co.jp. ja.
16. Web site: End Of An Era chart entries and golds. October 16, 2009. Nightwish.com. January 2, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100102070339/http://nightwish.com/en/news/archive?month=06&year=2006. dead.
17. Web site: Extended search: End of an Era. March 20, 2011. Swedishcharts.com.
18. Web site: Extended search: End of an Era. March 20, 2011. HitParade.ch.
19. Web site: BLABBERMOUTH.NET - NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' CD/DVD Certified Gold . Roadrunnerrecords.com . July 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304001318/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=53141 . March 4, 2009 . mdy-all .
20. Web site: Charles Darwin . Latest News - Nightwish – The Official Website . Nightwish.com . 2016-02-03 . January 2, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102070339/http://nightwish.com/en/news/archive?month=06&year=2006 . dead .
21. Web site: Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank . 2015-07-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124171739/http://www.musikindustrie.de/no_cache/gold_platin_datenbank/ . November 24, 2015 . mdy .
22. Web site: NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' DVD Certified Platinum In Germany. 2015-05-16. blabbermouth.net. June 16, 2008 .
23. Web site: NIGHTWISH: 'End Of An Era' DVD Certified Gold In Switzerland - Metal from Finland . Metalfromfinland.com . October 21, 2005 . July 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020011539/http://metalfromfinland.com/news/2007-08-10_15%3A37/nightwish_end_of_an_era_dvd_certified_gold_in_switzerland . October 20, 2012 . mdy-all .