Silence (album)

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Silence
Studio album by Sonata Arctica
Released	September 4, 2001
Recorded	During late 2000 and early 2001 at Tico Tico Studio
Genre	Power metal Neoclassical metal
Length	60:22
Label	Spinefarm Records
Producer	Sonata Arctica
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Sonata Arctica chronology
Successor (2000) Silence (2001) Winterheart's Guild (2003)

Silence is the second full-length album by Finnish Power Metal band Sonata Arctica, released in 2001 through Spinefarm Records. It is the only studio album to feature keyboardist Mikko Harkin, who left the band for personal reasons before Winterheart's Guild was recorded.

Lead vocalist Tony Kakko claims Silence to have a more distinctive sound than their previous album, describing the album as more 'mature' and more of Sonata Arctica's own sound than Ecliptica. The album also has an even more emotional setting than their previous albums. [1]

Also, Timo Kotipelto (lead singer for Power Metal band Stratovarius) guest sang on this album.

[edit] Track listing

(All songs written by Tony Kakko)

1. "...of Silence" – 1:17
2. "Weballergy" – 3:51
3. "False News Travel Fast" – 5:18
4. "The End of This Chapter" – 7:01
5. "Black Sheep" – 3:42
6. "Land of the Free" – 4:24
7. "Last Drop Falls" – 5:13
8. "San Sebastian (Revisited)" – 4:37
9. "Sing In Silence" – 3:51
10. "Revontulet (instrumental)" – 1:32
11. "Tallulah" – 5:20
12. "Wolf & Raven" – 4:15
13. "Respect the Wilderness" – 3:51 (Japanese & Korean Bonustrack)
14. "The Power of One" – 10:30

[edit] Credits

• Tony Kakko – vocals
• Jani Liimatainen – guitars
• Mikko Härkin – keyboards
• Marko Paasikoski – bass
• Tommy Portimo – drums
• Timo Kotipelto - Last line on "False News Travels Fast"
• Nik Van-Eckmann – male narration on "...of Silence", "The End of This Chapter", "Last Drop Falls" and "The Power of One"
• Renay Gonzalez – female voice on "The End of This Chapter"

[edit] External links

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v • d • e Sonata Arctica 'Tony Kakko  · Elias Viljanen  · Henrik Klingenberg  · Marko Paasikoski  · Tommy Portimo Jani Liimatainen  · Mikko Härkin  · Janne Kivilahti  · Pentti Peura Studio albums Ecliptica  · Silence  · Winterheart's Guild  · Reckoning Night  · Unia EPs Orientation  · Successor  · Takatalvi  · Don't Say a Word Live albums Songs of Silence  · For the Sake of Revenge Compilations The End of This Chapter  · The Collection 1999-2006 Demos Friend 'till the End  · Agre Pamppers  · PeaceMaker  · FullMoon DVDs For the Sake of Revenge Singles "UnOpened"  · "Wolf & Raven"  · "Last Drop Falls"  · "Victoria's Secret"  · "Broken"  · "Don't Say a Word"  · "Shamandalie"  · "Replica 2006"  · "Paid in Full"