Silence is the Two-Face of Sonata Arctica’s discography. 'Silence' is not as catchy as 'Ecliptica' but it's still a pretty good power metal album, I think - and the cheesometer is still kept at a reasonable level. There are also more ballads on this album than on the debut album, and some of them are quite good, I must say, but most of them I do not find convincing in any way. And in some cases it is just not convincing voice-acting, as in the introduction to 'The End of This Chapter' (a song that features an interesting bridge, by the way), where it falls completely flat. The band has teamed up with an actor who delivers stories and vocals on some tracks - and, I must admit I feel that this move is a bit silly and actually disturbs the musical experience more than it enhances it. Trapped in a dream that is slowly turning to nightmare, Where I'm all alone. Hidden from daylight I'm sealed in my cave. ![]() The song structures are a bit more complex compared to 'Ecliptica', and some of the tracks are actually even kind of progressive. In the end there's no soul who'd bleed for me. The keyboards are given more space n this album and have also become more varied (and it may probably due to the entry of a new keyboard-player on this album). In 2003, Härkin started a band named Wingdom with vocalist Sami Asp, Alessandro Lotta (ex-Rhapsody), Markus, and guitarist Jukka (who had worked with Härkin since 1998). At the end of 2002, Härkin left Sonata Arctica. The style on this album is more or less the same as the 'Ecliptica' with catchy and epic vocal hooklines and choruses, thundering drums and solid neoclassical keyboard and guitar acrobatics that would make both Yngwie Malmsteen and Ritchie Blackmore green with jealousy. Sonata Arcticas first live CD, named Songs of Silence, featured Härkin on keyboards. Genre: Euro power metal Like 'Ecliptica', 'Silence' impressed my positively. ![]() The record has all the glossy, non-threatening professionalism of '80s-style, pop-based prog metal: soaring, multi-tracked vocals, virtuosic instrumental passages, and clean, airbrushed production polish. Sonata Arctica's Silence basically sounds like Europe with the chops of Dream Theater. Revontulet (1:32) 11.įan page Sonata Arctica: This is property of Sonata Arctica Lista. The End Of This Chapter (7:01) 5.īlack Sheep (3:42) 6. ![]() Sonata Arctica Silence Rare 6,4/10 4314reviews
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