Overview
- The band and Floor Jansen publicly confirmed on Thursday that they have “mutually decided” to part ways after more than a decade of working together.
- Both parties say they will release separate albums in 2027, Jansen has named her solo record Hytress and plans a solo tour while Nightwish says it will continue and enter the studio for a new album.
- There will be no final joint farewell tour; the split follows a creative pause after Nightwish’s last concert with Jansen in June 2023, a period during which Jansen became a mother.
- Some outlets have reported unnamed insiders who allege rising tensions inside the band in recent years, but those claims are unverified and contrast with both sides’ Instagram statements calling the break amicable.
- This marks another lineup change for Nightwish after high-profile singer departures in 2005 and 2012, and it leaves the band searching for how it will replace a long-serving frontwoman while fans adjust to Jansen’s shift to solo life.