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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".
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Today the beautiful cover artwork for "Pariah's Child" will be released. Vocalist Tony Kakko explains he thoughts behind the album title and the artwork like this:
"As always it's pretty hard coming up with a name for the new baby. I tried to approach it from many angles; how this is our 8th album and how easy it would be to abuse that fact. All the symbolism of figure eight, eternity and so on. But that just did not feel right as it's been done so many times. Then I started to think how we'd in ways abandoned our "totem animal", the wolf and all what comes with the territory. As the music on the album is bowing more towards the "old" Sonata, meaning more power metal style elements and wolves in many of the songs in one form or another, it was clear we need a wolf on the cover. An abandoned wolf. A pariah. Or Pariah's child, actually. The new generation to bring the old logo back."
the tracklist of »Pariah’s Child«:
01. The Wolves Die Young
02. Running Lights
03. Take One Breath
04. Cloud Factory
05. Blood
06. What Did You Do In The War, Dad?
07. Half A Marathon man
08. X Marks The Spot
09. 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.”
www.sonataarctica.info/site07/…
Today the beautiful cover artwork for "Pariah's Child" will be released. Vocalist Tony Kakko explains he thoughts behind the album title and the artwork like this:
"As always it's pretty hard coming up with a name for the new baby. I tried to approach it from many angles; how this is our 8th album and how easy it would be to abuse that fact. All the symbolism of figure eight, eternity and so on. But that just did not feel right as it's been done so many times. Then I started to think how we'd in ways abandoned our "totem animal", the wolf and all what comes with the territory. As the music on the album is bowing more towards the "old" Sonata, meaning more power metal style elements and wolves in many of the songs in one form or another, it was clear we need a wolf on the cover. An abandoned wolf. A pariah. Or Pariah's child, actually. The new generation to bring the old logo back."
the tracklist of »Pariah’s Child«:
01. The Wolves Die Young
02. Running Lights
03. Take One Breath
04. Cloud Factory
05. Blood
06. What Did You Do In The War, Dad?
07. Half A Marathon man
08. X Marks The Spot
09. 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.”
Farewell Marko, welcome Pasi!
It's with much sadness and heavy hearts that we have to announce that our bass player for the past decade Marko Paasikoski is no longer in the band.
States Marko:
"I have come to a situation in my life where being a part of a touring band is not an option for me anymore and it's time to explore other things. I wish to thank all the fans and my bandmates for all the good times, great shows and adventures that we have had over the last decade.
The memories from this time will stay with me forever but at the moment I don't have the motivation or the passion that is required to be in the band so it's better for all parties involved that we go o
Send your story!!
Please, fans, send them your story(ies)! They need a lot, it seems.
It can be as long as you want.
From the band:
«For all Sonata Arctica Fans!
We are collecting interesting stories connected to Sonata Arctica. So if you have – or you know anybody who has – an interesting story that somehow relates to Sonata Arctica we are willing to hear it. The story can be anything; a love story connected to a SA song, a SA song at a funeral/wedding, SA tattoos, a song that saved someone’s life… Anything, you name it.
It is extremely important to hear the whole story behind it, with all the emotions. Please send the story
South American Tour - March 2013
Days of the South American Sonata Arctica Tour.
02.03.2013 - Auditorio BlackBerry, Mexico City (Mexico)
04.03.2013 - Peppers Club, San José (Costa Rica)
06.03.2013 - Teatro Metropolitano, Medellín (Colombia) [venue change]
07.03.2013 - Teatro Jorge Isaacs, Cali (Colombia)
08.03.2013 - Teatro Ecci, Bogotá (Colombia)
10.03.2013 - Via Marques, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
11.03.2013 - Teatro Rival Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
13.03.2013 - Anfiteatro del Banco Central del Paraguay, Asunción (Paraguay)
15.03.2013 - Teatro Caupolicán, Santiago (Chile)
16.03.2013 - Teatro de Flores, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
17.03.2013 - Teatro de Flores, Buenos Aires (
North American Tour 2012 + Support band Arsis
Two shows have been added to the North American tour in December. See the updated list below.
06.12.2012 Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY (USA)
07.12.2012 The Palladium, Worcester, MA (USA)
08.12.2012 The Note, West Chester, PA (USA)
09.12.2012 Empire, Springfield, VA (USA)
11.12.2012 Opera House, Toronto (Canada)
12.12.2012 The Altar Bar, Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
13.12.2012 Peabody's, Cleveland, OH (USA)
14.12.2012 Harpo's, Detroit, MI (USA) - new
15.12.2012 Mojoes, Joliet, IL (USA)
17.12.2012 Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO (USA)
20.12.2012 Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, CA (USA) - new
Source: http://www.s
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OMG I can't wait! Bought a concert ticket to see them a month ago, so I hope time will fly fast enough for me to see them live .
Thank you for the great post : )
Thank you for the great post : )