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The Days of Grays
Metal · 2009 · 13 tracks · 1h 4m

The Days of Grays

Sonata Arctica

A theatrical, mid-tempo descent into autumnal gloom. Orchestral arrangements and gothic storytelling replace high-speed shredding with a heavy, grey atmosphere.

September 8, 2009 · Shinigami Records

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A heavy, theatrical melancholy that feels like watching the last leaves fall in a graveyard.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 4m
01
Everything Fades to Gray (instrumental)
3:06
02
Deathaura
7:58
03
The Last Amazing Grays
5:40
04
Flag in the Ground
4:09
05
Breathing
3:55
06
Zeroes
4:23
07
The Dead Skin
6:14
08
Juliet
5:59
09
No Dream Can Heal a Broken Heart
4:33
10
As If the World Wasn’t Ending
3:49
11
The Truth Is Out There
5:03
12
Everything Fades to Gray (full version)
4:32
13
In the Dark
5:21
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the haunting instrumental opener into the sprawling eight-minute operatic complexity of Deathaura
The sudden burst of classic power metal speed in Flag in the Ground providing a brief moment of daylight
The recurring piano theme in Everything Fades to Gray that bookends the album with a sense of inevitable loss
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Days of Grays sound next to the rest of Sonata Arctica's catalogue?

Autumn Walk+4.0σ

Autumn Walk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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