The Brightest Void

The Brightest Void
EP by
Tarja
Released3 June 2016 (2016-06-03)[1]
Recorded2015–2016
Genre
LabelearMUSIC
ProducerTarja
Tarja chronology
Ave Maria – En Plein Air
(2015) 		The Brightest Void
(2016) 		The Shadow Self
(2016)
Singles from The Brightest Void
  1. "An Empty Dream[3]"
    Released: June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Music Storm Media[4]
Distorted Sound[5]

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Bitter End" (Video Clip Version)
3:49
2."Your Heaven and Your Hell" (feat. Michael Monroe)
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"Turunen5:16
6."Shameless"
  • Turunen
  • Barrett
3:42
7."House of Wax" (Paul McCartney cover)Paul McCartney5:50
8."Goldfinger" (James Bond Main Theme, Shirley Bassey cover)
4:15
9."Paradise (What About Us?) (new mix)" (feat. Within Temptation)
5:18
Japanese Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Into The Sun"
6:10

Personnel

Musicians

[9]

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
UK Rock and Metal Albums (BPI)[18]
7

References

  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.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Ultratop.be – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 23.Týden 2016 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  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. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tarja – The Brightest Void" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  17. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tarja – The Brightest Void". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Tarja: Official Charts". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 5 October 2023.