The Brightest Void

The Brightest Void
The Brightest Void
EP by Tarja
Released	3 June 2016
Recorded	2015-2016
Genre	Symphonic rock; symphonic metal;
Label	earMUSIC
Producer	Tarja
Tarja chronology
Tarja EP chronology
Singles from The Brightest Void
	"An Empty Dream"; Released: June 23, 2017;

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Brightest Void is the third EP by Finnish rock and metal soprano vocalist Tarja Turunen. It serves as a prequel to the main album The Shadow Self. It was released on the 3 June 2016 and contains 9 tracks.^[6]

Background[]

This album came to Tarja as an idea for a big surprise and gift to her fans containing material recorded but not being included on the main album. She explained: "During the long process of recording the songs for my new studio album ‘The Shadow Self’, I realised that there were so many tracks... ...for just one album. So this time I decided to keep nothing for myself and to share all my favourite new songs with you, the fans, who have shown such passionate and constant support."^[7]

On 14 April 2016, earMUSIC released a trailer for the video, "No Bitter End".^[8] The whole video was released on 20 April.

On 27 May 2016, Tarja announced the full-length album was available for streaming on Apple Music.

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"No Bitter End" (Video Clip Version)	Tarja Turunen Mattias Lindblom Alexander Scholpp Daniel Pieper	3:49
2.	"Your Heaven and Your Hell" (feat. Michael Monroe)	Turunen Michael Monroe Julian Barrett	5:34
3.	"Eagle Eye" (feat. Toni Turunen, with Chad Smith on drums)	Turunen Pauli Rantasalmi	5:01
4.	"An Empty Dream" (Main Theme from "Corazón Muerto")	Turunen Miguel Ricardo Borzi Mariano Cattaneo	5:02
5.	"Witch-Hunt"	Turunen	5:16
6.	"Shameless"	Turunen Barrett	3:42
7.	"House of Wax" (Paul McCartney cover)	Paul McCartney	5:50
8.	"Goldfinger" (James Bond Main Theme, Shirley Bassey cover)	John Barry Leslie Bricusse Anthony Newley	4:15
9.	"Paradise (What About Us?) (new mix)" (feat. Within Temptation)	Martijn Spierenburg Sharon den Adel Robert Westerholt	5:18

Japanese Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"Into The Sun"	Turunen Steve Van Velvet Lindbolm Anders Wollbeck	6:10

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

Tarja Turunen - vocals
Julian Barrett
Peter Barrett
Kevin Chown
Luis Conte
Mike Coolen - drums
Guillermo De Medio
Sharon den Adel - vocals on track 9
Jim Dooley
Stefan Helleblad - guitars on track 9
Bart Hendrickson
Ruud Jolie - guitars on track 9
Izumi Kawakatsu
Christian Kretschmar
Max Lilja - cello
Michael Monroe - vocals on track 2
Mervi Myllyoja - violin
Atli Örvarsson
Tim Palmer - Mixing
Nico Polo
Fernando Scarcella
Alex Scholpp - guitar
Chad Smith - drums on track 3
Martijn Spierenburg - keyboards on track 9
Torsten Stenzel
Mike Terrana - drums
Toni Turunen - vocals on track 3
Jeroen van Veen - bass guitar on track 9
Mel Wesson
Robert Westerholt - guitars on track 9
Doug Wimbish
Anders Wollbeck

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Charts[]

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[10]	55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[11]	113
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[12]	80
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[13]	11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[14]	25
French Albums (SNEP)^[15]	99
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[16]	41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	35

References[]

^ "Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: 'Innocence' Video Released". blabbermouth.net. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ Francesca Carbone (6 June 2016). "Tarja – Recensione: The Brightest Void". Metallus (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^ González, Luis (23 June 2017). "TARJA TURUNEN estrena nuevo vídeo del tema "An Empty Dream"". nacionmetal.net (in Spanish).
^ "MUSIC STORM MEDIA — ALBUM REVIEW / TARJA The Brightest Void (2016)..." Musicstormmedia.tumblr.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^ "ALBUM REVIEW: The Brightest Void - Tarja". Distortedsoundmag.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^ "earMusic - Tarja Announces "The Brightest Void" - The Prequel & Reveals Cover Artwork & Tracklist". Ear-music.net. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^ "Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: 'The Brightest Void' Track-By-Track Breakdown". blabbermouth.net. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^ "Tarja - No Bitter End - The new video - 20/04/2016". Youtube.com. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016 – via YouTube.
^ "Tarja - 'THE BRIGHTEST VOID – THE PREQUEL' JUNE 3rd, 2016 -- 'The Shadow Self' - new album out AUGUST 5th, 2016". Tarja-theshadowself.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ "Ultratop.be – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201623 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
^ "Tarja: The Brightest Void" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 23, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Tarja – The Brightest Void". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

External links[]

[1] "Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: 'Innocence' Video Released". blabbermouth.net. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[2] Francesca Carbone (6 June 2016). "Tarja – Recensione: The Brightest Void". Metallus (in Italian). Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[3] González, Luis (23 June 2017). "TARJA TURUNEN estrena nuevo vídeo del tema "An Empty Dream"". nacionmetal.net (in Spanish).

[4] "MUSIC STORM MEDIA — ALBUM REVIEW / TARJA The Brightest Void (2016)..." Musicstormmedia.tumblr.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

[5] "ALBUM REVIEW: The Brightest Void - Tarja". Distortedsoundmag.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

[6] "earMusic - Tarja Announces "The Brightest Void" - The Prequel & Reveals Cover Artwork & Tracklist". Ear-music.net. Archived from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

[7] "Ex-NIGHTWISH Singer TARJA TURUNEN: 'The Brightest Void' Track-By-Track Breakdown". blabbermouth.net. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

[8] "Tarja - No Bitter End - The new video - 20/04/2016". Youtube.com. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016 – via YouTube.

[9] "Tarja - 'THE BRIGHTEST VOID – THE PREQUEL' JUNE 3rd, 2016 -- 'The Shadow Self' - new album out AUGUST 5th, 2016". Tarja-theshadowself.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

[ac_Austria_Tarja-10] "Austriancharts.at – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

[ac_Flanders_Tarja-11] "Ultratop.be – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

[ac_Wallonia_Tarja-12] "Ultratop.be – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

[ac_Czech_Tarja-13] "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 201623 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

[ac_Finland_Tarja-14] "Tarja: The Brightest Void" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 June 2016.

[15] "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes - SNEP (Week 23, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

[ac_Germany4_Tarja-16] "Offiziellecharts.de – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2016.

[ac_Switzerland_Tarja-17] "Swisscharts.com – Tarja – The Brightest Void". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

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