Unia - Sonata Arctica > Reviews

Advantages: It is Sonata Arctica.......just
Disadvantages: Changed their style for this album, what a shame

UNIA- A REVIEW BY ADDY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECS Released May 25, 2007 Recorded December 2006-January 2007 Genre Power metal Length 58:34 Label Nuclear Blast THE BAND NAME: Tony Kakko INSTRUMENT: Vocals, Keyboards DATE OF BIRTH: May 16th 1975 PRESENTLY LIVING IN: Finland JOINED SONATA ARCTICA: 1996 NAME: Tommy Portimo INSTRUMENT: Drums DATE OF BIRTH: September 5th 1981 PRESENTLY LIVING IN: Kemi JOINED ... Read review

Advantages: Great first half, slight new direction for the band.
Disadvantages: Second half is not so good.

While Unia is a great album in its own right, it is a little different to the previous albums. It almost feels like it is split into 2 halves. When i first listened to it the songs on the first half (before "The harvest") are quite catchy after a few listens but in a different way to the catchyness of Ecliptica and Winterhearts guild. There seems to be a much darker feel to the rest of the album with a lot more tense, minor, dischordant almost and ... Read review

Advantages: Catchy, well produced
Disadvantages: off the bands beaten track, takes getting used to

For Sonata Arctica this album is... unusual. Not they're the most normal band in the world to begin with, but this.... is plain wierd! I bought the album thinking it was going to be more of their trademark high speed power metal, but its really not... its more geared towards the technical side of things - changes from 4/4 to 3/4 and back again, lots of - as tony once put it - vocal masturbation, and suprisingly catchy lyrics. Most sonata albums ... Read review