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Sonata Arctica - Pariah's Child (2014) (Japan MICP-11160)

Posted By: apocalipsys2014
Sonata Arctica - Pariah's Child (2014) (Japan MICP-11160)

Sonata Arctica - Pariah's Child (2014)
Year & Label: 2014, Marquee Inc., Japan | CD#: MICP-11160
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Japanese edition with bonus track

Despite the evidence that Sonata Arctica would never return to a pure power metal sound, on their new one Pariah’s Child they seem to have doubled back a little bit to please the fans and maintain a more stable, unified sound balancing their influences. It would seem like a bit of a sellout if Pariah’s Child didn’t contain some of their best material ever.

Really, I guess this was always fated to happen sooner or later. Sonata couldn’t have their cake and eat it too – I see that now. Being a popular artist in any capacity, of any medium, means compromise. Sure, you can do whatever the fuck you want to some degree – you can release The Days of Grays with its pop and nu-metal influences on select tracks, you can release an album like Unia which alienate the entire fanbase. But to really maintain any kind of fanbase, you do have to have some semblance of the sound the fans want to hear. Art is a mode of expression and artists should have free reign to express themselves however they want. But art is also subject to the criticism of anyone and everyone once released to the public. So if one wishes to maintain a good standing with fans and keep the albums coming – well, they just might have to return to their roots a little.

Fortunately, Pariah’s Child is a delight to behold, containing several of their best songs ever. This is a dense, melodic and sprawling album full of songs that are epic and heartfelt. What I love about Sonata Arctica is their ability to write consistently surprising songs, never taking the direction I expected, and always with intricate, colorful instrumentation and songwriting that avoids cliché as if it were allergic. Opener “The Wolves Die Young” is the safest and most “back-to-basics” track on display, and it’s pretty much a warm-up for the following entourage of melodic excellence. “Running Lights” is a smooth, silky power metal tune with jagged verses transitioning into a beautifully hypnotic chorus, and “Take One Breath” is just a brilliant tune – with the harp playing in the background building up to an astounding melodic finish.

“Cloud Factory,” the second single the band put out, is a show-stopping song, one of the best on here. With its explosive verse and chorus interplay and the dynamic vocal performance from Tony Kakko, it’s just a delight from beginning to end. The lyrics are incredibly cynical and dark, too, telling the story of a man trapped in the doldrums day-to-day routine of factory work and warning his son not to follow the same path. This is one of the songs that really shows the maturation of the band over the years. “Blood” is a six-minute mini-epic packed with drama and intrigue – some sort of lyrical story about a family squared off against a pack of wolves, and the parallels between the family structure in both parties. The music uncoils like a serpent and transitions between somber bits and other sections filled with fire and rage.

Further tracks like “Half a Marathon Man” and the ten-minute epic “Larger than Life” continue to show off where the band has arrived after the years of experimentation. Through all of that weirdness, they’ve come out of their cocoon a completely transformed band, and one in full mastery of their chosen style. Only the ballad “Love” comes off a little half baked. It’s not that bad or anything, but it isn’t as good as the rest of the stuff on here.

Frankly, I am enamored with this. With textured melodies, varied songwriting and a consistent dedication to songs that dazzle and surprise, Pariah’s Child is a winner of an album. If you’re a fan of the band, you can’t do without this album – it is a summation of everything Sonata Arctica is about.

www.metal-archives.com
Musicians:

Vocals, keyboards : Tony Kakko
Guitars : Elias Viljanen
Bass : Pasi Kauppinen
Drums : Tommy Portimo
Keyboards : Henrik Klingenberg

Recorded and mixed at Studio57.
Mastered at Chartmakers.

Track List:

01. The Wolves Die Young [4:12]
02. Running Lights [4:24]
03. Take One Breath [4:18]
04. Cloud Factory [4:17]
05. Blood [5:54]
06. What Did You Do in the War, Dad? [5:12]
07. Half a Marathon Man [5:43]
08. X Marks the Spot [5:22]
09. Love [3:47]
10. Larger Than Life [10:06]
11. No Pain (Bonus Track) [5:27]

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