Even though it's not a new opus, the release of any object that contains the
mention Nightwish is always a small event of it's own. Although the band was
almost unknown two years ago and now our Finland friends are amongst the biggest
in the European scene. Actually Over The Hills And Far Away is more a live than
a rarities record as it contains 6 live tracks including 4 songs from Wishmaster
and 2 from Oceanborn (unfortunate as I prefer Oceanborn).
The track that bears the name of the album is actually a reworked cover of
the Gary Moore spiced up at the Finnish sauce. The result is simply impressive
!!! The 2 new tracks that are accompany it are also excellent (10th Man
and Far Away). As a bonus there is also a new version of the superb ballad
Astral Romance which was on their very first album. In the end nothing
really transcendent but a very good release that will please all fans without
any doubts. The DVD video will be released in the same time and will probably
be something fans won't want to miss.