Sonata Arctica - Fly with the black swan

[7SeiferAlmasy7]

Unia > Sonata Arctica's other albums.

[Seiferall24]

yeaaaaaaaaah i love this song <3

[imawesome432]

I love their darker songs.

[Vortex123LoL]

All Sonata's albuns are the best.

Silence, Ecliptica, Don't say a word, Unia, The Days of Grays, Winterheart's Guild etc.

The Best band ever.

[linkinpark1136]

@Vortex123LoL dont say a word is a song not a album XD

[SuperPhycoMan1]

@linkinpark1136 i think he means the single version of the song.

[evanescence9314]

@Vortex123LoL reckoning night :( You forgot reckoning night!

[GhostOfRazgriz14]

@evanescence9314 Actually Reckoning Night was included, with the etc.

[evanescence9314]

@GhostOfRazgriz14 hahahha yeah xD

[StratoArctica9000]

To be honest I rank this behind Silence but in front of Days of Greys. Not sure why but I guess this album just sounds really cool, I like the mix between Silence and Reckoning Night. Best song on this album though is In Black and White.

[gomongio]

this is one of the very few songs i can stand of SA.... anyway...

[MarkFMB]

Unia is the last Sonata Arctica album. With Jani gone, so is the magic imho.

[MykeMetyll]

I never understood why this album was regarded so negatively. Was it too heavy?

[StewieSwan]

@MykeMetyll It's because it wasn't cookie-cutter power metal anymore. Not that I dislike old SA, but it was very formulaic and predictable.

[MykeMetyll]

@StewieSwan

I see what you mean. People don't like experimentation.

[Ectharias]

One of my favorite albums ever

[FurbyParade226]

Everybody comes to the realization eventually that everything Sonata writes is a masterpiece. It took me Ecliptica. Seems like it took Unia for the larger masses. I can't stand people that bitch about their progressive work. Evolution.

[ZenkaitheSlasher]

@FurbyParade226 Damn straight. Progressive ftw

[MrCristiankamelot]

me tarde mucho por encontrar la cancion

[JepardyGo]

I'm a little in doubt now - is it supposed to be a sex remark with the "Don't worry, I've done this before, it'll hurt like hell and leave you sore" line?

[lamentofhorde]

@JepardyGo Actually he's just making a cruel remark about removing someone's soul. But the way he says it could be taken as sexual, because of the cruelty implied, it's almost like rape.

[MarkusHoldings]

I liked this album from the first time I heard it. Am I weird or what?

[XhaniCarasiriel]

@MarkusHoldings Nah, I loved this album from the first too. It was a surprise to me to discover that not everyone liked it - I'm sure there are plenty of others like us.

[ImmunityZONE900]

@XhaniCarasiriel Yep. Im one of them. haha. Best album ive ever heard

[ZenkaitheSlasher]

@MarkusHoldings You are not crazy. YOU CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THE AWESOME

[IXSuperRadGamerXI]

@ZenkaitheSlasher I second that!

[Shamusmcman]

the new Sonata albums are great once you get over how progressive they are.

[indarametal]

El disco que mas me gusta de ellos....

[LastOfTheWilds920]

I love this band.

[YuushaKaiser]

I love music like this <3

I'm glad I found out about this band randomly awhile ago haha.

[SilverAsakura]

I stabbed you in the back who will save you now!

[otomotopia1]

@SilverAsakura Tony.

[Philosophusi]

I have one question: Black Swan is the same Black Swan from Microsoft PC game Crimson Skies? Thanks for answers ;.-)

[vichogodo]

can someone explain me the story of the song please??

love it :P

[Slithered]

It's the story about a man who was saved from dying to an avalanch by a black swan and paid a high price for it (being gifted with the same power, saving people). He's telling the story to another person, too.

[BlackSwan173]

i love this song :) my nick name was inspired by it. Sonata Arctica is one of my favourite bands ...

[ssj3metal]

a death metal priest said this song sucked, but i told him wtf and that the song rocks and that sonata arctica ruled, he just went to go read his unholy bible so i was like wtf

[zaqwsx28]

I just ordered a Fly with the black swan t-shirt. :)

[showoffjp]

1:32 - 2:03 is freaking amazing

[VastFarFlung]

Definitely my favorite album by them. Their most progressive artistically as well as musically.

[Charred14]

This is one of my favorite sonata arctica songs =)

[Rapkiller666]

Unia is a good Album but for me it`s too progressiv.The First and Second Album was very good and the Third and Fourth Album was Brilliant. I hope the New Album was Back too the Roots.

[silv4hs]

I'd like to see Sonata Arctica get back to their roots but they already stated the new album will go into the direction of Unia. =/

[TheSilligirl]

Progressive = Great. Always. Finnaly a really good SA album - no offense, but songs like "the end of this chapter" or "Unopend" are rather music parodies

[yamiimax]

well yeah i also like DT but well i guess you dont like classical music cause the old stuff from sonata from them was inspired by it...

[TheSilligirl]

I love classical music.

[yamiimax]

yeah "end of this chapter" wasnt my fav either but "Unopened" is pure classical inspired metal

[TheSilligirl]

Sorry, but i dont think Unopened should be called metal.

[yamiimax]

Well i dont want to argue more than...

[guitargod7890]

@TheSilligirl. it's classified power metal and perfect example for "old school power metal". I agree that it didn't have the strenght music has nowdays, but it's definetly metal. A remake would make it sound great!

[SukenFuyumi]

buena canciónj :D!

[NorthernChild10]

Unia becomes the best album you heard when you listen all songs a couple of time... and starts to understanding it =P

A pure piece of art

[ecco256]

True words. I think I listened to the album about 5 times feeling very disappointed. When I finally got over how different the album is compared to the previous albums I started appreciating it for the brilliant work of art that it is.

[MeTaLKnighT35]

Unia Very Different Sonata Arctica's Previous Albums...I was Shocked Listening First Time :) ...THis Album is ART !!!

[bcool2345]

well you're almost right. i agree that when you hear all songs more than once they get better and better, but since i prefer the speedy songs, i still like winterhearts guild

[yamiimax]

really yeah Winterhearts was my fav album too but i think the new one is cool too if not i wouldnt bought it^^

[Adhdragon]

@NorthernChild10 I prefer The Days of Grays, but Unia is the 2nd best album IMO :]

[JVilleTVille]

@NorthernChild10 so true. The vice is rediculous

[BlackFeather713]

buy me a drink and I'll tell you about the black swan

[yamiimax]

the beginning sounds like texas ranch haha country sound i know its a acoustic guitar sporadicallyit sound good but overall to bumpy and at the end it doesnt sound like its over but than suprisely its over a bit weird

[yamiimax]

The obvious part is that a man dies in an avalanche, and since he's so afraid to die he cuts a deal with the "Black Swan". However, this transforms him into a soul-ferrying swan, and he later realizes that it's more of a curse than a gift and realizes he needs to pawn off his job on someone else, even if that means that he'll truly die.

Most of Sonatas songs are as complicated as this usually i like that

[IsoNeko]

Reminds me of a Succubus. Stealing souls for more time to live. Minus the sex.

[LordPetee]

i've just read that sonata's new album will be "heavier" and "darker" than unia.. CAN'T WAIT!!!

[yamiimax]

really when 2010 or this year?

hope this year cant wait too^^

[LordPetee]

the album is scheduled for september '09

[yamiimax]

Cool yeah but i would say Sonatas albums wasnt really happy in the past too

In "Unia" you hear that they are becoming "heavier"

september sounds great^^

[EnochMetatron]

Sweet, I'll get it as a birthday present

[yamiimax]

This song is about the constellation Cygnus and the mythology around it. Cygnus used to be seen as the location of heaven and the black swan was the soul carrier, taking those who had died to their rightful place.

So a man died in an avalanche, the black swan came to collect his swan but made a deal with him instead to collect souls for him and he became a swan as well... Fantasy stuff bores me

[DragonsFire9000]

how the hell do you know ????

[yamiimax]

ive read it somewhere^^ there are better songs SA has written on this and older albums

too much bumpy passage hope they can find a balance between the old sound and the new sound in the future albums only song i have prob to like sry still a fan

[DragonsFire9000]

you must read a real lot to read somehting like that =D

[BIUUftr]

i dunno i tihkn ide rather buy tony a drink and have him expalin it to me himself ure story seems a lil bullshit.

[darmenias]

Hey, they also use stuff from Greek mythology here. "But forever I'll feed the ferryman's greed..."

BTW, love this song, must be one of SA's best.

[AmaranthDreams]

\m/

[Dalchie]

Door to door seeking salvation!!

[Animelovahr]

The date is set, we all must face it >:)

[Lumin88]

one day i know you, will sell your soul.. and drink all you want for silver and gold.

[BelialDotExe]

Actually, it's ::

"And trade all you are for silver and gold."

[neifaen87]

can't wait! gonna see them 1 november i Oslo : ) it's my second gig with them! saw them last year too in Oslo :)

[mekium28]

i love the keyboards on this song

[dragonswing23]

I saw them with Nightwish in Wocster. :3

[basssungwoo]

AT THE PALLDIUM???!!!!!

[dragonswing23]

Um, yes. xDD

[Aussie27Legend]

Lucky bastard >_>

:)

[MrCastanova]

I saw them with nightwish at the wiltern

[samland31]

man, i'm gonna go see these guys on the 6th at the House of Blues in Chicago! they're playing with Nightwish!

[LordPetee]

CRY FOR HELP!

[andrewrocks100]

more like awsome song! 5/5

[nekromoogle]

Oh! I like it!

çNice song!

Thanks. =)