Unia
Unia (English: Dreams), released on 25 May 2007, is the fifth full-length studio album by the power metal band Sonata Arctica, following the album Reckoning Night. The first single from the album was "Paid in Full", released on 27 April 2007. This is also the last album that features guitarist Jani Liimatainen, who was later replaced by Elias Viljanen after the album was released.
| Unia | ||||
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| Released | 25 May 2007 | |||
| Recorded | December 2006 - January 2007 at Tico Tico Studio Sonic Pump Studio (guitars, acoustic guitars) Studio 57 (string, hammond organ) 2ndrate Soundcave (vocals, backing vocals, keyboards) Jani's Lair (guitarsolos) The Lanceland Room (keyboards, keyboard solos) | |||
| Genre | Power metal, symphonic metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 58:35 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Tony Kakko, Sonata Arctica | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Lords of Metal | (9.7/10) |
| Sea of Tranquility | |
The album was mixed at Finnvox Studios, and mastered at Cutting Room Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. The album was also released as a limited edition noble book in 7" size (1000 copies), exclusively available via mailorder from Nuclear Blast records. The limited edition came with a differing track listing and bonus tracks "To Create a Warlike Feel" and "Out in the Fields".