Nightwish – Dark Passion Play album cover

Nightwish – Dark Passion Play

Album 2007

The music gear and equipment used by the artists, producers, engineers, and more involved in the making of the 2007 album Dark Passion Play.

Music from Dark Passion Play

Gear Used On Dark Passion Play

Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Nightwish – Dark Passion Play (2007). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.

Keyboards and Synthesizers used by Tuomas Holopainen on Dark Passion Play

Synthesizers

KORG Oasys 88-Key Workstation

Avg price: $2,145.75

"Here is my little baby. Korg OASYS. I already used this for the previous album Dark Passion Play. I will use it a lot for the Imaginaerum as well." Korg appears on the video on approx. 0:54.

Guitars used by Erno Matti Juhani Vuorinen on Dark Passion Play

Solid Body Electric Guitars

ESP Eclipse I CTM

Only used as a prop in the shooting of Bye Bye Beautiful. Technically, not used at all by Emppu for making music.

see https://metal.fandom.com/wiki/Erno_%22Emppu%22_Vuorinen

Is it true that you changed your guitar for a Les Paul to fit more with Anette’s heavy voice? Vuorinen’s answer was:

The thing is that when we went to LA, (where the videos were shot) I forgot my guitar at home so I had to run to the nearest local guitar store to buy an ESP Eclipse. So the answer is: No!