- Silence (album)
Infobox Album
Name = Silence
Type = studio
Artist =Sonata Arctica
Released =September 4 ,2001
Recorded = During late 2000 and early 2001 atTico Tico Studio
Genre =Power metal Neo-classical metal
Length = 60:22
Label =Spinefarm Records
Producer = Sonata Arctica
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|1.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:lcaxlfhe0cqt Link]
* Lords of Metal rating-10|9.6 [http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=343&lang=en link]
*The Metal Observer rating-10|9 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=164 link]
*Metal Storm rating-10|9.5 [http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=1139&band_id=166&bandname=Sonata+Arctica link]
* Metal Temple Rating|4|5 [http://www.metal-temple.com/review.asp?id=127 link]
*Sea of Tranquility Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=125 link]
Last album = "Successor" (2000)
This album = "Silence" (2001)
Next album = "Orientation" (2001)"Silence" is the second full-length album by Finnish
Power metal bandSonata Arctica , released in 2001 throughSpinefarm Records . It is the only studio album to feature keyboardist Mikko Harkin, who left the band for personal reasons beforeWinterheart's Guild was recorded.Lead vocalist
Tony Kakko claims Silence to have a more distinctive sound than their previous album, describing the album as more 'mature' and more of Sonata Arctica's own sound thanEcliptica . The album also has an even more emotional setting than their previous albums. [http://sonataarctica.gidinet.org/english/interviews/tony-2001.htm]Also,
Timo Kotipelto (lead singer for Power Metal bandStratovarius ) guest sang on this album.Track listing
(All songs written by Tony Kakko)
# "...of Silence" – 1:17
# "Weballergy" – 3:51
# "False News Travel Fast" – 5:18
# "The End of This Chapter" – 7:01
# "Black Sheep" – 3:42
# "Land of the Free" – 4:24
# "Last Drop Falls " – 5:13
# "San Sebastian (Revisited)" – 4:37
# "Sing In Silence" – 3:51
# "Revontulet (instrumental)" – 1:32
# "Tallulah" – 5:20
# "Wolf & Raven " – 4:15
# "Respect the Wilderness" – 3:51 (Japan ese &Korea n Bonustrack)
# "The Power of One" – 10:30
# "Wolf & Raven" - Re Recording available on new remastered version of album
# "Peace Maker" - Bonus track available on new remastered version of albumCredits
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Tony Kakko – vocals
*Jani Liimatainen –guitar s
*Mikko Härkin – keyboards
*Marko Paasikoski – bass
*Tommy Portimo –drum s
*Timo Kotipelto - Last line on "False News Travels Fast"
* Nik Van-Eckmann – male narration on "...of Silence", "The End of This Chapter", "Last Drop Falls" and "The Power of One"
* Renay Gonzalez – female voice on "The End of This Chapter"External links
* [http://sonataarctica.info/site07/gallery.php?id=30&s=29&l=uk Album info]
* [http://sonataarctica.info/site07/index.php?s=47&l=uk Lyrics]
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