CD - Wintersun - Time II

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Finally, our patience will be rewarded when Finnish Wintersun's "Time II" album is revealed to the world. "It has been quite a journey", admits mastermind Jari Mäenpää who has been working on his expansive "Time" project since early 2004. "Time II" includes six epic tracks with individual stories.

Yet the subjects are all linked and this red line gives it a conceptual feeling. Album highlights include the metallic brilliance of "The Way Of The Fire", with fire representing the energy of stars as a source of life, which is also connected to time, and "Storm", "the heaviest and darkest track on the album"' explains Jari. "It even has influences from classical music, more precisely from Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons", furious guitars and heavy drums prevail, while the tone remains chaotic".

The last track, "Silver Leaves", features an array of harmonious sounds, partly performed with traditional Chinese instruments like the erhu (similar to the violin or fiddle). Ending on a positive note the song tells the story of finding a calm place and state of mind after the storm, being satisfied with your life and enjoying nature around you, as reflected by the cherry tree garden on the cover.