Silence (Sonata Arctica album)

For other uses, see Silence (disambiguation).
Silence
Studio album by Sonata Arctica
Released June 21, 2001
Recorded During late 2000 and early 2001 at Tico Tico Studio
Genre Power metal
Length 61:54
Label Spinefarm
Producer Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica chronology

Successor (EP)
(2000)		 Silence
(2001)		 Orientation (EP)
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
The Metal Observer
Chronicles of Chaos [1]
Lords of Metal [2]

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 Härkin, and the first album with original member Marko Paasikoski, who returned to the band the previous year. Stratovarius lead singer Timo Kotipelto sang guest vocals on the album.

Concept and themes

The cover art, featuring a landscape divided into night, summer and winter, was meant to depict nature.[3] However, Tony explained that the cover was not supposed to feature too much symbolism, except for the footprints leading away from the campfire.[3] He explained:[3]

“ That thing is like representing a snippet of your life that really makes you go one way or the other. Either way can be the good way, not the bad way necessarily. The album is one of those things that's a bit different, a more difficult album.... make it go one way or the other. ”

The title of the album was at first supposed to be longer, but Kakko's then girlfriend suggested "silence" and he reflected on how important silence was for him:[3]

“ [silence] is a creating force because when you're on the road for half a year or something like that I can't make new music at all so I need something like a month or two to get my head working again. So that's my "silence" it seems. ”

The second track "Weballergy" is considered by Kakko to be a sequel to Ecliptica's "Blank File", as both of them cover the theme of Internet privacy.[3]

Track list

All songs written and composed by Tony Kakko. 

No. Title Length
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"   1:32
11. "Tallulah"   5:20
12. "Wolf & Raven"   4:15
13. "The Power of One"   11:33
Total length:
 61:54

Personnel

Sonata Arctica
Guest vocalists
Technical staff

References

  1. ↑ "Sonata Arctica - Silence : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 4-23-12. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ "Silence Review". Lords of Metal. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Metal Rules!!: Interview with Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica". Metal-Rules. 17 November 2001. Retrieved 26 June 2014. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

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