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2012 release, the long-awaited sophomore album from the Finnish Metal band. The follow-up to their 2004 debut, Time 1 is the first of a two-part concept album that the band has spent the last eight years working on.

Review: Amongst the pantheon of metal gods, Jari will ever be the King. - First of all, let me say, pardon the length of this review. I never write them this long, and I don't think I will again, but I was just struck by inspiration from this album. Time I blew me away. And although yes, the "metal" factor is significantly lessened from the debut, Time is a beautiful musical work of art. Case First of all, before I mention the songs, the casing itself looks great. The artwork is beautiful and it fits the mood of the album, and inside the front cover is the CD itself, sporting the same picture of the tree coming out of a head. Then, attached to the inner spine is the lyric book, and I must say that I love when artists don't just slap the lyrics on but actually make them look good and interesting, and Time I accomplishes this greatly. The fonts are all the same as the "Time I" logo on the cover and superimposed over backgrounds of frozen landscapes, cosmic storms and more, and it also contains a beautiful quality picture of each member of the band individually and one of them together in front of violet, star-dotted clouds. At the end, on the inner back cover is the DVD, bearing the same eyes of the cover, but darker and being flanked by with purple tendrils. On the back the motif is the same, the iconic tree surrounded by swirls of energy and purple flames, looking almost like a mystical forest on an alien planet. Superimposed over this scene is the setlist as well as the DVD information. Songs 1. When Time Fades Away The instrumental intro track, reminiscent of the Ensiferum albums. A light rain accompanied by soft violins and what sounds like a Japanese harp and woodwinds. This builds up, adding more layers for a minute until everything quiets for a brief moment and then with an unexpected drop, the whole orchestra jumps into a musical adventure complete with epic tribal drums, swaying and flying through a magical land until at around three minutes, after building up power, it is released in another heart-stopping drop punctuated by violins that erupts into a frenzy of melodic power that drops the jaw. After a bit of this, it suddenly stops. Not abruptly, but the orchestra is silenced and we are returned to the woodwinds, harp and violins of the beginning. The soft music then seamlessly transitions- 2. Sons Of Winter And Stars I. Rain Of Stars -into the next song, much like this sentence. The acoustic sound continues with a slight change of melody and is unexpectedly rocked by power chords and then the metal kicks in. Same melody, but with guitars and Kai blasting away. After a bit, the orchestra quiets, and a choir heralds the arrival of Jari's screams. This pattern continues, orchestrations and metal harmonizing wonderfully with an angelic soprano hovering over it all, Jari screaming through a storm of furious melody. II. Surrounded By Darkness The music lowers to introduce the second sequence. Ambient sounds and guitar feedback fall into a heavy, dark riff and Kai joins with his double bass and toms, and then the orchestra jumps aboard. This riff is continued as Jari sings and screams his way, accompanied by the death growls of bassist Jukka, voices overlapping in a chilling manner. The dark riff continues storming along until it gives way to more epic melodic power with Jari's clean vocals until it is suddenly stopped my intense violins. III. Journey Inside A Dream Personally, one of my favorite parts on the album. The power chords give way to slow violins and rhythmic, swaying acoustic strumming and Jari sings in a beautiful voice that takes the listener into the sky with such glorious, uplifting melody, hitting every note with such satisfying accuracy. Then the strumming dies down giving way to an ethereal sequence of overlapping voices, seemingly falling through a hole of darkness until... IV. Sons Of Winter And Stars Right before impact, there is a one second warning of Jari screaming the first two words of the chorus. Just as the listener's eyes open in realization of what is coming, a maelstrom explodes, filled with a righteous fury as Jari screams through the chorus, followed by a repetition of the same chorus with clean vocals. The raging music continues until there is what appears to be a dual solo, exchanging between violins and guitars, and then there is a flashback in time as the main melody of "Rain of Stars" returns for a brief moment, and then there is a breakdown of Jari singing a duet with a choir for a bit and then the blast beats enter, and Jari sings a few more lines until the chorus returns with a vengeance, this time with a full Nordic choir that flows into the final stretch with amazing guitar work which culminates into a final, grand climax. Hands down, the best song on the album. 3. Land Of Snow And Sorrow The third track opens with a slow guitar riff complemented by synths and strings, and is soon joined by slow drumming, power chords and full choir and orchestra, giving the feeling of a wanderer journeying through a treacherous frozen world. Jari begins to sing, cleanly, and is soon joined by other ambient voices, creating a whirlwind of voices. This slow, deliberate tempo is continued into and past the chorus, where Jari's clean voice is harmonized in a lovely way. After a few minutes, he begins to scream a few lines, until the chorus returns. The general sound and speed of the song is the same for the length of it, but it does not sound repetitive, as he changes it up with some bridges and minor melodic shifts, and it works because unlike Sons Of Winter And Stars, which is made to tell a story that changes over time like Starchild from the debut album, this song is meant to give a singular feeling, of melancholy and isolation, in the same style as Sleeping Stars. 