SONATA ARCTICA — Silence (review)

SONATA ARCTICA — Silence album cover Album · 2001 · Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Stephen
"Silence" is the second release of Finnish power metal act, Sonata Arctica, and they're still roaming around at the same environment like what they did with "Ecliptica". The sound production here is amazing and the songwriting structures are slightly more mature and consistent. The weakness is probably lack of variety and most songs are very much the same, either in the style or the chord progression, making them very hard to differentiate which track is which after only a couple of listens. However, the rhythm section is tightly played and Kakko's vocal is well-handled, so basically this is a pretty solid and balance album.

Standout tracks on this album are "Weballergy" with an amazing chorus, "The End of This Chapter", a spine-chilling stalker story wrapped up in a tremendous melodic metal sleeve, the victorious power metal of "Black Sheep" and "San Sebastian", and "Wolf & Raven" which has a fierce rhythm and furious singing, a blasting experience and simply their finest moment. "False News Travel Fast", "Land of The Free", and "The Power of One" are also good tracks but weaker in some ways. Putting three ballads on a power metal album, in my opinion, isn't a wise decision especially if you're not very capable of writing a great one. "Tallulah", a bit dull but ironically is the best ballad here compared to "Last Drop Falls" or "Sing In Silence".

This is a pleasing album for power metal lovers and could be a great starter if you're curious about Sonata Arctica. With many great songs spread out all over, "Silence" is absolutely an interesting release to have.
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