Category: SONATA ARCTICA

Finnish five-piece SONATA ARCTICA need no introduction: besides significantly influencing the power / melodic metal scene, they’re a band that’s not only famous for consistently delivering high quality studio albums but also for experimenting and breaking out of their musical comfort zone. Foremost resulting in some aptly called ”Acoustic Adventures” touring cycles, but also in the release of ‘Volume One’ of their very first acoustic album which saw the light of day in early 2022.
Next Friday SONATA ARCTICA will release the continuation and second chapter of the aforementioned record: “Acoustic Adventures Volume Two” – to complete this special saga and to finally celebrate the kick-off of their next, multiply postponed Acoustic Adventures trip in order to lift up the Corona-shaken Finnish and European mainland minds.
Most of this second chapter consists of faster tracks like ‘Black Sheep’, the all-time live classic ‘FullMoon’ and ‘Flag In The Ground’. But Sonata Arctica wouldn’t be Sonata Arctica if they played it safe: ‘San Sebastian’ or the closing track ‘Victoria’s Secret’ manage to spread a completely new, refreshing feeling to the listener…

SONATA ARCTICA will embark on an extensive, 15 date acoustic Finnish tour in February / March 2022. The band is ecstatic to lift their Acoustic Adventures concept to a new level; ”We have come a long way with our Acoustic Adventures project; now it’s time to put out a couple of records from it, the first one to be released in early 2022″
To be released next Friday, ”Acoustic Adventures Volume One” is beautiful crafted selection of tunes from the bands’ catalog performed in a series of stripped, acoustically re-arranged renditions. For a band with a bombastic electric like SONATA ARCTICA this is a challenge, but results couldn’t been better.
Here you get the chance to discover how good songwriters they are – a good song is always a good song – so if you never liked SONATA ARCTICA’s overblown sound, I’m sure you will find a lot to enjoy here. Of course, if you dig their music, these new versions are a mandatory listen…

On September 6th, Finnish melodic metal titans SONATA ARCTICA will release their tenth studio album, called ‘Talviyö‘ (which means Winter Night), including eleven new tracks, this Japanese edition including an exclusive bonus track. “The idea was to create an album that is musically in line with at least the previous two”, says vocalist Tony Kakko and adds: “I am very...