SONATA ARCTICA

Release Year: 2009
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: expressive melodic power heavy metal

not just a darkened title, but also unusually depressive contents prove about the changed emotional state of typically positive-tempered Finnish crew - you may name it as a hunt for innovations, an aim to reveal another side of power/heavy metal, or perhaps a real creative face, moreover that thematically almost all tracks are related in between; another important moment - parting ways with longtime guitar player, the time has come for genius Elias Viljanen with a very personal approach, so music is even more enriched with dramatic feelings, growing dynamics between heavy rhythmic elements and neosymphonic accents, what helps to emphasize the individuality of each instrument and importance, while Flag in The Ground is an early demo track re-recorded; recent German repress comes with authentic design