Silence (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Silence
Type = studio
Artist = Sonata Arctica


Released = September 4, 2001
Recorded = During late 2000 and early 2001 at Tico 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 band Sonata Arctica, released in 2001 through Spinefarm Records. It is the only studio album to feature keyboardist Mikko Harkin, who left the band for personal reasons before Winterheart'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 than Ecliptica. 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 band Stratovarius) 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 (Japanese & Korean 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 album

Credits

* Tony Kakko – vocals
* Jani Liimatainen – guitars
* Mikko Härkin – keyboards
* Marko Paasikoski – bass
* Tommy Portimo – drums
* 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]