Sonata Arctica - For The Sake Of Revenge (DVD/CD) (#3291)

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Sonata Arctica - For The Sake Of Revenge (DVD/CD)
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Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2006 3:35 pm

yay!! only prblem is, it still isn't around anywhere here...

Radagast · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2006 3:41 pm

Was this review late in getting posted? I completely missed it if it was put up yesterday.

Well, I will be buying this one eventually. I think its been released on these shores.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Tue May 16, 2006 8:58 pm

I bought this for $9.99! You can't beat that price for a CD/DVD. Normally I'm hesitant to buy live releases, but when it's cheap I'm cool. This album is very good, but there is definitely some studio dubs involved and I hate that.

Anonymous · **Posted:** Thu May 18, 2006 3:14 am

I've seen Sonata live twice now. The set list on the DVD is almost identical to first show I saw from them. In both shows they opened with Misplaced and Blinded No More. Though I like Blinded No More it really does kill the amazing energy that Misplaced always creates. They really should follow up Misplaced with something like 8th Commandment or even Wildfire which I don't think they play live. For some reason they don't play Wolf and Raven very much either and that is probably one of their most popular songs. Maybe it's TOO fast for them to play live.

Ness · **Posted:** Thu May 18, 2006 3:17 am

crims@metalreviews wrote:

I've seen Sonata live twice now. The set list on the DVD is almost identical to first show I saw from them. In both shows they opened with Misplaced and Blinded No More. Though I like Blinded No More it really does kill the amazing energy that Misplaced always creates. They really should follow up Misplaced with something like 8th Commandment or even Wildfire which I don't think they play live. For some reason they don't play Wolf and Raven very much either and that is probably one of their most popular songs. Maybe it's TOO fast for them to play live.

That's my favorite song by them. And yeah, they didn't play it when I saw them a while back.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Thu May 18, 2006 3:28 am

"Full Moon" is fucking awesome! I really, really, really, REALLY love their cover of "Still Loving You" (Scorpions). What a brilliant cover!

scud · **Joined:** Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:34 am **Posts:** 636

Got it last month great value good to see more bands releasing dvds with Therion and Kamelot live releases also.

Azrael · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 10:14 am

on that japanese live album they played Wolf and Raven.

shame, it's probably my Sonata favourite.

stuartn15ted · **Posted:** Sun May 21, 2006 4:02 pm

metalNESS wrote:

crims@metalreviews wrote:

I've seen Sonata live twice now. The set list on the DVD is almost identical to first show I saw from them. In both shows they opened with Misplaced and Blinded No More. Though I like Blinded No More it really does kill the amazing energy that Misplaced always creates. They really should follow up Misplaced with something like 8th Commandment or even Wildfire which I don't think they play live. For some reason they don't play Wolf and Raven very much either and that is probably one of their most popular songs. Maybe it's TOO fast for them to play live.

That's my favorite song by them. And yeah, they didn't play it when I saw them a while back.

They played it both times i saw them, well 100% the first time but i was rather pissed the second time and i'm think they did :? but i could be mistaken

Cú Chulainn · **Posted:** Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:57 pm

Sonata Arctica are in my opinion the best band in existence.
I also believe them to be the Beatles of metal.

Ness · **Posted:** Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:09 pm

FrigidSymphony wrote:

Sonata Arctica are in my opinion the best band in existence.
I also believe them to be the Beatles of metal.

now that is an overstatement if I've ever heard one...

...or saw one typed.

stuartn15ted · **Posted:** Sun Jun 18, 2006 11:37 pm

FrigidSymphony wrote:

Sonata Arctica are in my opinion the best band in existence.
I also believe them to be the Beatles of metal.

unless you've heard every band in existance then you can't make a comment like that. Just say they're your favourite band.

Radagast · **Posted:** Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:36 am

FrigidSymphony wrote:

Sonata Arctica are in my opinion the best band in existence.
I also believe them to be the Beatles of metal.

Anyway I bought the DVD/CD version of this last week and finally got round to watching it last night. Really good, and nice to see so many songs from Ecliptica getting played (bastards missed FullMoon when I saw them last year). My only real complaint is that the bass is even more ridiculously low in the mix than usual (and Marko's shy stage presence doesn't really help with that).

derncare · **Joined:** Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:40 am **Posts:** 731

My biggest complaint other than the lack of Wolf and Raven is the fact that they reduced White Pearl, Black Oceans to a cameo.

I think there are less overdubs than people have been suggesting. It's almost an assumption nowadays when you hear a really good performance, but I noticed some mistakes that if they were going to bother overdubbing, would likely have been gone.

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