Sonata Arctica

Silence

Power metal at its finest

Review Score:

(10/10)
Sonata Arctica has been among my favorite bands ever since their debut, "Ecliptica", in 1999. "Silence" is their second album, not counting the various EPs that have been released. Their style draws heavily from Stratovarius, but they manage to be something totally different at the same time. The songwriting is much better than the generic medeival/cheeseball lyrics that plague most of the power metal scene today.

"Silence" follows the same style as Ecliptica but has more ballads and mid paced songs. It kicks off into "Weballergy", a solid, fast song in the Traditional Sonata style. "The End of This Chapter" is a mid paced song and one of the best songs on the album, disregarding the goofy intro. All the songs are great if not amazing. It ends perfectly with the 13 minute "The Power of One" which has an awesome guitar/keyboard solo in the middle that gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it This band is the greatest.... I only pray that they will someday tour in the states.

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