4. Darkness And Frost Track four flows seamlessly between the previous and following songs, in the same fashion as the first two songs. Except instead of being the intro to one song, it is the bridge between two. It is the shortest song, and appropriately so since it is meant as a transitionary point. The song opens with a faint guitar riff in the background and is brought swiftly to the forefront a small drop. The sound is livelier than Land Of Snow And Sorrow, with a nice swaying rhythm, sounding like what I call a "Space Waltz". The melody is consistent, building up energy with more synth and orchestration layers until Time begins. 5. Time The final song begins with the same tune as the predecessor, but instantly kicks off with power chords and drums. The same swaying waltz melody plays for a while until it is slowed into a bridge of oriental violins and a twinkling melody until the rhythm returns with a scream from Jari. After a few measures, the orchestrations dim to let the guitars do most of the work as Jari begins screaming the first verse, which leads into the chorus, where the orchestrations return in force as Jari's clean voice delivers a lovely accompaniment to the cosmic dance of power that is Time. After a small bridge of fast riffs and violin arpeggios, the band kicks in with a faster tempo, with a variation on the waltz theme from the first part of the song. Jari screams the second chorus while accompanied by Jukka's death growls, and this is followed by more fast riffs punctuated by an angelic choir. The following section quiets the guitars in favor of a more melodic sound with where Jari sings another bridge with overlapping ethereal voices that lead into an epic solo, and then returning to the main chorus. Afterwards begins the final stretch with the faster melody giving one last, long burst of furious energy as Jari and Jukka scream as Time fades away. The instruments cease with the main melody being played furiously on piano alone, and soon this fades into the release of a sweet jumble of notes being played by some strings and woodwinds with an oriental flair, reminiscent of the intro track. And so Time comes to a close. DVD The DVD is admittedly less than I expected. Before Time I was released I also purchased Ensiferum's "Unsung Heroes", the special edition which also had a DVD, this one with almost two hours of behind-the-scenes documentaries and accompanying the band throughout recording the album. Whereas Wintersun's was interesting, it didn't really delve too much into the writing and recording process. The DVD includes: 1) The band performing each song (minus the intro, which is purely computer made) live in a rehearsal studio, which was interesting but nothing really new. 2) Licks and Tricks, where each band member individually has a video of them demonstrating a part of the album on their particular instrument. Curiously, the members whose vidoes were the most informative were Jukka and Kai, the bassist and the drummer, Kai's being the most in-depth. They actually demonstrated how they came up with their parts and explained some of the playing and writing process, where Teemu did little of this, and Jari actually only spoke to talk about his gear before just playing through two sections of song. 3) This is a long section of Jari with an interviewer in what appears to be his apartment demonstrating all the tracks of Sons Of Winter And Stars on his computer, explaining a bit of how he wrote the many, many orchestrations that accompany the band. 4) The last section is a montage of pictures of the band in several stages of making the album. There are pictures of them in the studio, at press releases and on tour. All in all, I expected to see more new material. Not new songs or anything, just more of the production history. I know there are a lot of fans who would like to see how Jari came up with the songs or watch the band record them. Final Verdict Needless to say, I love this album. It is a different approach than the debut, with more emphasis on the orchestral sound, with less attention to the blazing speeds of songs like "Beyond the Dark Sun", "Winter Madness", or "Starchild". Which, after taking a few listens of Time I, I am actually happy for. I hear too many people commenting on how a band's new material all sounds the same (Which, honestly applies to any artist. After all, it's their style. Also, if they're good, is never a bad thing. Why wouldn't you want more of a good thing?) But new material is also a good direction, and Wintersun did not disappoint. And while I can understand the desire to hear more of what made me fall in love with the band in the first place, "Sons of Winter and Stars" has plenty of speed and is quite long so it doesn't feel like it's too brief. And this new album is not meant to replace the original. If you want to hear a faster Wintersun, the debut is still there, and those songs are still amazing and will never get old. And, lastly and most important, this is only half the album. Part II is coming out in 2013, and if what I have heard is correct, Jari saved the best songs for the second act. He even said in an interview that "Silver Leaves" is his favorite song he's written ever, and I personally can't wait to hear it. Also, there is the live recordings of "Way of the Fire" on YouTube, and if you've seen it you know there's more speed to come. So, with a beautiful case, rather interesting DVD, and this new blood injected in the Wintersun sound and with the knowledge that the second half is on its way to complete Time, I would award it a 9.5 out of 10, just because the DVD didn't show much new material. But since the scale is out of 5, I happily award this masterpiece a 5/5, and I eagerly await the second coming of Jari to bless my ears with his heavenly music.
