Halle-bleedin'-lujah, and with Jens too.

Wooooowww, excellent! I've wanted this so much!

I woke up to this, how cool is that...

Glad to see it's finished. It feels like forever since their first release came out.

Why does this have a rating on it if the album doesn't come out until May 19th?

Written by Sword_Chant on 30.04.2015 at 09:32

Why does this have a rating on it if the album doesn't come out until May 19th?

It got released somewhere yesterday. I have no idea where, but it's supposed to be out somewhere. I still can't find a download.

Holy power metal. Not my usual genre but this is some excellent music. Awesome and catchy melodies. Not a bad track to be found although "Too Tired to Run" is a bit too mopey for me. The keys are great, as you'd expect from Jens, and the production is very full and clear. Best power metal I've heard in a good while. Favorite tracks: Stormcrow, Constellation of Tears, My Heart Beats for No One.

Written by DeathSlyzer on 30.04.2015 at 14:29

Written by Sword_Chant on 30.04.2015 at 09:32

Why does this have a rating on it if the album doesn't come out until May 19th?

It got released somewhere yesterday. I have no idea where, but it's supposed to be out somewhere. I still can't find a download.

It was released in Japan two days ago.

Something about Kotipelto's voice has always been therapeutic for me. I really cannot explain it - I know he's not the greatest vocalist objectively, but I do really enjoy him. And wow - this album is sounding mighty fine! The title track is very promising

Written by DeathSlyzer on 30.04.2015 at 14:29

Written by Sword_Chant on 30.04.2015 at 09:32

Why does this have a rating on it if the album doesn't come out until May 19th?

It got released somewhere yesterday. I have no idea where, but it's supposed to be out somewhere. I still can't find a download.

Japanese Edition:

(removed. do NOT post download links on this site unless legitimate links provided by band or label.)

Written by jhva on 07.05.2015 at 16:33

Japanese Edition:


(removed. do NOT post download links on this site unless legitimate links provided by band or label.)

Thanks dude! Wheredid you find the download by the way? I was downloading a lot before, but a lot of sites I used to download from are now gone.

Amazing stuff. In a better level than the first album. The wait has been worth it.

I'm gonna listen to this album because I liked the first one.
I'll comment some more after I listen to it a couple of times

After the first listen, I can definitely say this is album will become an instant classic!
Mr. Liimatainen did everything right correcting the previous attempt "Gather the Faithful" - and this album has the tone and edge that all old Sonata fans wished the band had. I find this album rather equal in par with golden era Sonata albums "Silence" and "Reckoning Night" with a spark of mr. Liimatainen's little touch.
Love it!

Key tracks: Stormcrow, I Will Build You A Rome, Constellation of Tears, Rising Sun & On the Shore.

The music on this album is good but Timo's vocal performance is a bit weak and not powerful enough. It sounds like an instrumental album with background vocals. If this would be sung by ... let's say Russell Allen, I would give it a 8 or 9.

This is probably the best power metal album I've heard in a long time.

It sounds a lot like a Stratovarius album, not that i'm complaining!!!!

Written by Sword_Chant on 10.05.2015 at 16:23

It sounds a lot like a Stratovarius album, not that i'm complaining!!!!

Well, if you put in two Strato players in a band, and add a tiny bit of Liimatainen, you're pretty much in for a Strato combustion.

The vocals aren't very nice (but I just don't like his voice in general), but those keyboard leads are killer, and has really lifted this album's status from really average to good

First listen through and I'm really digging this. I hope other power metal bands are paying attention... THIS is how you write good power metal. Quit trying to sound grandoise and epic and just write DAMN CATCHY MELODIES. That's how you do it correctly.

Not bad, too bad the quality of the mixing/mastering is damn worthless :-(

WOW

Antemortem's opening is super Dark-Passion-Play-Nightwish haha

the song writing is really good. Constellation of Tears might be the best power metal track of the year. Too bad I'm still not too liking the vocals >.>

Written by Ag Fox on 19.05.2015 at 17:39

Constellation of Tears might be the best power metal track of the year.

That and Rising Sun are almost 100% recycled and unoriginal. So boring!

Written by Risto on 19.05.2015 at 20:31

Written by Ag Fox on 19.05.2015 at 17:39

Constellation of Tears might be the best power metal track of the year.

That and Rising Sun are almost 100% recycled and unoriginal. So boring!

for recycling and unoriginality, you gave a very high score, let alone boring o.o
Anyway, they are recycled from which track if you don't mind showing me?

Written by Ag Fox on 19.05.2015 at 20:45

for recycling and unoriginality, you gave a very high score, let alone boring o.o
Anyway, they are recycled from which track if you don't mind showing me?

Just shows you how great some songs on this album are (about 7.6 rounded up). It's no wonder power metal fans here in Finland are drooling over this.

I Will Build You a Rome is basically the exact same thing structure wise as those two, also quite generic but still gets an "OK" from me (maybe because I heard it first, haha). Stormcrow is based on a similar idea but has a bit more variety.

For me this is a 10. what an excellent album.

I listen to a little bit of power metal these days but I'm pleasantly surprised with this release, I like it a lot, it's very catchy but well made/played

Written by Nihil Aeternum on 09.05.2015 at 11:06

If this would be sung by ... let's say Russell Allen, I would give it a 8 or 9.

I wouldn't dare listening to this album if it was sung by Russell Allen.
Not too fond of Timo's vocals, but he's perhaps the best fit for this album.

Written by Kais on 21.05.2015 at 22:32

Written by Nihil Aeternum on 09.05.2015 at 11:06

If this would be sung by ... let's say Russell Allen, I would give it a 8 or 9.

I wouldn't dare listening to this album if it was sung by Russell Allen.
Not too fond of Timo's vocals, but he's perhaps the best fit for this album.

Out of curiosity - why not?