Year : 2024
Style : Melodic Power Metal
Country : Finland
Audio : 320kbps + all scans
Size : 140 mb
Bio:
Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica, when they shifted to power metal. They often include symphonic metal elements, and their later releases contain several elements typical of progressive metal, as well.The current line-up consists of singer, keyboardist and songwriter Tony Kakko, guitarist Elias Viljanen, bass guitarist Pasi Kauppinen, keyboardist and keytarist Henrik Klingenberg, and drummer Tommy Portimo. All the musicians of the band's history except Portimo (and possibly new bassist Kauppinen) also acted as backing vocalists.As of early 2014, the band has released seven full-length albums (three via Spinefarm Records and four via Nuclear Blast) and are now expecting to release their eight studio work, Pariah's Child, on March 28,. 2014."With Pariah's Child Sonata Arctica focus finally back to what they were before: one of the crazy the most, but most endearing bands ever!" "Parah's Child: A loopy, but absolutely endearing album" "Melodies, crazy experiments, enchanting ballads: Sonata Arctica sound better than ever! "METAL HAMMER "Sonata Arctica a piece based far back to their roots and work with the so-called Kiss principle: keep it simple and straight" ROCK HARD "With 'Pariah's Child' reverse the Finns once again back - both to their previous orientation, as well as its former strength." ROCKS.
Album:
Sonata Arctica is back in full force! Fueled by enthusiastic reations to the recent digital single "First In Line", the melodic metal quintet is pleased to provide the first details about of the long-awaited new studio album, titled "Clear Cold Beyond". The album contains 10 tracks reviving the band's penchant for power metal-esque tunes following the trip to acoustic landscapes during the pandemic. "Clear Cold Beyond" is packed with strong songs and fuses the best of all periods of Sonata Arctica's multifaceted work. From high-speed anthems such as the aforementioned "First In Line" and "California" to emotion-laden tracks such as "The Best Things" and the closing title track, this record offers something for each and every Sonata Arctica fan. The album's artwork, reminiscent of the early works, was created by Niko Anttila and the band returned to mixing engineer Mikko Karmila (Finnvox Studios; "Ecliptica" & "Stones Grow Her Name"). The final mastering was handled by Svante Forsbäck (Chartmakers West; Rammstein, Korpiklaani, Delain, The 69 Eyes, Deathstars, etc.), who has also been part of other Sonata Arctica productions.Singer Tony Kakko comments: "We've felt for a while now that we needed to get heavier after a couple of unintentionally softer albums. We still love those albums, but in terms of finding cornerstone songs for a feel good melodic metal show, the previous album didn't have much to offer. We're getting back to metal after all that feels like a fresh start and the new songs have been so much fun to write and record: more speed and songs that people can and want to sing along to. We can't wait to hit the road with this album and see how the crowds react to us being back at it."
Line-Up:
Tony Kakko - Vocals, Keyboards (Raskasta Joulua, ex-Tricky Means, Northern Kings, ex-Apocalyptica (live), ex-Nightwish (live))
Henrik Klingenberg - Keyboards, Vocals (backing) (Klingenberg Syndrome, Mental Care Foundation, Silent Voices, ex-Graveyard Shift, ex-Secret Rule, ex-Requiem)
Elias Viljanen - Guitars (Elias Viljanen, Klingenberg Syndrome, ex-The Enemy, ex-Depravity, ex-Mess, ex-Astral, ex-Sigillum Diaboli)
Pasi Kauppinen - Bass (Isäntä Meidän, Klingenberg Syndrome, Mental Care Foundation, Silent Voices, Winterborn, ex-Requiem)
Tommy Portimo - Drums
Tracklist:
01. First In Line
02. California
03. Shah Mat
04. Dark Empath
05. Cure For Everything
06. A Monster Only You Can't See
07. Teardrops
08. Angel Defiled
09. The Best Things
10. Clear Cold Beyond
11. A Ballad For The Broken (Bonus Track)
12. Toy Soldiers (Martika cover) (Bonus Track)
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