Finally i’ll be discussing Marko’s departure from the band and on quite a fitting episode, a song that he wrote on and has a very prominent role in. We catchup with Pedro, the winner of the band’s video contest and we also think about which era is Nightwish’s ‘golden era’! Instagram and Twitter: PodcastPendulum If you love the podcast and would like to, you can donate to it at https://ko-fi.com/podcastpendulum Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring special guest: Pedro Sent: Fan...

Let’s fly back to the Once era with this bonus track and learn about the Finnish white nights. Also included is a chat with Vibeke Stene and Asgeir Mickelson about their project Veil of Secrets which released its debut album late last year. Instagram and Twitter: PodcastPendulum If you love the podcast and would like to, you can donate to it at https://ko-fi.com/podcastpendulum Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring special guest: Vibeke Stene and Asgeir Mickelson (Veil of...

We’re kicking off season four with a song about Eugene Shoemaker’s inspiring legacy and chatting to Altamullan Road, the project of Johanna Iivanainen and Johanna Kurkela (whose voice also features on this song!) Instagram and Twitter: PodcastPendulum If you love the podcast and would like to, you can donate to it at https://ko-fi.com/podcastpendulum Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring special guest: Johanna Kurkela and Johanna Iivanainen (Altamullan Road) Fan Jury: Oha Cade...

Over fifty podcast listeners and Nightwish fans ranked the songs on Oceanborn and we can now reveal the results – which song came out on top? Which finished last? Did The Riddler get the justice it so vehemently deserved? Listen and find out! If you enjoyed this episode, we’ve also done extensive deep-dives into Oceanborn tracks including Sleeping Sun, Stargazers and Gethsemane on earlier seasons – feel free to have a listen… Created and hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Also featuring Dianne...

Poetry, Panels and a Passion for Whitman A mammoth season finale – see you for season 4 later this year! Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Oha Cade of Valcata, Daniel Kumar, Alan Jay and Chris Owens (Killershoe) Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi), Wonder Harp (Row Hits)

Quests and Questionable Opinions Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi), Vinyl Rewind (Tasmanian Power), Hm Huh (Ice of Doom)

Human empathy and Human. :||: Nature. Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Matthew Liu Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi), Vinyl Rewind (Tasmanian Power)

Translating, Interpreting and Shining Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Forever Still (https://www.foreverstill.dk) Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi), Sad Trombones (NOTR)

Made In Hong Kong, Vietnam, Holland and Various Other Places Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Nemesea (https://www.nemesea.com / http://twitter.com/nemesea) Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi)

Sonata Arctica and Simon Getting His Life Listening to Oha Cade Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Oha Cade of Valcata (http://www.valcata.com, http://www.valcata.bandcamp.com ) Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi),

Wishmaster and Wishing There Were More Crownless Quotes This one goes out to Crownlessaceofspades on Instagram! Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Kiki Vu Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi), Wonder Harp (Rowhits)

Biography T and the Tarja Split (Again) Lots of old drama in this episode which I was pondering whether to go into so proceed with caution… Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Oha Cade of Valcata (http://www.valcata.com, http://www.valcata.bandcamp.com ) Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi),

Kalevala and Clambering Through The World of Fantasy! Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi), Tada Fanfare (Plasterbrain)

Off The Elvenpath looks at projects and bands on the peripheries of the Nightwish universe. Today we look at Tuomas’ solo venture: (Music Inspired By) The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Alan Reid (https://www.alansongreid.com) Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro & Outro music – Orphanage Airlines, Lebosqui’s A Walk/Paseo

Lockdown, Language and Lanvall from Edenbridge Welcome back to Season 3 of The Podcast and the Pendulum! Enjoy! Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring Lanvall from Edenbridge (https://www.edenbridge.org) Artwork by Matt Foulkes Music: Orphanage Airlines (Intro),  Eyes of Glory (Aakash Gandhi)  

Trail of Tears and Translation Tribulations. Last episode of season 2 everyone! Thanks for listening, i’ll be back in a month or so with more. Make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode. Hosted and created by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring Kiki Vu Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background music by Silent Partner (Grass) and Aakash Gandhi (Eyes of Glory)    

Serious Drumathons, Songs of Ocean Souls and Stephen King (again). Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Eemi Fagerlund (check out Eemi’s Twitch, including the Nightwish drumathon, at https://www.twitch.tv/eemikun) Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background music by Silent Partner (Grass) and Aakash Gandhi (Eyes of Glory)

Fans from around the world respond to Human :||: Nature; first thoughts, expectations, favourite songs and the lowdown on All The Works Of Nature Which Adorn The World. Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Amy (US), Daniel & Peter (UK), Enzo (Argentina), Madeline (France), Leticia (Brazil), Christian & Yuri (Germany), Sami (Finland) and written contributions from Daniel (Chile), Josh (US) & ShudderBeforeTheNightwish. Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro...

Runescape, Religion and Risking Detention for Nightwish Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Alan Jay Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background music by Silent Partner (Grass), Aakash Gandhi (Eyes of Glory) and Vinyl Rewind by Tasmanian Power.

Carl Sagan, Cosmos and No Corona!! Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Matthew Liu and ‘The Pale Blue Dot’ read by Carl Sagan Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background music by Silent Partner (Grass), Aakash Gandhi (Eyes of Glory) and Wonder Harp (RowHits)

Single art, flop films and err…Kelly Clarkson Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Angj Brooks Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background music by Silent Partner (Grass) and Aakash Gandhi (Eyes of Glory)

EPs, Confusing Videos and Sam Hardwick Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Sam Hardwick (http://hardwick.fi) Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background music by Silent Partner (Grass) and Aakash Gandhi (Eyes of Glory)

Loss, the early days and tribute acts. Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Carys (http://www.carysmusic.com / http://www.lightwish.co.uk) Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background music by Silent Partner (Grass) and Aakash Gandhi (Eyes of Glory)

Off The Elvenpath looks at projects and bands on the peripheries of the Nightwish universe. And apparently, announcements and predictions for their new album… Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Tim Tronckoe (http://www.timtronckoe.com / http://www.facebook.com/TimTronckoePhotography) Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro & Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background by bdesclee (Quiet Suburb Atmosphere) & lebosqui (A Walk/Paseo)

Thoreau, Troy and Tim’s Portraits Created & Hosted by Simon Edward McMurdo Featuring: Tim Tronckoe (http://www.timtronckoe.com / http://www.facebook.com/TimTronckoePhotography) Podcast Cover by Matt Foulkes Intro/Outro music by Tristan Lohengrin (Metal Introduction) Background music by Silent Partner (Grass) and Aakash Gandhi (Eyes of Glory)