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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-03-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2000 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.sonataarctica.info ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Sonata Arctica Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Ecliptica (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This band is often criticized for being cheesy ║ │
│║ and having keyboards be one of the main ║ │
│║ instruments for their music, and is also labeled ║ │
│║ "flower metal" by many of the "kvlt" extreme ║ │
│║ metal fans. However, I fucking love this band, ║ │
│║ and I especially love this album. ║ │
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│║ I'd certainly rather listen to this band than ║ │
│║ listen to a band like Blind Guardian with their ║ │
│║ cheesy dungeons and dragons lyrics. That's not ║ │
│║ how power metal is suppose to sound. Now THIS is ║ │
│║ a power metal album. It has everything that a ║ │
│║ good power metal album should have; speed, ║ │
│║ melody, catchiness, and lots of emotion. In ║ │
│║ fact, this band reminds me alot of Europe on ║ │
│║ speed, and since I also love Europe (another ║ │
│║ band that metal elitists frown upon), I also ║ │
│║ love Sonata Arctica. Either way though, I don't ║ │
│║ care what anyone else thinks, this is how power ║ │
│║ metal should sound. The only power metal album ║ │
│║ that I've listened to so far that outdoes this ║ │
│║ one is Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys 1. ║ │
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│║ Anyway, on to the songs. Damn, this album is ║ │
│║ full of great songs. However, my favorite songs ║ │
│║ would have to be Blank File, My Land, Kingdom ║ │
│║ For a Heart, and Unopened. The formal two are ║ │
│║ fast and furious numbers with lots of melody and ║ │
│║ speed, and I an play these songs over and over ║ │
│║ again, and not get sick of them. Then, the ║ │
│║ latter two both have keyboard intros, before ║ │
│║ amazing you with a huge dose of speed and ║ │
│║ emotion. I don't care how "cheesy" these two ║ │
│║ songs sound, they're amazing, and I like Tony's ║ │
│║ vocals in these songs. He may sound whiny at ║ │
│║ times, but he's a great singer, and I personally ║ │
│║ like his voice. Fullmoon, Destruction Preventer, ║ │
│║ and the ballad, Replica are also worthy of ║ │
│║ several plays. ║ │
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│║ About the only weak track on this album is the ║ │
│║ other ballad, Letter to Dana. I do like this ║ │
│║ song, but those lyrics are so damn pathetic! Ihe ║ │
│║ lyrics just basically say that the guy wants ║ │
│║ this girl, and keeps writing her letters about ║ │
│║ how much he wants her, yet doesn't really do ║ │
│║ anything aobut it. He doesn't try to talk to ║ │
│║ her, and ask her out, or anything. He just ║ │
│║ complains that he can't have her. Oh, and that ║ │
│║ part "I saw you in the cover of a filthy ║ │
│║ magazine, and I think my heart just cannot ║ │
│║ handle that." is so pathetic and pardon the ║ │
│║ ignorance, but "emo" that I couldn't help but ║ │
│║ get a laugh from it. However, for a ballad it's ║ │
│║ quite good, just if the lyrics weren't so ║ │
│║ pathetic, I would've liked it better. This track ║ │
│║ also brings the score down from a 95 or even a ║ │
│║ 96. However, it's the only weak track on this ║ │
│║ album. ║ │
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│║ In conclusion, I don't care how "cheesy" or ║ │
│║ "whiny" they may be, Sonata Arctica are one of ║ │
│║ the greatest power metal bands in my opinion. If ║ │
│║ you can tolerate a little bit of cheese, and ║ │
│║ like 80s sounding keyboards ala-Europe, you'll ║ │
│║ love this album. Oh, and no, I DON'T like this ║ │
│║ better than Painkiller, but that's a different ║ │
│║ ball game altogehter. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Blank File [04:06] │
│ 02 - My Land [04:37] │
│ 03 - 8th Commandment [03:42] │
│ 04 - Replica [04:55] │
│ 05 - Kingdom For A Heart [03:52] │
│ 06 - Full Moon [05:08] │
│ 07 - Letter To Dana [06:01] │
│ 08 - Unopened [03:43] │
│ 09 - Picturing The Past [03:37] │
│ 10 - Destruction Preventer [07:44] │
│ 11 - Mary-Lou (BonusTrack) [04:30] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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