She was brought in at short notice a year ago to replace Anette Olzon, then earlier this month it was announced she'd be staying on full time. Touring member Troy Donockley has also become a permanent fixture.

Now Holopainen tells DeadRhetoric: "We realised we were coming up with the DVD release soon and we'd be doing a lot of talking. It would just feel silly and awkward not to say things out loud.