@derthomas@Dad_Wood i can't listen to them! Really! That cheesy stuff makes me sick! A friend of me always wears a Sonata Artica shirt when we meet just to annoy me! That's what friends are for 😁
@zm1 yeah if you don't like power metal, you'r gonna have a bad time with this 😂
I don't mind, sometimes it is nice to listen to, but I think I can only do 2 albums in a row before I need a break. @Dad_Wood
@derthomas
The interesting thing about Sonata Arctica is how much they change over the course of their albums. They start off as very power metal, but evolve in a way that can range from pleasing to deeply disappointing...I look forward to hearing your thoughts on their other albums!
@An0n you know I listen to some power metal from time to time, but I dearly hope that what you said is true, because 11 pure power metal albums is a bit much for me.
Ok, Winterheart’s Guild is a weird album. There is so much cringeworthy cheesy stuff on it that makes me wanna stop listening. E.g. "Draw Me" is such an awful song.
But then there are some real bangers, like "The Cage" or this one:
Some of you wrote that Sonata Arctica has some style changes throughout their career.
Their 4th studio album "Reckoning Night" is, however, still very much #PowerMetal
Well, at least the opener sure sounds like it...
I like where they are heading. There are still a lot of cheesy songs, but with all the proggy elements I like this album better than the first 3 on my #Metaljourney
Still 2.5 out of 5. Solid, but I probably won't pick it up again.
Other than that, #Unia is my favourite Sonata Arctica album so far. There is not much left of their power metal roots, except some keyboards and chimes. And the cheesy stuff.
After "Days of Grays" (and after I cleansed my plate with some Hellripper), it is time to move on to "Stones Grow Her Name" on my #SonataArctica#Metaljourney
@Dad_Wood oh lord... this was really painful to listen to, which is a shame, because they delivered good albums before.
So I guess you're also not too fond of Stones Grow Her Name?
Yesterday's path on my #SonataArctica#Metaljourney ended with an all time low. Let's forget that and start fresh with "Pariah's Child", Sonata Arctica's 8th studio album.
It doesn't start with an intro track, but with a quite old school #PowerMetal song:
@derthomas@Hadeur Nur die Harten und so weiter. 😂 Ersthaft: Manchmal brauch ich diese Band. Sie haben mit ihren zahlreichen Alben eine sehr große Hitanzahl und ich finde Tonis Stimme aussergewöhnlich. Mir machen sie zum größten Teil echt Spaß. Und live sind die super. Hang in there, nur noch 2 Alben 🤘
@Dad_Wood das verstehe ich schon, die sind zeitweise echt kurzweilig und mir macht diese Metaljourney auch Spaß!
Manche Lieder sind nur extrem hart anzuhören, so kitschig ist das. @Hadeur
@Dad_Wood
Best of kann ja jeder 😉
Aber ja, es ist schon zeitintensiv und geht nur wenn ich mal Phasen mit weniger Meetings habe. Zu lange Pausen sind nämlich auch schlecht, dann verlierst du den Flow irgendwie. Aber es ist schon faszinierend zu sehen, wie sich eine Band entwickelt.
Bei Amorphis war es ähnlich. Meine liebsten Journeys waren Death, Carcass und Type-O-Negative. Und eigentlich auch Amorphis. @Hadeur
Clear Cold Beyond was on its way to a 4 star rating (=great) , but then comes the second half that brings back the corny ballads (Teardrops, The Best Things, title track) and my rating drops to a (still good) 3.5/5.
Man there's so much potential for real greatness - but at least for me- they ruin it with their Diseny movie soundtrack stuff.
@derthomas Talviyö lacks pressure, intensity, riffs, edginess. I hardly remember any songs from that record. Stones is a record that I don't really understand. But at least it surprises me unexpected add-ons, like the banjo or with unusual songs like Cinderblocks or Shitload of Money. And I do like the (cheesy) ballad of I Have a Right. I simply love its message. Anyways: SA are the NGO in Heavy Metal. As a hopeless romantic and do-gooder, SA often hits my sweet spots.
@derthomas once more, I totally agree. I enjoyed the „harder“ vibe a lot. And me too, I cannot understand, why they feel urged to have at least 2-3 ballads on EVERY album.
But maybe, that‘s how they define the „symphonic“ style of theirs. 🤷🏽♂️
@trendskater
Haha das definitiv mal eine andere Metaljourney.
Also die sind eine komische Band, die machen zum Teil so derbe kitschigen Scheiß... und dann hauen sie richtige Banger dazwischen raus.
@derthomas Not really symphonic, but melodic, sometimes cheesy power metal with some progressive and „weird“ elements - especially on (my favourite record) UNIA. Enjoy🤘
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