Fifth studio trailer of »Pariah’s Child« – featuring Tony Kakko

Finnish Power Metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA has now put out the fifth album trailer of their upcoming release »Pariah’s Child« that will be out on March 28, 2014 via Nuclear Blast.

Check out the video trailer at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVVTaMLs0zc

Furthermore, SONATA ARCTICA will release the second digital single from »Pariah’s Child« called ‘Cloud Factory’ on February 28, 2014.

Commented vocalist & keyboardist Tony Kakko:

“It has some kind of an ear-worm factor. It’s not a bad thing to have in a single. A story about how dad already sees his young son going to work in the same factory he still goes and where his dad and dad’s dad went before him, and how that pleasantly vicious circle never ends.”

‘The Wolves Die Young’ video clip released

With the release of their new record »Pariah’s Child« coming up, Finnish Melodic Metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA have now put out the official music video on the track ‘The Wolves Die Young’.
The video is available to watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGp0kms-GEk

Commented frontman Tony Kakko: 

“‘The Wolves Die Young’ was pretty much born to be a single. And it is. It also paved the road for the rest of the album. Set a mood in a way. It just felt real good to start with. 2014 is a year of a wolf.”

The video shoot for ‘The Wolves Die Young’ took place in January 2014 at Sibelius House in Lahti, Finland. The clip was produced by Patrick Ullaeus of the Revolver Film Company.

New single `The wolves die young´ to be released this Friday/third studio trailer of »Pariah’s Child« released

Finnish Melodic Metal Heroes SONATA ARCTICA will release the track `The wolves die young´ from their highly anticipated eighth full-length album »Pariah’s Child« on February 07, 2014.

The single will be available digitally and on CD.

Pre-Order the single here: 
Or via iTunes here: http://georiot.co/SonataArcticaWolves

Today SONATA ARCTICA release their 3rd studio trailer, featuring new member Elias Viljanen.

Watch it here:

If you missed part 1 featuring drummer Tommy Portimo, click here: http://youtu.be/Q0WTxiNlVHU
The second one with Pasi Kauppinen can be seen here: http://youtu.be/W5Czn5qyG94

VIP Tickets for North American shows

Check the links below to get VIP Tickets from Enterthevault.com for Sonata Arctica‘s North American tour in September/October 2014. Use the drop-down menu on the website to choose between general admission and VIP ticket.

03.09.2014 – USA – Mexicali Live, Teaneck, NJ   
04.09.2014 – USA – Stage 48, NYC, NY        
05.09.2014 – USA – Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA    
06.09.2014 – USA – Palladium, Worcester, MA    
08.09.2014 – CAN – Club Soda, Montréal, QC    
09.09.2014 – CAN – Impérial de Québec, Québec City, QC
10.09.2014 – CAN – Mavericks, Ottawa, ON        
11.09.2014 – CAN – Mod Club, Toronto, ON      
13.09.2014 – USA – Soundstage, Baltimore, MD
14.09.2014 – USA – Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA    
16.09.2014 – USA – Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH    
17.09.2014 – USA – Mojoes, Joliet, IL    
19.09.2014 – CAN – Park Theatre, Winnipeg, MB    
20.09.2014 – CAN – The Exchange, Regina, SK    
21.09.2014 – CAN – Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB    
22.09.2014 – CAN – Republik, Calgary, AB        
24.09.2014 – CAN – The Venue, Vancouver, BC    
25.09.2014 – USA – El Corazón, Seattle, WA    
26.09.2014 – USA – Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR    
28.09.2014 – USA – Regency Center, San Francisco, CA    
29.09.2014 – USA – House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA    
30.09.2014 – USA – The Grove, Anaheim, CA        
01.10.2014 – USA – Club Red, Tempe, AZ    
04.10.2014 – USA – Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO    
05.10.2014 – USA – Granada Theater, Lawrence, KS    
07.10.2014 – USA – Tricky Falls, El Paso, TX    
08.10.2014 – USA – Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX    
09.10.2014 – USA – Trees, Dallas, TX        
10.10.2014 – USA – Scout Bar, Houston, TX        
12.10.2014 – USA – Diamonds, Louisville, KY    
13.10.2014 – USA – Masquerade, Atlanta, GA    
14.10.2014 – USA – House of Blues, Orlando, FL    
15.10.2014 – USA – Orpheum, Tampa, FL    

Tour in Russia/Ukraine/Belarus in November!

