Burning

Thunderstone | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 10, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nuclear Blast Americ
• ASIN: B00011MK88
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #439,660 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Limited digipak edition of the metal act's sophomore album features 16 tracks including 6 bonus tracks, 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Metallica cover), 'Diamonds & Rust' (Joan Baez song, once covered by Judas Priest), 'Heart Of Steel' (Manowar cover), 'Let The Demons Free' (Demo Version), 'Voice In A Dream' (Demo Version), & 'Me, My Enemy' (Demo Version). Nuclear Blast. 2004. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great album, but get the best version, October 26, 2007

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burning (Audio CD)

Released in 2004, The Burning is the second album by Finnish progressive/power metal band Thunderstone. Unlike their countrymen in Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica, who take a more clinical (and unfortunately more repetitive) approach to progressive metal, Thunderstone brings plenty of energy and aggression into their sound. They're as technically proficient as you'd expect from a European prog/power band, but like Symphorce and Tad Morose, Thunderstone lets you know in no uncertain terms that they are a METAL band first and foremost. Listen to the song "Forth into the Black" and ask yourself when was the last time Stratovarius had you banging your head like that.

The Burning is a fantastic metal album from start to finish. It's fierce and melodic, progressive and powerful, and full of energy. Anyone interested in European progressive and/or power metal should definitely check out Thunderstone, and the Burning is a great album to start with.

NOTE: There's a limited edition of The Burning that comes housed in a neat digipack and features 6 bonus tracks - covers of Welcome Home (Sanitarium) by Metallica, Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez (later covered by Judas Priest), and Manowar's Heart of Steel, as well as three demo songs. These are the same bonus tracks found on the Japanese import, but at a far lower price. If you haven't already picked this album up, it pays to seek out the limited edition. If you have, you may want to consider upgrading.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Burning Is One Hot Title!, September 8, 2006

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Mike Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burning (Audio CD)

This is the best of Thunderstone. Any metalhead looking to spice up their collection should give The Burning a try. It has emotional vocals, killer guitar solos, good melodies, and textbook drumming. Overall it is excellent. Five stars.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great music! TERRIBLE production..., February 11, 2009

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P. Adams - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burning (Audio CD)

I just got the CD today, and the music/songs/musicianship is great. But the album is SO compressed that every note is a jumbled mess unless you have the volume down really low. Overall I would suggest the CD, it's very very good (just a shame that the production stinks so bad).