Wintersun - Time II - guest review
Wintersun - Time II - guest review
Tracklist
01. Fields Of Snow02. The Way Of The Fire
03. One With The Shadows
04. Ominous Clouds
05. Storm
06. Silver Leaves
Guest review by
Sillyman October 04, 2024
The album is excellent. The mix is perfect, except for 1 choice that I disagree with; that choice is "The Way Of The Fire" having way too loud drums that somewhat drown out the quieter vocals. This takes away from those epic choruses that Wintersun is so great at. Otherwise, the mix and mastering is a 10/10.
The digital orchestration is on the album is excellent; it really adds to the sounds of the album, and listening to them by themselves makes you think of a classical piece.
My favourite track was "Storm". The song is a very visual piece of music. You can hear the storm building up in the horizon, then it hits hard. After the solo that serves as the "peak" of the storm's fury, then it starts to calm down. It's a perfect song, that gets a 10/10. The solo on this track is one of the best Wintersun solos, perhaps second only to "Winter Madness" from their self-titled album.
I like the way the album is structured with the endings and starts to songs melding together. This also works well when listening to the album along with its first part Time I, as it was originally intended to be a single album.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 10 |
| Songwriting: | 10 |
| Originality: | 9 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Sillyman | October 04, 2024
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
Rating:
8.5
8.5
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10/10 to me as well, and absolutely the best album since the self titled if not THE best. I really do find the mix to be flawless as well. Silver Leaves alone, as silly as it sounds, was worth the 12 year wait to me.
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The reviewer obviously must been jumping ninja when he discovered the band last year, and terming digital orchestrations as "classical" here shows his rookie move, who clearly hasn’t delved deeply into power metal.
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