Review: Incredible album - This album is simply amazing. If I were to try and sum up the general feel encompassed in this album it would be as follows: Melodic metal with a Finnish tint, Viking "at sea" song elements, japanese village flavouring, and orquestral seasoning. This album ended up taking about 6 years to make (part of that material is going to go to Time II because it was too much for one album) and there is not a single song that I don't absolutely love. All of this album has a feel of maturity to it that is amazing for a second album from any band. Even their first album (which I also highly recommend, it is self-titled incase you're interested) showed a high level of cohesion from the band members though it was a bit less masterful than this album. If I absolutely had to pick one song as my favorite it would be "Land of Snow and Sorrow." For whatever reason that song is perfect all the way through. For those of you who play instruments this album has a lot to offer as well. I play Guitar, Drums, Piano, and Bass and everyone of those instruments, where used, is used very well. The drummer does the tightest alternating blast beat I've ever heard and he does it in a way that it doesn't come across as a balls out death metal sound. It actually adds to the melody and the enjoyability of the songs. I'm extremely looking forward to Time II, which is supposed to come out in 2013. Also, this album is 5$. Which is ridiculous considering how much I've paid for music I like incomparably less.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B00902MCVY |
| Best Sellers Rank | #145,129 in CDs & Vinyl ( See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl ) #1,671 in Pop Metal (CDs & Vinyl) #67,251 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (414) |
| Date First Available  | August 25, 2012 |
| Label  | Nuclear Blast |
| Language  | English |
| Manufacturer  | Nuclear Blast |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Original Release Date  | 2012 |
| Product Dimensions  | 4.95 x 5.54 x 0.41 inches; 4.64 ounces |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amongst the pantheon of metal gods, Jari will ever be the King.
*by A***D on January 16, 2013*

First of all, let me say, pardon the length of this review. I never write them this long, and I don't think I will again, but I was just struck by inspiration from this album. Time I blew me away. And although yes, the "metal" factor is significantly lessened from the debut, Time is a beautiful musical work of art. Case First of all, before I mention the songs, the casing itself looks great. The artwork is beautiful and it fits the mood of the album, and inside the front cover is the CD itself, sporting the same picture of the tree coming out of a head. Then, attached to the inner spine is the lyric book, and I must say that I love when artists don't just slap the lyrics on but actually make them look good and interesting, and Time I accomplishes this greatly. The fonts are all the same as the "Time I" logo on the cover and superimposed over backgrounds of frozen landscapes, cosmic storms and more, and it also contains a beautiful quality picture of each member of the band individually and one of them together in front of violet, star-dotted clouds. At the end, on the inner back cover is the DVD, bearing the same eyes of the cover, but darker and being flanked by with purple tendrils. On the back the motif is the same, the iconic tree surrounded by swirls of energy and purple flames, looking almost like a mystical forest on an alien planet. Superimposed over this scene is the setlist as well as the DVD information. Songs 1. When Time Fades Away The instrumental intro track, reminiscent of the Ensiferum albums. A light rain accompanied by soft violins and what sounds like a Japanese harp and woodwinds. This builds up, adding more layers for a minute until everything quiets for a brief moment and then with an unexpected drop, the whole orchestra jumps into a musical adventure complete with epic tribal drums, swaying and flying through a magical land until at around three minutes, after building up power, it is released in another heart-stopping drop punctuated by violins that erupts into a frenzy of melodic power that drops the jaw. After a bit of this, it suddenly stops. Not abruptly, but the orchestra is silenced and we are returned to the woodwinds, harp and violins of the beginning. The soft music then seamlessly transitions- 2. Sons Of Winter And Stars I. Rain Of Stars -into the next song, much like this sentence. The acoustic sound continues with a slight change of melody and is unexpectedly rocked by power chords and then the metal kicks in. Same melody, but with guitars and Kai blasting away. After a bit, the orchestra quiets, and a choir heralds the arrival of Jari's screams. This pattern continues, orchestrations and metal harmonizing wonderfully with an angelic soprano hovering over it all, Jari screaming through a storm of furious melody. II. Surrounded By Darkness The music lowers to introduce the second sequence. Ambient sounds and guitar feedback fall into a heavy, dark riff and Kai joins with his double bass and toms, and then the orchestra jumps aboard. This riff is continued as Jari sings and screams his way, accompanied by the death growls of bassist Jukka, voices overlapping in a chilling