I have to be upfront about this: I HATE music videos. I like to listen to my music without the unnecessary baggage of some music vid director's "vision" (which oh-so-many times don't have anything to do with the lyrics, or simply ruin the song, period). My imagination is vivid enough, thank you very much. If a song cannot stand on its own two feet without eye candy, it goes straight to my recycle bin.

On the other hand, I must also admit that not all music videos suck. Some are pretty good (enough that I don't feel embarrassed watching them), and there are a rare few that are actually brilliantly done. Which brings me to the latest vid from the "new" Nightwish. I honestly expected to groan, but it was pretty cool, and the song wasn't half-bad either. Enjoy.