Baz Anderson
Posts: 13233 From: UK |
I don't understand how the first two albums have a better reputation than this one. This is just magic.
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Zuzuz0r
Posts: 507 From: Mexico |
Their worst album for me, the only songs that save it are Gravenimage and The Ruins of My Life.
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Baz Anderson
Posts: 13233 From: UK |
Written by Zuzuz0r on 20.12.2009 at 05:07
Their worst album for me, the only songs that save it are Gravenimage and The Ruins of My Life.
Worst? You mean you prefer "Unia"?
Just goes to show how tastes differ... "The Cage" and such are just some of the best in the genre in my opinion.
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Ellrohir Heaven Knight
Posts: 8662 From: Czech Republic |
EllrohirHeaven KnightPosts: 8662 From: Czech Republic
I somehow only remember "The Cage" from listening to this album...my bad? maybe...
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Zuzuz0r
Posts: 507 From: Mexico |
@Baz Anderson: Yeah, I prefer Unia over WHG, I've never really liked that album, even when Sonata Arctica was my favorite band ever, I felt dissapointed when I listened to it after Silence, and I got bored instantly when listening to it.
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Baz Anderson
Posts: 13233 From: UK |
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Promonex Cathemeral
Posts: 9720 From: Germany |
20.12.2009 - 23:25Rating: 9
PromonexCathemeralPosts: 9720 From: Germany
Written by Zuzuz0r on 20.12.2009 at 05:07
Their worst album for me, the only songs that save it are Gravenimage and The Ruins of My Life.
Those clearly are the best songs on the album and in my opinion two of their - if not even THEIR - best songs ever. "APBE" is also great and so is "The Cage." The rest is your usual Sonata Arctica filler stuff, but due to those four aforementioned songs I agree with Barry and rate Winterheart's Guild as Sonata's best album to date.
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Darkside Momo Retired
Posts: 9086 From: France |
I really think this is Sonata's finest moment. It has fillers like any Sonata album, but The Cage, Gravenimage, and Broken are really some of their best songs imo.
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Richard
Posts: 4862 From: UK |
I'm not a fan of this band, or generally into happy power metal - but I own a couple of Sonata's CD's, and ultimately 'The Cage' seems to be their ultimate anthem IMO. It's still kind of cheesy, but the melodies and everything just work so well - if only they had other songs that worked so well.
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Uirapuru Liver Failure
Posts: 2955 From: Brazil |
UirapuruLiver FailurePosts: 2955 From: Brazil
Victoria´s Secret is just beautiful. Along with a bunch of other songs. How can anyone prefer Unia?
I like St. Anger
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Mountain King K i K o
Posts: 1361 From: Slovak Republic |
25.09.2010 - 17:07Rating: 10
Of course this is SA's best album! The Misery is an amazing ballad. Victoria's Secret is so beautiful and the middle part is a modern day concerto. Gravenimage is beautiful as well, beautiful piano intro...Champagne Bath, Broken, The Cage are all great songs...
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Starchild
Posts: 111 From: Croatia |
22.12.2010 - 13:26Rating: 10
Ecliptice and silence are great, but this one is really amazing, their best album. And one of the best power metal albums of all time for me.
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I am another who prefers the debut over this one, they just don't so fresh and inspired on this album anymore, which makes sense. In a way, the debut is always going to sound more youthful, it is unavoidable. Still like this album a lot though, The Ruins Of My Life is a killer track and one of the best they have ever done. Oddly enough I actually think they sounded more inspired on the follow-up "Reckoning Night" as well.
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Milena gloom cookie
Posts: 4603 From: Norway |
14.06.2012 - 22:44Rating: 9
Milenagloom cookiePosts: 4603 From: Norway
Written by Baz Anderson on 20.12.2009 at 03:06
I don't understand how the first two albums have a better reputation than this one. This is just magic.
Agreed.
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Their last good album imo. My favorites are Gravenimage, Victoria's Secret and Broken.
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Stunning Cactus
Posts: 319 From: USA |
14.01.2014 - 08:42Rating: 9
Gravenimage all the way. Although Draw Me really sticks out to me as well. This is one underrated album in my opinion.
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Metal Rasputin
Posts: 1062 From: Finland |
08.04.2020 - 16:38Rating: 9
Like they say in Finland: there's no two without a third one. Winterheart's Guild is more or less the same as the previous ones, but considering how great the first two Sonata's albums were, it's no wonder this also kicks some serious ass. It's all downfall from here, Reckoning Night is still really damn good, but after that it's mostly mediocre to bad.
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Furiator
Posts: 28 |
16.02.2024 - 22:20Rating: 10
Amazing album, magical, fun, surprisingly good.
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