| Winterheart's Guild | ||||
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| Released | 21 February 2003 | |||
| Recorded | September – November 2002 | |||
| Studio | Tico Tico Studio | |||
| Genre | Power metal, symphonic metal | |||
| Length | 54:57 | |||
| Label | Spinefarm | |||
| Producer | Sonata Arctica | |||
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Winterheart's Guild is the third studio album by the power metal band Sonata Arctica. It was released in 2003 through Spinefarm Records. In a 2014 interview, vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter Tony Kakko said inspiration for writing "The Ruins of My Life" came from the film Braveheart.[1] In 2019, he would refer to the album's recording process as a "nightmare" because he only had "two or three" songs ready when the band went in the studio.[2]
- ^ Sabrina, Elise (February 25, 2014). "Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica) | Interview". Metal Chest Of Wonders. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
- ^ Giffin, Brian (3 September 2019). "SONATA ARCTICA // A Little Understanding". Hysteria Magazine. Hysteria Media PTY LTD. Retrieved 7 September 2019.