{"id":45158,"date":"2026-09-20T07:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T05:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/nightwish-30-years\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:26:34","slug":"nightwish-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/nightwish-30-years\/","title":{"rendered":"NIGHTWISH: 30 Years!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nightwish-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nightwish-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nightwish-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nightwish-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nightwish-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nightwish.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Nightwish<\/strong> is celebrating its 30th anniversary with the comprehensive anniversary release \u201cThe Greatest 30 Years On Earth,\u201d which will be released on December 11, 2026, via Nuclear Blast. 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