Sonata Arctica

sorry i'll just jump in here

unia gets a lot of negative comments on youtube

like someone said 'caleb' was an emo song

the album wasnt like early sonata but still great in its own way i think

PowerMetalLivesOn wrote:

sorry i'll just jump in here

unia gets a lot of negative comments on youtube

like someone said 'caleb' was an emo song

the album wasnt like early sonata but still great in its own way i think

It is great, and since when does making a heartfelt song thats important to you make it emo. Emo's a personality trait not a sub genre of anf musical style.

Superb band with many nice songs.
My favourites must be: "The Ruins Of My Life" and "Ain't Your Fairytale".



Sonata Arctica - Ain't Your Fairytale


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Sonata Arctica was the band that really got me into metal.. And more importantly: Power metal!
The first song I heard of them was "Tallulah". But later, I fell in love with "End of this Chapter", "Letter to Dana", "Black Sheep"... And if I keep listing the Sonata songs I love, I'll just mention them all..

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I love Sonata

welcome to this forum by the way

PowerMetalLivesOn wrote:

I love Sonata

welcome to this forum by the way

Thanks ^^
I felt at home from the minute I clicked my way in here =)

I fell in love with SA when I heard the insane intro to "Wolf and Raven" I didn't like their ballads at first but they grew on me.(Especially "Shy" and "Sing in Silence")

salamander25 wrote:

I fell in love with SA when I heard the insane intro to "Wolf and Raven" I didn't like their ballads at first but they grew on me.(Especially "Shy" and "Sing in Silence")

fullmoon is EPIC

I listened to sonata for a solid year in 2007. I love White Pearl Black Oceans and Ruins of my life

omnomnom, sonata <3 !
one of my favourite bands. even though they come from finland, i have never seen them live. :'< one year they were in my city, but i couldn't buy the tickets in time. :< but i'll see them one day !

I need to see them

and welcome by the way

PowerMetalLivesOn wrote:

I need to see them

and welcome by the way :lol!:

heh~ :>
thanks ! :3

ardent wrote:

omnomnom, sonata <3 !
one of my favourite bands. even though they come from finland, i have never seen them live. :'< one year they were in my city, but i couldn't buy the tickets in time. :< but i'll see them one day !

Sorry to hear that, catch the next chance you can, never feel overconfident that tickets will be there for you, buy it when you can buy it.
I myself have only seen them twice.

CanisArctus wrote:

Sonata Arctica was the band that really got me into metal.. And more importantly: Power metal!

SA was the 1st one from power metal for me too. It was actually my current gf who suggested it.. She put Winterheart's Guild to my hand and said "listen to that and your whole life will change". And, I can say that was totally true. Sonata is just... well words can't describe it. My favorite songs are: Land Of The Free, Don't Say A Word, Unopened, Black Sheep, Shamandalie, Tallulah, Wolf And Raven 2008, Misplaced, The Cage and Victoria's Secret (damn every song from SA is my favorite, there are just a few:D) I can't live without music. Impossible without metal.

infernoRS wrote:

CanisArctus wrote:

Sonata Arctica was the band that really got me into metal.. And more importantly: Power metal!

SA was the 1st one from power metal for me too. It was actually my current gf who suggested it.. She put Winterheart's Guild to my hand and said "listen to that and your whole life will change". And, I can say that was totally true. Sonata is just... well words can't describe it. My favorite songs are: Land Of The Free, Don't Say A Word, Unopened, Black Sheep, Shamandalie, Tallulah, Wolf And Raven 2008, Misplaced, The Cage and Victoria's Secret (damn every song from SA is my favorite, there are just a few:D) I can't live without music. Impossible without metal.

Hehehe, same, I can't choose my favorite, SA just rocks...

infernoRS wrote:

CanisArctus wrote:

Sonata Arctica was the band that really got me into metal.. And more importantly: Power metal!

SA was the 1st one from power metal for me too. It was actually my current gf who suggested it.. She put Winterheart's Guild to my hand and said "listen to that and your whole life will change". And, I can say that was totally true. Sonata is just... well words can't describe it. My favorite songs are: Land Of The Free, Don't Say A Word, Unopened, Black Sheep, Shamandalie, Tallulah, Wolf And Raven 2008, Misplaced, The Cage and Victoria's Secret (damn every song from SA is my favorite, there are just a few:D) I can't live without music. Impossible without metal.

All those you just named are my personal favorites.
Although I have "Shy" and "White Pearl, Black Oceans" in my list as well.

WinterSon wrote:

infernoRS wrote:

CanisArctus wrote:

Sonata Arctica was the band that really got me into metal.. And more importantly: Power metal!

SA was the 1st one from power metal for me too. It was actually my current gf who suggested it.. She put Winterheart's Guild to my hand and said "listen to that and your whole life will change". And, I can say that was totally true. Sonata is just... well words can't describe it. My favorite songs are: Land Of The Free, Don't Say A Word, Unopened, Black Sheep, Shamandalie, Tallulah, Wolf And Raven 2008, Misplaced, The Cage and Victoria's Secret (damn every song from SA is my favorite, there are just a few:D) I can't live without music. Impossible without metal.

All those you just named are my personal favorites.
Although I have "Shy" and "White Pearl, Black Oceans" in my list as well.

Oh yes, those too Sonata has so many awesome songs that the list contains almost every single track from their albums...

Hmmm.... THEY ROCK!!!! SA is the band who put me in Power Metal!! I never been into a band like I was in Sonata Arctica. My favourite song by them is Don't Say A Word... But not by far...

I wonder who else agrees that "The Harvest" is the most kickass from Unia.
It's got some fairly tricky drum technique, and I like the "Spy mission-esque" Guitar Solo.

Amazing band.They've alway been in my top 3 bands

WinterSon wrote:

I wonder who else agrees that "The Harvest" is the most kickass from Unia.
It's got some fairly tricky drum technique, and I like the "Spy mission-esque" Guitar Solo.

Yes... The Harvest, Caleb and Paid In Full are probably the 3 best songs from Unia. My favourite on Unia is Caleb... But I agree The Harvest is one of the more technical on the album...

there was this guy who never smiled named a caleb...so kickass, emo*

I feel like doing a list of my favorite songs of SA, here it is:

-Ecliptica-
8th commandment
Fullmoon
Unopened


-Silence-
Black Sheep
Land of the Free
The Power of One

-Winterheart's Guild-
Gravenimage
The Cage
Victoria's Secret

-Reckoning Night-
Misplaced
Don't Say a Word
White Pearl, Black Oceans...
Shamandalie

-Unia-
In Black and White
It Won't Fade
Caleb
The Vice
The Harvest
Fly With the Black Swan

Well, that was a good list! Any SA songs make a good list!! Je savais pas comment dire ça faque je vais te le dire en français... Que t'ailles mis n'importe quoi comme toune de SA, j'aurais aimer ta liste!!

My favs by album:

Ecliptica (remastered version)
Mary-Lou
Unopened
Blank File
Fullmoon

Reckoning Night
Ain't Your Fairytale
My Selene
Don't Say A Word
Wildfire
White Pearl, Black Oceans
Shamandalie
Misplaced
Blinded No More
(almost every single song.)

Silence (remastered version)
The End Of This Chapter
Last Drop Falls
Tallulah
Sing In Silence
Land Of The Free

Unia
The Harvest
The Worlds Forgotten, The Words Forbidden
For The Sake Of Revenge

Winterheart's Guild
Victoria's Secret
The Cage
Gravenimage
Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited