"On December 27th, Nightwish will be releasing their seventh studio album: Imaginaerum. With the wonders that Dark Passion Play brought us, I'm sure many are excited to see what they have in store to offer.
Imaginaerum has definitely captured the fantasy storybook feel due to the fantastical orchestra and arrangements that draw you into this fairytale created by the band. With a movie of the same name to soon follow, this album feels more like a movie soundtrack, which is not a bad thing in my opinion.
With such songs like "Slow, Love, Slow", Nightwish knows how to throw a little twist in their style, giving an early 1900s jazz feeling with a finger snapping bass line. Another interesting track is "I Want My Tears Back", which has a reminiscent feeling of "The Islander" from Dark Passion Play. To me though, my favorite song off the album is "Scaretale", where I feel Annette shines with her unique vocals; partway through the song it almost seems like you are listening to a pirate musical in some crazy circus.
The thing I am the most happy about the album is, again, Annette's vocals. It feels like the music and the vocals make a better fit than in Dark Passion Play, where it felt like some parts were still written to fit Tarja's vocal style.
Every song definitely is memorable in my opinion. With the album leading up to it's finale, the self-titled song "Imaginaerum" - being an instrumental - it sums up the entire album perfectly, leaving you with the feeling of a journey you have just been on. Now we will just have to wait for the release of the movie to get the full realization of what the album really is."
Rating:9/10
Edited by: DarkTom666 of "Ultimatemetal Andy Sneap forums"
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