| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Obedience in the Absence | Trail of Tears | 3.5 | ?:?? |
| 2 | Taking Over Me | Evanescence | 3.35 | ?:?? |
| 3 | Farewell | Avantasia | 3.25 | ?:?? |
| 4 | Secret | Leaves’ Eyes | 3 | ?:?? |
| 5 | Euphoria | Sirenia | 4 | ?:?? |
| 6 | Purify | Lacuna Coil | 3.75 | ?:?? |
| 7 | Immersion | Persephone | | ?:?? |
| 8 | Dark Chest of Wonders- additional recording engineer:
- James Collins , Dave Moore and Emppu Vuorinen
- recording engineer and engineer:
- Mikko Karmila (from 2003-11 until 2004-03) and TeeCee Kinnunen (from 2003-11 until 2004-03)
- additional programming:
- TeeCee Kinnunen
- additional assistant engineer:
- Simon Goldfinch and Aaron Price
- producer:
- Tuomas Holopainen and TeeCee Kinnunen
- mixer:
- Tuomas Holopainen, TeeCee Kinnunen and Mikko Karmila (in 2004-03)
- acoustic guitar:
- Marko Hietala and Emppu Vuorinen
- bass clarinet and clarinet:
- Nicholas Bucknall
- bass guitar:
- Marko Hietala
- bass trombone:
- Dave Stewart and David Vines
- bassoon:
- Julie Andrews
- cello:
- Ben Chappell, Caroline Dale , David Daniels , Robin Firman , John Heley , Anthony Pleeth and Jonathan Williams
- cor anglais and oboe:
- Chris Hooker
- double bass:
- David Ayres , Leon Bosch , Lynda Houghton , Patrick Lannigan , Chris Laurence and Mary Scully
- drums (drum set):
- Jukka Nevalainen
- electric guitar:
- Emppu Vuorinen
- flute:
- Andy Findon and Nina Robertson
- French horn:
- Richard Berry , Nigel Black , Pip Eastop , Paul Gardham and Michael Thompson
- harp:
- Skaila Kanga
- keyboard and piano:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- percussion:
- Chris Baron
- piccolo:
- Nina Robertson
- timpani:
- Steve Henderson
- trombone:
- Richard Edwards , Simon Gunton , Roger Harvey and Mark Nightingale
- trumpet:
- John Barclay , Andy Crowley and Derek Watkins
- tuba:
- Owen Slade
- vibraphone [tuned percussion]:
- Frank Ricotti
- viola:
- Rachel Bolt , Gustav Clarkson , Don McVay, Tim Grant , Zoe Lake , Peter Lale , Kate Musker , Edward Vanderspar and Bruce White
- violin:
- Mark Berrow , Dermot Crehan, Elizabeth Edwards , Simon Fischer , Patrick Kiernan , Boguslaw Kostecki , Julian Leaper , Rita Manning , Perry Montague‐Mason , Everton Nelson , Eddie Roberts , Jackie Shave, Katherine Shave, Cathy Thompson , Chris Tombling , David Woodcock , Gavyn Wright and Warren Zielinski
- choir vocals:
- GME choir and Metro Voices
- lead vocals:
- Tarja
- vocals:
- Marko Hietala
- conductor:
- James Shearman
- chorus master:
- Jenny O’Grady
- choir vocals arranger:
- Pip Williams
- orchestrator:
- Pip Williams
- concertmaster:
- Gavyn Wright
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Nuclear Blast (in 2004) and Scene Nation Oy (in 2004)
- additionally recorded at:
- E-Major Studios in Kerava, Uusimaa, Finland and Phoenix Sound in London , England, United Kingdom
- recorded at and engineered at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (from 2003-11 until 2004-03) and Tempputupa Studios in Kitee, Pohjois-Karjala , Finland (from 2003-11 until 2004-03)
- mixed at:
- Finnvox in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (in 2004-03)
- recording of:
- Dark Chest of Wonders
- lyricist and composer:
- Tuomas Holopainen
- publisher:
- Potoska Publishing
| Nightwish | 4.2 | ?:?? |
| 9 | Wings of Illusion | After Forever | 4 | ?:?? |
| 10 | In Front of Me | Asrai | | ?:?? |
| 11 | Lucifer | Nemesea | | ?:?? |
| 12 | Equilibrium | Tristania | 4 | ?:?? |
| 13 | The Coven | Autumn | | ?:?? |
| 14 | Venus | Theatre of Tragedy | 4.4 | ?:?? |
| 15 | Broken | Seether | 3.5 | ?:?? |