manner. The dark riff continues storming along until it gives way to more epic melodic power with Jari's clean vocals until it is suddenly stopped my intense violins. III. Journey Inside A Dream Personally, one of my favorite parts on the album. The power chords give way to slow violins and rhythmic, swaying acoustic strumming and Jari sings in a beautiful voice that takes the listener into the sky with such glorious, uplifting melody, hitting every note with such satisfying accuracy. Then the strumming dies down giving way to an ethereal sequence of overlapping voices, seemingly falling through a hole of darkness until... IV. Sons Of Winter And Stars Right before impact, there is a one second warning of Jari screaming the first two words of the chorus. Just as the listener's eyes open in realization of what is coming, a maelstrom explodes, filled with a righteous fury as Jari screams through the chorus, followed by a repetition of the same chorus with clean vocals. The raging music continues until there is what appears to be a dual solo, exchanging between violins and guitars, and then there is a flashback in time as the main melody of "Rain of Stars" returns for a brief moment, and then there is a breakdown of Jari singing a duet with a choir for a bit and then the blast beats enter, and Jari sings a few more lines until the chorus returns with a vengeance, this time with a full Nordic choir that flows into the final stretch with amazing guitar work which culminates into a final, grand climax. Hands down, the best song on the album. 3. Land Of Snow And Sorrow The third track opens with a slow guitar riff complemented by synths and strings, and is soon joined by slow drumming, power chords and full choir and orchestra, giving the feeling of a wanderer journeying through a treacherous frozen world. Jari begins to sing, cleanly, and is soon joined by other ambient voices, creating a whirlwind of voices. This slow, deliberate tempo is continued into and past the chorus, where Jari's clean voice is harmonized in a lovely way. After a few minutes, he begins to scream a few lines, until the chorus returns. The general sound and speed of the song is the same for the length of it, but it does not sound repetitive, as he changes it up with some bridges and minor melodic shifts, and it works because unlike Sons Of Winter And Stars, which is made to tell a story that changes over time like Starchild from the debut album, this song is meant to give a singular feeling, of melancholy and isolation, in the same style as Sleeping Stars. 4. Darkness And Frost Track four flows seamlessly between the previous and following songs, in the same fashion as the first two songs. Except instead of being the intro to one song, it is the bridge between two. It is the shortest song, and appropriately so since it is meant as a transitionary point. The song opens with a faint guitar riff in the background and is brought swiftly to the forefront a small drop. The sound is livelier than Land Of Snow And Sorrow, with a nice swaying rhythm, sounding like what I call a "Space Waltz". The melody is consistent, building up energy with more synth and orchestration layers until Time begins. 5. Time The final song begins with the same tune as the predecessor, but instantly kicks off with power chords and drums. The same swaying waltz melody plays for a while until it is slowed into a bridge of oriental violins and a twinkling melody until the rhythm returns with a scream from Jari. After a few measures, the orchestrations dim to let the guitars do most of the work as Jari begins screaming the first verse, which leads into the chorus, where the orchestrations return in force as Jari's clean voice delivers a lovely accompaniment to the cosmic dance of power that is Time. After a small bridge of fast riffs and violin arpeggios, the band kicks in with a faster tempo, with a variation on the waltz theme from the first part of the song. Jari screams the second chorus while accompanied by Jukka's death growls, and this is followed by more fast riffs punctuated by an angelic choir. The following section quiets the guitars in favor of a more melodic sound with where Jari sings another bridge with overlapping ethereal voices that lead into an epic solo, and then returning to the main chorus. Afterwards begins the final stretch with the faster melody giving one last, long burst of furious energy as Jari and Jukka scream as Time fades away. The instruments cease with the main melody being played furiously on piano alone, and soon this fades into the release of a sweet jumble of notes being played by some strings and woodwinds with an oriental flair, reminiscent of the intro track. And so Time comes to a close. DVD The DVD is admittedly less than I expected. Before Time I was released I also purchased Ensiferum's "Unsung Heroes", the special edition which also had a DVD, this one with almost two hours of behind-the-scenes documentaries and accompanying the band throughout recording the album. Whereas Wintersun's was interesting, it didn't really delve too much into the writing and recording process. The DVD includes: 1) The band performing each song (minus the intro, which is purely computer made) live in a rehearsal studio, which was interesting but nothing really new. 2) Licks and Tricks, where each band member individually has a