The Fan Favorite: FullMoon: While other picks for this title might be 8th Commandment or Replica, FullMoon appeals to almost everyone. Most would agree that this is a solid debut album, though at the time the band had not yet found their way to the truly original style they would later develop. Lineup: Tony Kakko, Jani Liimatainen, Janne Kivilahti, and Tomy Portimoīuilding on the popularity of their single "UnOpened", which reached the Finnish Top 20 sales in its first week, Ecliptica received predominantly rave reviews, though some panned it as being too generic and a bit unpolished. During this flux, the band's style changed from rock towards metal, heavily influenced by the metal powerhouse, Stratovarius.
Some History: Hailing from Finland and originally founded as a rock band named Tricky Beans (which would eventually be changed to Tricky Means before finally Sonata Arctica), the band went through several personnel changes before ending up with Tony Kakko (vocals and keyboard), Jani Liimatainen (guitar), Janne Kivilahti (bass), and Tomy Portimo (drums). I think my post still adds something so will continue on, but I would suggest checking out his post if you want a more in-depth look at the general reception of each album. Most of the information here come from the band's wikipedia page and I will happily update info if any of you take it upon yourselves to correct me or volunteer additional details.Ī big shoutout to /u/imcominforyou and his Guide to Sonata Arctica which I didn't find until I was almost done writing this. I will admit here that while I would claim some familiarity with their music, I haven't been following the band's trajectory beyond the studio. It is my hope that others will do the same with their favorite bands, and we can form something of a database for those new to the genre, or looking for new bands. I realize that they are not unknown in the metal community, but there are plenty of popular bands I know little about, and so hope that this will serve an important function for some. So, inspired by this post, I wanted to create a primer for those who are interested in learning about their music. In fact, they were the first metal band I really grew to know and love the music of, and the ones to introduce me to the concept, or at least the style, of "power metal". For a long time, Sonata Arctica has been my favorite metal band (actually, one of my favorite bands period).
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