My Winter Storm has some similarities to Nightwish's sound, but Tarja branches out into several different styles. Some songs are bombastic and symphonic with a heavier guitar sound. Others are very classical in sound and feel with a lot of strings and sparser arrangements. There are a few pop influences as well.
Tarja has a great voice, and belts out her trademark operatic vocals with power and emotion. She also dials it back and sings in a more traditional style at times. My Winter Storm is a mixed bag, with some really good and memorable songs, a few forgettable tracks, and one atrocious cover of Alice Cooper's "Poison." Trimming a few songs from the 14 tracks and 4 interludes would have made a more focused album with less filler.
(released February 26, 2008 on Universal Music)
