Winterheart's Guild

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Winterheart's Guild
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Studio album by
Sonata Arctica
Released21 February 2003
RecordedSeptember – November 2002
StudioTico Tico Studio
Genre Power metal, symphonic metal
Length54:57
Label Spinefarm
Producer Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica chronology
Songs of Silence – Live in Tokyo
(2002)		Winterheart's Guild
(2003)		 Reckoning Night
(2004)

Winterheart's Guild is the third studio album by the power 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 . [1] In 2019, he would refer to the album's recording process as a "nightmare" because he only had "two or three" songs ready when the band went in the studio. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Lords of Metal90/100 [4]
Sea of TranquilityStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Sputnikmusic4/5 [6]

Loudwire named the album at eleventh in their list "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time." [7] Metal Hammer also included it in their 2016 list of 10 essential power metal albums. [8]

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Kakko

No.TitleLength
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" (Japanese edition bonus track)4:22
10."The Ruins of My Life"5:14
11."Draw Me" (In the Japanese edition, the silence after 5:05 between studio outtakes are removed.)9:27
Total length:54:57

Personnel

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 3
French Albums (SNEP) [10] 63
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 88
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 18

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [13] Gold24,986 [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ Giffin, Brian (3 September 2019). "SONATA ARCTICA // A Little Understanding". Hysteria Magazine. Hysteria Media PTY LTD. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Hinds, Andy. "Winterheart's Guild - Sonata Arctica | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ Tuinman, Ferdinand. "Review Sonata Arctica - Winterheart's Guild". Lords of Metal. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  5. ↑ Popke, Michael (May 24, 2003). "Review: "Sonata Arctica: Winterheart's Guild"". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ Stagno, Mike (October 26, 2006). "Sonata Arctica - Winterheart's Guild (album review 2)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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