Sonata Arctica is coming back to Russia this November during their Pariah’s Child World Tour. In addition to that they will also visit the Ukraine and Belarus for the first time. Check out the tour dates below!

02.11.2014 – Volta, Moscow, Russia
03.11.2014 – Premio Centre, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
05.11.2014 – Bingo, Kiev, Ukraine
06.11.2014 – Re:public, Minsk, Belarus
08.11.2014 – Avrora, St. Petersburg, Russia

Tickets: http://www.go2show.biz

Tracklist of “Pariah’s Child” released

On March, 28th the new SONATA ARCTICA album »Pariah’s Child« will be released. It is the band’s eighth studio album and the follow up to their successful »Stones Grow Her Name«.

Today SONATA ARCTICA release the tracklist of »Pariah’s Child«:

  1. The Wolves Die Young
  2. Running Lights
  3. Take One Breath
  4. Cloud Factory
  5. Blood
  6. What Did You Do In The War, Dad?
  7. Half A Marathon man
  8. X Marks The Spot
  9. Love
  10. Larger Than Life

The recordings were just completed, and the band is till overwhelmed by themselves about the final result. Vocalist Tony Kakko recently commented:

“There are some instant Sonata-Greatest-Hits songs there, which feels good. I think we reached the result we had in mind, each of us in our own field. We went on to create the next SONATA ARCTICA power metalesque album and I think we achieved it adequately. I have to say that I had drifted pretty far away from those “days of thunder”, that speedy happy go lucky attitude. I was happy to notice this style can still make me smile. It’s good. Music has to do that to me. It also shows the other older songs in a totally new light for me. I can now understand and appreciate why the fans enjoy what we did in the early days.”

The album was recorded and produced by the band at “Studio 57” in Alaveteli, Finland. The mix was done by the band’s new bass player Kauppinen.

SONATA ARCTICA also recorded five studio episodes with each member, which will be released every week. Check out the first part, featuring drummer Tommy Portimo, here: http://youtu.be/Q0WTxiNlVHU
Pre-order »Pariah’s Child« here: http://smarturl.it/SONATA-Pariah

North American Tour 2014!

Sonata Arctica will return to North America supporting their upcoming album “Pariah’s Child” in September/October 2014.

See the tour dates below:

03.09.2014 – USA – Mexicali Live, Teaneck, NJ    
04.09.2014 – USA – Stage 48, NYC, NY        
05.09.2014 – USA – Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA    
06.09.2014 – USA – Palladium, Worcester, MA    
08.09.2014 – CAN – Club Soda, Montréal, QC    
09.09.2014 – CAN – Impérial de Québec, Québec City, QC    
10.09.2014 – CAN – Mavericks, Ottawa, ON        
11.09.2014 – CAN – Mod Club, Toronto, ON        
13.09.2014 – USA – Soundstage, Baltimore, MD
14.09.2014 – USA – Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA    
16.09.2014 – USA – Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH    
17.09.2014 – USA – Mojoes, Joliet, IL    
19.09.2014 – CAN – Park Theater, Winnipeg, MB    
20.09.2014 – CAN – The Exchange, Regina, SK    
21.09.2014 – CAN – Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB    
22.09.2014 – CAN – Republik, Calgary, AB        
24.09.2014 – CAN – The Venue, Vancouver, BC    
25.09.2014 – USA – El Corazón, Seattle, WA    
26.09.2014 – USA – Hawthorne Theater, Portland, OR    
28.09.2014 – USA – Regency Center, San Francisco, CA    
29.09.2014 – USA – House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA    
30.09.2014 – USA – The Grove, Anaheim, CA        
01.10.2014 – USA – Club Red, Tempe, AZ    
04.10.2014 – USA – Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO    
05.10.2014 – USA – Granada Theater, Lawrence, KS    
07.10.2014 – USA – Tricky Falls, El Paso, TX    
08.10.2014 – USA – Backstage Live, San Antonio, TX    
09.10.2014 – USA – Trees, Dallas, TX        
10.10.2014 – USA – Scout Bar, Houston, TX        
12.10.2014 – USA – Diamonds, Louisville, KY    
13.10.2014 – USA – Masquerade, Atlanta, GA    
14.10.2014 – USA – House of Blues, Orlando, FL    
15.10.2014 – USA – Orpheum, Tampa, FL