There's nothing immediate, catchy, and anthemic a la 'The Cage' or 'Blank File', no ten-minute epics like 'The Power of One' or 'White Pearl, Black Oceans', the double-bass drumming is dialed way down, the bass is finally audible, the guitars are crunchier and more aggressive, and Tony's vocals are more varied and subtle (well - all things relative, anyway).
Through it all, 'Unia' kept sitting there, the black sheep (pun intended) of the first half of their career, waiting for me to have the patience to sit down with it and give it a real chance. I've been having a blast sifting through their first four albums, which have given me the biggest rush of excitement from a power metal act since those early days. For some reason, despite getting into metal in 2007 through symphonic power metal acts like Nightwish, Epica, After Forever, and even listening to - and liking - 'Paid In Full', the first single from Unia, I never really got around to listening to Sonata Arctica's discography until this year.
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