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Album or cover sonata arctica silence4/21/2023 ![]() ![]() A few moments aside, this was, at the time, the band's most composed album. Sonata Arctica strived for a more deliberate sound, swapping Silence's whim for method. ![]() Despite Winterheart's Guild's lack of exuberance, it managed to match (even succeed) its predecessors in one area: stylistic resolve. Otherwise, Winterheart's Guild offers few moments of surprise.Ĭuriously missing from this particular entry is a batch of pulse-pounding tracks, similar in vein to "Blank File," "Weballergy" and "Black Sheep." Remove "Champagne Bath" and the remaining material would be consistent enough to almost sound monotone. If only this bridge had been used on "The Misery" or "Broken," where the damage would've been easier to ignore. One of the few outright flamboyant moments is a comical shift in "Champagne Bath," turning it from a track of promise to a moment of disconcertment. That's not to say the grand, cheesy qualities characteristic of Sonata Arctica and their respective genre(s) were abandoned, they were just present without drawing as much attention. Winterheart's Guild sees Sonata Arctica separate a bit from their grandiose side and gravitate towards a bleaker shade, evidenced most prominently on "Gravenimage." A track like this would normally escalate on either Silence or Ecliptica, but here it turns to wallowing. Truth be told, such doubts wouldn't have been completely unfounded, either. But at the time, listener's couldn't be blamed if they held some degree of skepticism heading into Winterheart's Guild. Of course, anyone acquainted with Sonata Arctica's history knows this isn't necessarily the case. It was as if the turn of the century brought the fluke of a metal band immediately reaching their peak. In the span of just two albums, the Finnish act found an outfit of comfort and appeal. The band's sophomoric effort worked so effectively, it began to feel like a spoiling affair. Moving though Sonata Arctica's discography after Silence is an interesting experience. Review Summary: Maturation through repression. ![]()
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