video of them demonstrating a part of the album on their particular instrument. Curiously, the members whose vidoes were the most informative were Jukka and Kai, the bassist and the drummer, Kai's being the most in-depth. They actually demonstrated how they came up with their parts and explained some of the playing and writing process, where Teemu did little of this, and Jari actually only spoke to talk about his gear before just playing through two sections of song. 3) This is a long section of Jari with an interviewer in what appears to be his apartment demonstrating all the tracks of Sons Of Winter And Stars on his computer, explaining a bit of how he wrote the many, many orchestrations that accompany the band. 4) The last section is a montage of pictures of the band in several stages of making the album. There are pictures of them in the studio, at press releases and on tour. All in all, I expected to see more new material. Not new songs or anything, just more of the production history. I know there are a lot of fans who would like to see how Jari came up with the songs or watch the band record them. Final Verdict Needless to say, I love this album. It is a different approach than the debut, with more emphasis on the orchestral sound, with less attention to the blazing speeds of songs like "Beyond the Dark Sun", "Winter Madness", or "Starchild". Which, after taking a few listens of Time I, I am actually happy for. I hear too many people commenting on how a band's new material all sounds the same (Which, honestly applies to any artist. After all, it's their style. Also, if they're good, is never a bad thing. Why wouldn't you want more of a good thing?) But new material is also a good direction, and Wintersun did not disappoint. And while I can understand the desire to hear more of what made me fall in love with the band in the first place, "Sons of Winter and Stars" has plenty of speed and is quite long so it doesn't feel like it's too brief. And this new album is not meant to replace the original. If you want to hear a faster Wintersun, the debut is still there, and those songs are still amazing and will never get old. And, lastly and most important, this is only half the album. Part II is coming out in 2013, and if what I have heard is correct, Jari saved the best songs for the second act. He even said in an interview that "Silver Leaves" is his favorite song he's written ever, and I personally can't wait to hear it. Also, there is the live recordings of "Way of the Fire" on YouTube, and if you've seen it you know there's more speed to come. So, with a beautiful case, rather interesting DVD, and this new blood injected in the Wintersun sound and with the knowledge that the second half is on its way to complete Time, I would award it a 9.5 out of 10, just because the DVD didn't show much new material. But since the scale is out of 5, I happily award this masterpiece a 5/5, and I eagerly await the second coming of Jari to bless my ears with his heavenly music.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Incredible album
*by A***R on January 17, 2013*

This album is simply amazing. If I were to try and sum up the general feel encompassed in this album it would be as follows: Melodic metal with a Finnish tint, Viking "at sea" song elements, japanese village flavouring, and orquestral seasoning. This album ended up taking about 6 years to make (part of that material is going to go to Time II because it was too much for one album) and there is not a single song that I don't absolutely love. All of this album has a feel of maturity to it that is amazing for a second album from any band. Even their first album (which I also highly recommend, it is self-titled incase you're interested) showed a high level of cohesion from the band members though it was a bit less masterful than this album. If I absolutely had to pick one song as my favorite it would be "Land of Snow and Sorrow." For whatever reason that song is perfect all the way through. For those of you who play instruments this album has a lot to offer as well. I play Guitar, Drums, Piano, and Bass and everyone of those instruments, where used, is used very well. The drummer does the tightest alternating blast beat I've ever heard and he does it in a way that it doesn't come across as a balls out death metal sound. It actually adds to the melody and the enjoyability of the songs. I'm extremely looking forward to Time II, which is supposed to come out in 2013. Also, this album is 5$. Which is ridiculous considering how much I've paid for music I like incomparably less.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An incredible audio experience
*by B***R on August 19, 2013*

This album might be short, but man does it deliver. The impact of these songs is extraordinary. Ranging from simply beautiful, to harsh and fast, then technical, and back to beautiful again. The amount of quality put into each of these tracks is astounding. It's a blending of black metal vocals, Japanese influences, technical guitars, and power metal verses. Truly a wonderful find as I stumbled upon them by complete accident. This is truly a unique band, and audio experience. I would recommend this highly to any fans of technical metal. Cannot wait until the second part of this album is released!

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