Winterheart's Guild CD
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SONATA ARCTICA

Winterheart's Guild CD

Artist: SONATA ARCTICA
Label: Spinefarm

Release Year: 2003
Artist Origin: FIN
Style: expressive melodic power heavy metal

seems like the third attempt has turned into a real escape from Stratovarius shade for the ambitious northern powerforce - strong expressive melodic power/heavy metal is their name of the game, and here we go with a breakthrough release, pulling the musical quality and memorability so much higher: soul-purifying riffs, swaying harmonies, piercing solos, and of course emotional power of Tony Kakko's vocals all fall into places to make it an important statement that Sonata Arctica has definitely arrived!; recent Finnish repress comes with authentic design