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2016 EP by Tarja
The Brightest Void
EP by Tarja
Released3 June 2016 (2016-06-03)
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"
    Released: June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Music Storm Media
Distorted Sound

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.

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."

On 14 April 2016, earMUSIC released a trailer for the video, "No Bitter End". 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

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 55
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 113
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 80
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) 11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 25
French Albums (SNEP) 99
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 41
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 35
UK Rock and Metal Albums (BPI) 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.

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