Great musicianship, great lyrics, and very cool packaging. All in all, a great album, one I can't wait to listen to over and over. The is an excellent track, with really cool lyrics. ![]() The album ends in a 10-minute epic, "The Power of One". ![]() The bass is still lost in the mix, but oh well. ![]() Tommy Portimo is one of the great drummers, up there with Mike Portnoy and Neil Peart. Jani's solos are very fast and melodic, sort of a combination of Joe Satriani and Yngwie Malmsteen. On top of that, they're all top-notch musicians. That's the great thing about this band, they are one of the few power metal bands that write meaningful, touching lyrics, instead of just songs about dragons and stuff (which isn't bad, it's just sort of one-dimensional). For once, he's conveying emotion effectively, instead of almost coming off as cheesy (due in part, I'm sure, to his becoming more comfortable with English). He seems to be phasing out his accent more here than on the debut, which is a great improvement, and his lyrics have improved as well. Tony Kakko (they finally included their last names) is an amazing vocalist with tremendous range. I was amazed at how well this song captured the essence of that in just a few minutes. The person has feelings and desires that he can't deal with, and it pretty much drives him insane. We often forget that these kinds of situations are not simply two-sided, a victim and a freak, it's often more complex than that. The lyrics are downright spinechilling, and oddly touching. It's a ballad about a guy who is apparently stalking a woman he is in love with. One song in particular really stuck with me. You've got fast-paced rockers like "Weballergy" and "Land of the Free", and great ballads like "Last Drop Falls" and "Tallulah". There are tons of great songs, and a fairly strong degree of variety. ![]() I'm not yet sure how this compares to the debut, but it's definitely more epic. Wow! Another great one! It seems that SA is going to be another Iced Earth, and put out one perfect album after another. So, finally, I get around to buying this one, the brand new sophomore effort from Sonata Arctica. After buying the debut album "Ecliptica", and being immensely impressed by it, I was eager to get more albums from this band.
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