"Sacrament of Wilderness" is the second single by the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, released as the first single from their second studio album, Oceanborn, and a split-single with "Eternal Tears of Sorrow" and "Darkwoods My Betrothed".Once Upon a Nightwish, Deggael Communications, 2007. The single's cover art features the owl with the same scroll as in the cover of Oceanborn and Wishmaster.Nightwish.com – Nightmail
"Sacrament of Wilderness" reached number one on the Finnish Singles Chart for four weeks and was certified gold in Finland. Former Nightwish bassist Marko Hietala does not like this song as much as he likes some others. When asked why, he said:
Music video The music video is a live performance of the song at Kitee, the band's hometown, on 13 November 1998. The band members, except Sami, sported short hair in the video,Nightwish – "Sacrament of Wilderness" video released as bonus material on Nightwish's first DVD, From Wishes to Eternity, in 2001.
Track listing
Personnel Tarja Turunen – lead vocals Tuomas Holopainen – keyboards Emppu Vuorinen – lead guitar Jukka Nevalainen – drums Sami Vänskä – bass
Charts Chart (1998–1999)Peakposition
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