I don't see what the fuss is about

Review Score: (4/10)
Maybe i just don't "get it".... I bought this album after reading all of the glowing reviews it was receiving (...)don't get me wrong.... i love power metal..... i really like Stratovarios, whom Sonata Arctica is constantly compared to.... so i figured i'd also love this album.....

i dunno.... while listening to this, i can't stop thinking that "this has all been done before, but better".....
maybe i need to give this more time... i dunno.... the musicianship is stellar.... production is flawless... maybe the songwriting is the problem...... maybe it's the annoying and cheasy narrations used within this album that now seems to be appearing in almost ALL power metal albums......

i'm disappointed.... (...)

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