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[symphonic-power-metal-bracket]

Sonata Arctica Bracket - Preliminary A

Links to the songs can be found underneath the poll. The losing song will be eliminated.

Which of these SA songs is your favorite?

A Monster Only You Can't See

Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited

Alone in Heaven

As If The World Wasn't Ending

Black Sheep

Champagne Bath

Cinderblox

Cloud Factory

Fairytale

Gravenimage

Voting ended onMay 12

Links:

A Monster Only You Can't See

Abandoned, Pleased, Brainwashed, Exploited

Alone in Heaven

As If The World Wasn't Ending

Black Sheep

Champagne Bath

Cinderblox

Cloud Factory

Fairytale

Gravenimage

[lilichii3]

Once I got caught in an avalanche I must have died When a Black Swan flew to the rescue and cried An offer I could not refuse Now I'm working on the other side

Well, I flew with the bird then, we flew all night And I got to see my prison from a thousand feet high Buy me a drink, and I tell you 'bout the Black Swan

Must keep those black wings folded Until the time is right To find the one whom I can steal A soul from, to buy more time Must keep my secrets untold Until the wrongs are right The only one I could deceive I buy my time Need you to fly on the Black Swan

The date is set, we all must face it Door to door, seeking salvation I must, for die I wish not My hopes stay afloat when you give in to the

Silver lining, sharp and so cold Anger fades into a vague smile You see, I'm ready to do it for everyone I stabbed you in the back, who will save you now

Don't worry, I've done this before It'll hurt like hell and leave you sore No use escaping, hold on to your ticket of gold And close your eyes

One day I know you will sell your soul And trade all you are for silver and gold You'll get an odd advice from a stranger Take it, from me, with love

Once I was in love with someone like you, engaged to be whole Got torn out of your memories, covered in snow

I need to find a way to pass on the gift I once received I'm ready to face it I'll take my chances, if I am returning to the deep Dark snow grave, so be it I-should-not-rest-now... but forever! I'll feed... - the ferryman's creed With an empty promise for my lost soul

Must keep those black wings folded Until the darkest night I steal a soul from you to buy me some time

Pouring boiling water on a solid frozen flower Black nailed finger of the creator

Must keep those black wings folded Until the time is right To find the one whom I can steal A soul from, to buy more time Must keep my secrets untold Until the wrongs are right The only one I could deceive I served my time, need you to fly with the Black Swan

Fly with the Black Swan - Sonata Arctica

[gothcarmelasoprano]

brought my revamped tote bag on a spin today

[tj-dragonblade]

🎶✨when you get this, list 5 songs you like to listen to, publish. then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers (positivity is cool)🎶✨

So for various reasons lately I've been revisiting artists I listened to 15-20 years ago that I haven't necessarily kept up with, reminiscing on old favorites and checking out what they've done in the interim. Here are a couple highlights:

BUCK-TICK - Ijin No Yoru The bass on this is just so deliciously thick and chunky and clear

Assemblage 23 - Rain Falls Down I love A23's whole general sound, the descended-from-Depeche-Mode vibe (which is very audible in this one)

Sonata Arctica - Champagne Bath The current round over at @Symphonic-power-metal-bracket has me digging up old faves that maybe haven't stuck in heavy rotation the past decade here. This one I love for the many keyboard textures and what strike me as very Classical sensibilities in the melodies and solos

Stabbing Westward - Push Then there is Stabbing Westward, a favorite band from my coming-of-age years, so like. Three decades ago but they've never really gone out of my regular rotation. They took a 20-year hiatus and then started releasing new stuff in 2021-22; it was very exciting to discover they were back and the singles I grabbed sounded fantastic. I have only recently gone back for the full album they put out and am very much enjoying it. I'd always described their sound as 'industrial-strength Depeche Mode' but there is a whole lot of The Cure and NIN in their DNA also, the former of which is heavily showcased in this song.

The Dreaming - Still Believe And then, while ensuring I hadn't missed any other of their releases I discovered that the singer from Stabbing Westward had a project called The Dreaming (!!!) that was his focus during that hiatus. A little less industrial than SW but very much just as good. There's definite echoes of Depeche Mode's 'It's No Good' in here (which they've also covered), and again, the aural visibility of the bass just makes my ears happy

And, as a bonus, I was very into Evanescence in the early 2Ks but have not kept up with them; I'm definitely vibing with their new song too though

[radaghastly]

[mainponcho]

@brokeneye9 thanks for the tag! The game is to list 5 songs with the same word in the title. I picked "Dance!”

You can dance if you want to! You can leave your friends behind.

Tagging @ominouslatinchanting @jackalopc @sassandspook @lacrymosa-v @meantforinfinitesadness

[standbyforexciter]

In one weekend I got to see Ensiferum and Sonata Arctica. 16 year old me would be insanely happy right now.