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Sonata Arctica blows most other power bands away...

Monkdude | 01/26/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD/DVD is what should be expected out of any combo package from any band. It's amazing how little this band is known throughout the United States, and it was incredibly hard for me to find all their CD's. I had to special order two of them from a little local record store and I had to search high and low for Winterheart's Guild, For The Sake of Revenge, and Reckoning Night... but damn, it was worth it.

The only other band on this planet that rivals Sonata Arctica is Dragonforce. It's that simple. But on to the review.

How could you not love this combo? The DVD is shot beautifully, and the band is so energetic. The crowd loves it, and some of Tony's lines from song to song, such as the opening for Victoria's Secret ('who wants to hear some underwear music???') add a comedic element to the performance. The included CD, while missing some songs, is still an amazing deal. And, it still has my personal favorite Sonata track on it, 'Broken'.

If I had one complaint, it would only be that I wish the set list had included Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited. A must have for everyone."

A great introduction to the band

Monkdude | Hampton, Virginia | 07/10/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I stumbled upon Sonata Arctica because I read they were from Finland and Nightwish were fans of these guys. Well, this live album is the first I bought (can you resist a full DVD and CD for the price of one?) and it really is great. The singer has got a heck of a voice and the entire band is skilled. Maybe not Dream Theater skilled, but better than majority of the bands out now. The guys just seem to be having a lot of fun as well. The DVD is also very well done (good color and sound), but most important of all, no rapid fire edits like what Iron Maiden puts out.



This is a good place to start if you are new to the band like I am."