End of Innocence (EoI) is the second official DVD release of the Finnish Symphonic Metal band Nightwish. The dvd features numerous clips of the band performing live, including a recording of the band performing their classic song 'Beauty and the Beast', with bassist Marco Hietala performing the male vocal part. (In the past this part was performed by Tuomas Holopainen or Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica.) However, unlike most music dvds, the main portion of the disc is dedicated to the End of Innocence Documentary, which involves a long interview with Tuomas Holopainen (Keyboards), Jukka Nevalainen (Drums) and Tapio Wilska (Guest Musician and Friend of the band, also vocalist of Finntroll, aswell as several short clips of the band performing, playing pranks on support bands, recording in the studio and generally having fun. Marco Hietala (born January 14, 1966 in Finland) is the bassist and second vocalist of the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. ... Tuomas Holopainen Tuomas Holopainen (born December 25, 1976, in Kitee, Finland) is the keyboardist and main songwriter in the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. ... Tony Kakko (born May 16th 1975) is the vocalist from the band Sonata Arctica. ... Jump to: navigation, search The band Sonata Arctica (counterclockwise): Tony Kakko, Jani Liimatainen, Marko Paasikoski, Tommy Portimo and Henrik Klingenberg Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996. ... Tuomas Holopainen Tuomas Holopainen (born December 25, 1976, in Kitee, Finland) is the keyboardist and main songwriter in the Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. ... Jukka Nevalainen (born April 21, 1978 in Finland) is the drummer in the Finnish power metal band Nightwish. ... Tapio Wilska Tapio Wilska (born September 19th, 1969 in Savonlinna, Finland) is the main vocalist of the heavy metal bands Finntroll and Sethian. ... Finntroll is a folk metal band from Finland. ...
The theme of the movie is the blurring divide between the living and the machine, and Mamoru Oshii illustrates it with supreme elegance.
Innocence has no plot to speak of; what it does have instead are breathtaking visuals punctuated by (or, sometimes, interleaved with) scenes of characters standing still and making faux-existential speeches at the camera.
Right after that, they fired most of their writing staff, and started work on a new World of Darkness, similar to the previous one, but set in a parallel universe or something to that extent.