the band in 2005
The band in 2009
Winterlong is a heavy/power/progressive metal band from Sweden. They formed in 1998 and have released 4 studio albums and 1 'best of' album. They have had quite few band member changes, and each line-up change brings new things to the music.
2001 Valley of the Lost
2003 The Second Coming
2005 Winterlong
2006 Metal Technology
2008 Best of Compilation "Longing For Winter"
They have clean vocals which often takes advantage of that "Beauty and the Beast" male/female contrast. Their music style varies greatly from heavy to progressive. They also use a lot of guest and session musicians such as Mistheria.
I am going to cover them in reverse order, since IMO their last album is their best.
From the album Metal Technology:
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