Bands like Nightwishfrom the other side of the world
Nightwish is from Finland, tagged "symphonic metal", "power metal", "metal" and "finnish" on MusicBrainz. These nine are not the usual sound-alikes. They come from 9 countries on 6 continents (North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Oceania and Asia), listed west to east, and each one shares little or nothing with Nightwish's tags. Press play on any of them, or spin your own nine.
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1. Jamaica · North America
Cutty Ranks
reggae, dancehall
Nothing like Nightwish
Limb By Limb · Reggae Gold 1993 (1993)
2. Peru · South America
Silvestre Montez y sus Guantanameros
cumbia peruana
Nothing like Nightwish
Las Guitarras Tropicales (feat. Melcochita) · Las Guitarras Tropicales (1968)
3. Colombia · South America
Frente Cumbiero
cumbia, electrocumbia
Nothing like Nightwish
Ananas Tornillo · Pitchito / Ananas Tornillo - Single (2009)
4. Chile · South America
Los Tres
rock
Nothing like Nightwish
Claus · Fome (1997)
5. Argentina · South America
Roberto Goyeneche
tango singer, tango
Nothing like Nightwish
Viejo Buenos Aires [1955] · The Best of Argentine Tango, Vol. 2 - 78 Rpm Recordings 1927-1957 (2008)
6. Senegal · Africa
Orchestra Baobab
afro-cuban, world
Nothing like Nightwish
Utrus Horas · Pirates Choice (1982)
7. Portugal · Europe
Cristina Branco
fado
Nothing like Nightwish
Alfonsina Y El Mar · Ulisses (2005)
8. Australia · Oceania
Amyl and the Sniffers
punk rock, australia
Nothing like Nightwish
Got You · Amyl and the Sniffers (2019)
9. Japan · Asia
BOREDOMS
experimental rock, noise rock
Nothing like Nightwish
Free, End of Session Version · Sharin' In the Groove (2001)
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