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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 3.78 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Sony Bmg
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2008
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 2 minutes
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 23, 2008
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Sony Bmg
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0018Q7HT2
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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Ari
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Vocals, Driving Style
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2012
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I am a little disappointed in myself for not having picked up one of Ari's albums before now. This Finnish singer has a gorgeous voice, and the benefit of an excellent supporting band. Most songs are in a typical power metal style, but other stray more into a more classic metal feel. Ari's voice will take you away, guaranteed.
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Nikiforos V. Skoumas
4.0 out of 5 stars Ari's second, darker coming.
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2010
Ari Koivunen is a Finnish rock/metal singer mostly known for winning the `Idols' reality competition in his home country for the year 2007. "Becoming" is his second solo effort originally released in 2008. The release falls perfectly within the melodic metal genre of music while the entire album is composed and performed by his solo band. The line up feature Ari on lead vocals, Erkka Korhonen on lead guitar, Luca Gargano on rhythm guitar, Vili Ollila on keyboards, bassist Erkki Silvennoinen and drummer Mauro Gargano.

Their sound is built on thick guitar riffs, melodic keyboards, substantial lead guitar work (not too extensive though) and memorable, for the biggest part, choruses. "Becoming" is a considerably darker album than its predecessor, drawing somewhat closer to the symphonic metal subgenre (without going fully Symphonic); in addition influences from bands like `Stratovarius' and `Nightwish' are fairly evident, which could never be a bad thing. I would say that the album's greatest achievement is the fact that it manages to sound thick dark and aggressive despite its rather polished production; and this is a very welcome antithesis that ultimately gives the album its distinct sound.

Favorite tracks include `Sing of our times', `Keepers of the night', `Give me a reason' and `Hero's gold'. Overall a substantial second effort from Ari and co, substantially differentiated form their debut, once again carrying a fair amount of memorable metal songs.
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Francois Limoges
3.0 out of 5 stars Good offering
Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2021
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Ari has a very powerful voice and he's putting to great use on this 2nd solo album. The music here is less accessible than on his 1st album but is much more focused. A very solid album opening the door to him becoming the lead singer in Amoral.

Impeccable singing performance coupled with good metal songs, making this a solid offering.
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なんめり！
4.0 out of 5 stars アイドルでなく本物のメタルアーチストのアリ君！
Reviewed in Japan on August 13, 2008
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２００７年５月３０日にアリ君のデビュー・アルバムが母国フィンランドでリリースされ、フィンランドアルバムチャートで１２週連続１位首位ランクインし、その結果フィンランドで７５０００枚の売り上げを記録したとのこと！
７５０００万枚は日本の人口にすると約１５０万枚になる売り上げで、いかにフィンランドのタレント発掘番組でグランプリをとり盛り上がったことや、同国のカラオケ王座決定戦で優勝したことが影響を与えているか結果でわかる内容だと思います！
またその勢いで日本でも昨年の秋に１ｓｔアルバムリリースされ、早くも２００８年のではFINLAND FEST 08で初来日を果たし、HR/HMのファンには話題になり知名度UP！しているアリ君なのです！

意外と可愛い一面もあることで女性のファンも多いとか！
真に明るい話題ですね！（笑顔！）
日本ではHR/HMはダサク、うるさい音楽と勘違いしている人が多いのでそのような誤解を吹き飛ばすのではないかとちょっと期待しているなんめりで、ヒイキしてます！（笑顔！）

２ndアルバムの内容は、一言でゆうとへヴィ・メタルらしいアルバム（ちょっと地味かな？）で、まとまりが感じられます！
１ｓｔアルバムはいろんなアーチストからの曲の提供だったのでばらつきがあったのに比べ、この２ndアルバムがアリバンドとしての本当の１ｓｔアルバム的作品であり、メタルアーチストとして歩んで行くんだとゆうアリ君の意気込みが感じられ好感が持てます！
何曲かはシングル候補的曲も入っておりよいアルバムになったと思います！

歌唱力と、演奏、スピリッツは申し分ないので、安心して聴けますので、後はHR/HMの歴史に残るくらいの傑作アルバムが出ることを期待してます！
いやアリ君なら必ずリリースしてくれるでしょう！
大傑作のアルバムを！

アリ君応援隊のなんめりはこれからも応援していきますよ！HR/HMの発展のためにも！誤解、偏見消滅のためにも !

ファン的には採点は５星でしょうが、一般的な視点で観ると４でしょう！
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