(Rated this album with 10 out of 10) Reviewed by
Mr D.
from Cave Creek, Az United States
After a very solid debut album these stars in the making not only avoided the sophomore jinx, they managed to top their initial release with an album that is probably in the top five for 2001 & 2002. Silence is a marvelous album that will elevate Sonata Arctica to the upper tier of melodic / power metal artists. They have what it takes to create beautiful, catchy melodies embellished with key ingrediants (double bass, driving riffs soaring keyboards). Sonata also has great singing as well as talentd songwriting. Although they are relatively young they are accomplished musicians whose arrangements and abilities belie their age. All the songs are good but I especially like 'Of silence', 'Weballergy', 'Land of the free', 'Sing in silence' and, the crowning achievement, 'The power of one'. The power of one is a 10 minute epic that is worth the cost of the cd alone. If you like heroic epic power metal you need this CD!
