Watch the new video for “Shitload Of Money” below or directly on YouTube here.

Sonata Arctica will release a new limited edition single “Shitload Of Money” on 24th of August.

The single is now on pre-sale at the official Sonata Arctica web shop as a signed edition. There’s some new “Shitload Of Money” shirts available, too. Check them out and place your order at http://shop.sonataarctica.info/

A new show in Finland has been confirmed:

12.10.2012 Kuopiohalli, Kuopio

One last show has been added to the upcoming European tour this November.

25.11.2012 – Club 202, Budapest (HU)

Sonata Arctica have been confirmed to play at Loud Park Festival in Tokyo, Japan on October 27th.

A new show at Kerubi, Joensuu in Finland on August 10th 2012 has been added to the tour list.

Prior to the upcoming European tour Sonata Arctica are going to tour Finland!
See the confirmed tour dates below:

20.09.2012 Lutakko, Jyväskylä ( tickets)
21.09.2012 Savonlinnasali, Savonlinna ( tickets)
22.09.2012 Logomo, Turku ( tickets)
25.09.2012 Tavastia, Helsinki ( tickets)
26.09.2012 Tavastia, Helsinki (all ages) ( tickets)
27.09.2012 Tavastia, Helsinki ( tickets)
28.09.2012 Pakkahuone, Tampere ( tickets)
29.09.2012 Sibeliustalo, Lahti ( tickets)
05.10.2012 Rytmikorjaamo, Seinäjoki ( tickets)
06.10.2012 Club Teatria, Oulu ( tickets)

More information in the tour dates section.

Another show has been added to the European “Stones Grow Her Name World Tour 2012”.

26.11.2012 – A-Vienna Arena ( Tickets)

With their fantastic new record “Stones Grow Her Name”, SONATA ARCTICA not only achieved gold status in their homecountry Finland, but also entered charts worldwide. We´re pround to announce the chart entries so far:

• Finland 1
• Hungary 13
• Switzerland 21
• Germany 24
• Austria 29
• Sweden 37
• Norway 39
• France 54
• Italy 72
• Holland 72
• Canada 79
• Belgium Wallonie 79
• Spain 97
• Sweden Rock Charts 5
• Canada Rock Charts 7
• UK Rock Charts 9

Great news also from the US camp: After hearing that SONATA ARCTICA’s latest album, Stones Grow Her Name, achieved “highest 1st week sales” status in the USA with 2,225 copies sold and has debuted at #9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, vocalist/songwriter Tony Kakko checked in from his home in Finland with the following message:

“North America! Awesome! Our best ever 1st week sales with Stones Grow Her Name! Thank you so much! Feels good to hear this kind of news from the other side of the great puddle. Especially now, when the times are what they are… You guys rock! Sure hope to get all the tour plans ready as soon as possible, so we can announce out next great North American adventure. See you guys hopefully soon! Miss ya! Cheers!”

In November 2012 Sonata Arctica are going to start their European part of “Stones Grow Her Name World Tour”. See the confirmed tour dates below.

Exclusive ticket presale for all German shows starts today (May 25th) 10 a.m. (GMT+1) on eventim.de. The regular presale for all shows will start next Thursday (May 31st) at 10 a.m. !

SONATA ARCTICA – “Stones Grow Her Name World Tour 2012”

03.11.12 – PL-Warsaw Progresja ( ticket presale starts June 4th)
04.11.12 – D-Berlin Columbiaclub
06.11.12 – D-Hamburg Markthalle
07.11.12 – D-Cologne Essigfabrik
08.11.12 – B-Antwerpen Trix ( tickets)
09.11.12 – NL-Tilburg 013 ( tickets)
11.11.12 – D-Bochum Zeche
12.11.12 – D-Aschaffenburg Colos-Saal
13.11.12 – F-Lille Le Splendid ( tickets)
14.11.12 – F-Paris Bataclan ( tickets)
16.11.12 – E-Madrid La Riviera ( tickets)
17.11.12 – E-Barcelona Razzmatazz ( tickets)
19.11.12 – F-Lyon Le Transbordeur ( tickets)
20.11.12 – D-Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
21.11.12 – CH-Pratteln Z7 ( tickets)
22.11.12 – I-Milano Alcatraz ( tickets)
24.11.12 – CZ-Zlin Winter Masters of Rock (updated)
27.11.12 – D-Munich Backstage Halle

Tony Kakko: „We’re extremely pleased to announce our first “Stone Grow Her Name World Tour” -dates. Europe, part 1. The fans have been asking for this for a long, long time and the cries have been heard. The tour starts from Warsaw, Poland. Yes! Finally! Twenty dates and more to come next year. So don’t worry, if you can’t find your country from the list. We’ll be most likely coming in the neighborhood on this World Tour“.
In other news – “Stones Grow Her Name”, the seventh studio album by Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA was released last week – and already achieved gold status in their homecountry! „Just received the news! Stones have grown gold in Finland. This is amazing! This is our 9th gold disc from Finland. Kiitos Suomi“, says Tony Kakko.