Winterheart's Guild

Infobox Album
Name = Winterheart's Guild
Type = album
Artist = Sonata Arctica


Released = May 27 2003
Recorded = September - November 2002 at Tico Tico Studio
Genre = Power metal
Length = 59:23
Label = Spinefarm
Producer = Sonata Arctica
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://wm04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hxfqxqqaldte link]
* Lords of Metal rating-10|9 [http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=2334&lang=en link]
* The Metal Crypt Rating|4|5 [http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=897 link]
* Metal Invader Rating|4|5 [http://www.metal-invader.com/db/reviews-884.html link]
* The Metal Observer Rating-10|9 [http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=2262 link]
* Metal Storm rating-10|9.5 [http://www.metalstorm.ee/bands/album.php?album_id=1143&band_id=166&bandname=Sonata+Arctica link]
* Sea of Tranquility Rating|4|5 [http://www.seaoftranquility.org/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=725 link]
* [http://soundofmetal.se/ Sound of Metal] Rating-10|8.8 [http://soundofmetal.se/index.php?page=sonataarcticawinterheartsguildreview link]
Last album = "Orientation" (2001)
This album = "Winterheart's Guild" (2003)
Next album = "Takatalvi" (2003)

"Winterheart's Guild" is Sonata Arctica's third album, released in 2003 through Spinefarm Records.

Track listing

"All songs written by Tony Kakko"

# "Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited" – 5:37
# "Gravenimage" – 6:58
# "The Cage" – 4:37
# "Silver Tongue" – 3:58
# "The Misery" – 5:08
# "Victoria's Secret" – 4:43
# "Champagne Bath" – 3:57
# "Broken" – 5:18
# "The Ruins of My Life" – 5:14
# "Draw Me" – 4:05
# "The Rest of the Sun Belongs to Me" – 4:22 (Japanese & Korean Bonus Track)

Credits

* Tony Kakko – vocals, keyboards
* Jani Liimatainen – guitars
* Marko Paasikoski – bass
* Tommy Portimo – drums
* Jens Johansson – keyboard solos in "The Cage", "Silver Tongue", "Victoria's Secret" and "Champagne Bath"

Legacy

Winterheart's Guild is also the name of a post-apocalyptic Action-RPG under development by Zelian Games, inspired by and in collaboration with Sonata Arctica. The game's music will be composed by Sonata Arctica and Inferi. More details on [http://www.winterheartsguild.com the official website.]

External links

* [http://sonataarctica.info/site07/gallery.php?id=28&s=29&l=uk Album info]