Winterheart's Guild

Studio album by Sonata Arctica

Released

February 21, 2003

Recorded

September - November 2002 at Tico Tico Studio

Genre

Symphonic power metal

Length

54:57

Label

Spinefarm

Producer

Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica chronology

Songs of Silence – Live in Tokyo
(2002)

Winterheart's Guild
(2003)

Takatalvi (EP)
(2003)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Lords of Metal	^[1]
SputnikMusic	^[2]

Winterheart's Guild is the third studio album by the heavy metal band Sonata Arctica. It was released in 2003 through Spinefarm Records. In a 2014 interview, vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter Tony Kakko said inspiration for writing "The Ruins of My Life" came from the film Braveheart.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Tony Kakko.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited"	5:36
2.	"Gravenimage"	7:00
3.	"The Cage"	4:36
4.	"Silver Tongue"	3:58
5.	"The Misery"	5:08
6.	"Victoria's Secret"	4:43
7.	"Champagne Bath"	3:57
8.	"Broken"	5:18
9.	"The Ruins of My Life"	5:14
10.	"Draw Me"	9:27
Total length:		54:57

Japanese edition

Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited"	5:36
2.	"Gravenimage"	7:00
3.	"The Cage"	4:36
4.	"Silver Tongue"	3:58
5.	"The Misery"	5:08
6.	"Victoria's Secret"	4:43
7.	"Champagne Bath"	3:57
8.	"Broken"	5:18
9.	"The Rest of the Sun Belongs to Me"	4:22
10.	"The Ruins of My Life"	5:14
11.	"Draw Me"	5:05
Total length:		54:57

Personnel

Tony Kakko – vocals, keyboards
Jani Liimatainen – guitar
Marko Paasikoski – bass guitar
Tommy Portimo – drums
Jens Johansson – keyboard solos on "The Cage", "Silver Tongue", "Victoria's Secret" and "Champagne Bath"

Technical personnel

Recorded by Ahti Kortelainen at Tico Tico Studios in September-November 2002
Mixed by Mikko Karmila at Finnvox Studios and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in November-December 2002.
Produced by Sonata Arctica

References

↑ Lords of Metal review
↑ SputnikMusic Review
↑ Sabrina, Elise (25 February 2014). ""In the early days, Sonata Arctica was called Happy Metal. I wondered what the fuck it was all about, because all the lyrics was really dark."". Metal Chest of Wonders. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

External links

Sonata Arctica
Tommy Portimo Tony Kakko Henrik Klingenberg Elias Viljanen Pasi Kauppinen Jani Liimatainen Marko Paasikoski Pentti Peura Janne Kivilahti Mikko Härkin
Studio albums	Ecliptica Silence Winterheart's Guild Reckoning Night Unia The Days of Grays Stones Grow Her Name Pariah's Child The Ninth Hour
EPs	Successor Orientation Takatalvi Don't Say a Word
Live albums	Songs of Silence For the Sake of Revenge Live in Finland
Compilations	The End of This Chapter The Collection
Demos	Friend 'till the End Agre Pamppers PeaceMaker FullMoon
DVDs	For the Sake of Revenge Live in Finland
Singles	"UnOpened" "Wolf & Raven" "Last Drop Falls" "Victoria's Secret" "Broken" "Don't Say a Word" "Shamandalie" "Replica 2006" "Paid in Full" "The Last Amazing Grays" "Flag in the Ground" "I Have a Right" "Shitload of Money" "Alone in Heaven" "The Wolves Die Young" "Cloud Factory" "Love" "Closer to an Animal" "Life"
Related articles	Discography Cain's Offering Northern Kings Graveyard Shift Symfonia Blackoustic A Tribute to Sonata Arctica

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