Posts Tagged ‘Sonata Arctica’

I know a lot of people hate Sonata Arctica, and I fully understand why. They are repetitive, cheesy, emo, probably the worst band ever.

That being said, I’ve always thought Silence was a pretty great album and it still gets regular playtime from me. Unfortunately, ever since Winterheart’s Guild, I’ve been waiting for another Sonata Arctica album to come close to the quality of Silence and as usual I was excited when news about the new album “The Days of Grays” started coming out. I just about fell off of my chair when I saw they had new songs up on their MySpace page. Well, not quite.

However, they’re shit, I’ve been let down once again. I know it’s only two songs, but it’s most likely the two best songs. It’s more mid-paced drivel that, in all honesty, has plagued most of their albums. However they now seem to be content releasing ONLY mid-paced drivel. No more Wolf and Raven, Dream Thieves, 8th Commandment, nothing. If you’ve ever seen them live you’ll know that they tend to ignore that entire part of their career. And focus on the newer, anime nerd pleasing shite.

Fuck this, I’m pissed.

Who the fuck is Elias Viljanen? Sonata Arctica’s guitarist that’s who. Did you know that? Because I sure as hell didn’t. What happened to our beloved red-haired shemale with the eternal Jack Daniels shirt? Did he finally die of alcohol poisoning? Was he killed by an angry swedish mob? Is he pregnant?

Anyway, this dude’s releasing a solo album and is said to be influenced by the likes of Steve Vai and Satch, so you know it’s gonna be absolutely amazing. Fellow SA mates Henrik and Tony are featured in the album, as well as ex-retired bass player Jari Kainaurikleenex from old/new Stratovarius.

Check it out. Or don’t.

Source: Metalstorm

EDIT:
Former guitar player Jani Liimatainen was asked to leave the band due to problems related to his conscription thing. He will not be releasing a solo album anytime soon.