这张《Wishmaster》是他们的第三张专辑，发行于2000年，也是风格发生重大变化并引起广大拥趸争议的一张专辑。
女声主唱Tarja用一种很纯粹的古典唱腔和乐队激昂暴烈的鼓点、吉他交织在一起，带来了非同一般的冲击力。唱片的封面也是很有特点：血色黄昏中，一队天鹅从湖面上起飞。岸边，一个小男孩满怀期望的张开了双臂……
专辑中第二首The Kinslayer（应该是译作家族杀手吧）。同时它也是到目前为止听到的四张Nightwish作品中最喜欢的一首了。这首曲子的整体节奏比较快，前奏也相当有特色。而主音则是在For whom the gun tolls的置疑声中开始了她的演唱。一开始并不觉得有什么，直到键盘手Tumoas的声音也加入了进来后，整个歌曲产生了质的变化。一问一答的形式下，尽现了Nightwish的音乐魅力。尤其那句"Not a hero unless you die. Our species eat the wounded ones"更是一语道尽了世态的炎凉。

Released at a time when Nightwish's future appeared uncertain because of the shocking departure of charismatic frontwoman and de facto band calling card Tarja Turunen, Highest Hopes is a comprehensive greatest-hits collection spanning the chart-topping Finnish pop-metal act's entire first decade. Summarized in one convenient CD at last, the 16-song set proves that Nightwish were nothing if not consistent — both in terms of quality and overall style — throughout the five and a half studio albums recorded during that period. Yes, enduring early numbers like the Tolkien-esque "Elvenpath," the somewhat preposterous, narration-embellished "The Kinslayer," and the neoclassical metal-by-numbers of "Stargazers" eventually gave way to slightly more refined (and restrained) pop-metal singles like "Ever Dream," "Wish I Had an Angel," and "Nemo" (which, one presumes, was about the submarine captain, not the fish), but the relatively seamless transition between them all is made abundantly clear by the non-chronological order in which they are presented here. Likewise, with the exception of their still tentative (and therefore, on this collection, mostly ignored) first album, Nightwish showed equal mastery at composing potent power metal ("Sacrament of Wilderness," "Wishmaster," "Dead to the World") and tear-jerking ballads ("Walking in the Air," "Dead Boy's Poem," "Sleeping Sun") in all phases of their career. They even took Gary Moore's generally forgotten '80s nugget "Over the Hills and Far Away" for their own, recording a debatably definitive version that is wisely included in this disc, alongside a brand new recording of Pink Floyd's "High Hopes." Also keep in mind the band's immaculate instrumental execution through the years, and what this collection proves above all else is that, though they've inspired quite literally dozens of imitators, Nightwish's groundbreaking fusion of melodic power metal, symphonic orchestration, theatrical lyrics, and (of course) Turunen's classically trained, operatic soprano, has arguably yet to be equaled. Whatever becomes of the group's trajectory following its popular singer's exit, you can at least take this statement to the bank.

After almost 4 years of waiting, With Temptation finally brings their 2005 album Silent Force. Features 13 tracks on the CD and comes with a bonus DVD (PAl/Region 0) that includes 5 tracks recorded live at Rock Am Ring 'Stand My Ground', 'Angels', 'Memories', 'Mother Earth', 'Ice Queen' and the 'Stand My Ground' video. Roadrunner. 2005.

Evanescence 的新专辑"The Open Door"，将在10月3日由Wind-Up公司发行。在谈到新专辑的时候，主唱Amy Lee说：“这将不同于上一张专辑，但仍是Evanescence 风格，其中会有一些有趣、性感的地方，同时也保留了黑暗、史诗般的风格。我想歌迷会喜欢这张新专辑的，我就是这个乐队的歌迷，我爱这支乐队。”

“如果人们期望这张专辑更加柔和，更加女性化，更加感伤，他们将会感到惊奇。这张专辑不会充满着像'My Immortal'这样的歌曲。每一首歌都完全不同，有时候我觉得比我们以前的歌曲都要重，而且歌曲给人的感觉是新奇有趣的，是不模仿其他人，具有独自风格的。”

“和不同的音乐人合作很不错。”Lee说，“过去我从没有和别人一起写过歌词，我也不记得和Ben有没有一起写过（在Ben Moody离开乐队后，COLD乐队的吉他手Terry Balsamo顶替了他的位置。），我们一直都是，Ben负责乐曲的创作，他把谱好的旋律给我，我再写出歌词，最后我们把这些组合在一起。那时候歌词都是我自己写，所以很具有个人风格，有时候歌词中的含义让人很难懂。”

“与Terry合作写词的过程真的很棒，我们坐在一间屋子里，做一些Demos（试验歌曲）。我们一起工作，互相交谈，鼓励对方。我们也彼此信任，做出各种歌曲的尝试，有了Terry的帮助，才有了这张专辑的产生。整个过程让我受益良多。”

这张《Fallen》是哥特新军Evanescence的首张大碟。《Bring Me to Life》和《My Immortal》被选入了电影《Daredevil》的原声。专辑中所有的歌曲都由Amy Lee和Ben Moody主创。浑厚略带沙哑的嗓音，宽广的音域，多变的音色，这位颇有才华的女主唱独特的唱腔与当年刚出道时的Tori Amos有颇多相似之处。
本张专辑的风格可以说是Alternative Metal(另类金属)与Goth Metal(哥特金属)的一个综合体。在本专辑的歌曲中，Amy Lee的唱功得到了很好的发挥，无论是在《Bring Me To Life》中运用自如的高音部分，还是在《Whisper》中低声的吟唱，都使我们不得不肯定其扎实的歌唱功底。在本张专辑中，Evanescence乐队的整体音乐包含了Goth与Alternative的共同特点，但是在Goth方面，Evanescence却未达到传统意义Goth的那份境界，我们可以听到Evanescence的缥缈，当我们刚想沉浸其中，像大多数新金属一样的简单旋律便会突如其来，占据着歌曲的后半部分。因此，如果Evanescence能够坚持自身特点，并能使乐队风格更加鲜明的话，她们就会在不久的将来成长为一颗更为耀眼的rock star 。