Unia

Unia is darker and more aggressive than Sonata Arctica's earlier work, with mid-tempo songs, more inclusion of 7 string guitars and a minimal amount of solos. It has been described as a significant "turning point". Vocalist Tony Kakko has once admitted that Unia being released just after Reckoning Night "was probably a shock to many people". He also described it as "a liberating experience. From there we took slowly some other direction". The track "Caleb" continues what the band refers to as "the so-called Caleb saga", a series of songs that started on Silence's "The End of This Chapter" and is continued on Reckoning Night's "Don't Say a Word", The Days of Grays's "Juliet"; The Ninth Hour's "Till Death's Done Us Apart" and Talviyö's "The Last of the Lambs". == Track listing ==

;Sonata Arctica • Tony Kakko − vocals, additional keyboards • Jani Liimatainen − guitars, acoustic guitars (on tracks 11, 14) • Marko Paasikoski − bass guitar • Henrik Klingenberg − lead keyboards, hammond organ, piano (on track 2) • Tommy Portimo − drums ;Additional personnel • Selestina Choir on "In Black and White", "Under Your Tree", "To Create a Warlike Feel" and "Caleb" conducted by Tarja Vanhala. • Acoustic guitars, Bouzouki, Chromaharp, Cavaquinho and Q-chord on "They Follow", "Under Your Tree", "The Harvest", "It Won't Fade" and "Fly With the Black Swan" by Peter Engberg. • Finnish vocals in "To Create a Warlike Feel" by Jarkko Martikainen • Opening narration in "Caleb" by Milla V • Vocals, "whatevergod..." ("Caleb") and backing vocals, "just passion and rage" ("In Black and White") performed by Starbuck. ;String orchestra on "Good Enough Is Good Enough" • Tuomas Airola − cello • Elar Kuiv − violin • Kati Niemelä − violin/viola • Anna-Leena Kangas − viola • Oskari Hannula − double bass • Bowed string instruments arranged and conducted by Tuomas Airola. ==Charts==

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