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SONATA ARCTICA announce tour with FIREWIND, TUNGSTEN & SERIOUS BLACK

Photo by Jaakko Manninen

14-08-2024

Finnish melodic metal whirlwinds SONATA ARCTICA recently started the “Clear Cold Beyond” world tour in support of their new studio album in their homecountry. Inspired by the highly acclaimed record, the group couldn’t only celebrate a series of great chart entries — including some of the best positions in their long-time career (Switzerland: #12 etc.) – but they are now also pleased to announce their return to stages outside of Finland in the form of a European headline tour in September/October this year. Special guests on the whole run will be iconic Greek metallers FIREWIND with German power metallers SERIOUS BLACK warming up the crowds. The line-up of the Nordic leg will be completed by SONATA ARCTICA‘s new RPM labelmates, Swedish symphonic metal act TUNGSTEN, while Swedish power metal newcomers FINAL STRIKE will appear on the tour’s opening night. The full routing can be found below; tickets are on sale now!

Keyboardist Henrik “Henkka” Klingenberg states, “We had a blast touring with STRATOVARIUS in Europe last autumn, playing power metal and rocking out. With the release of our first studio album in 5 years, “Clear Cold Beyond,” it’s time to hit the road once again. We’re really looking forward to presenting our new power metal songs live and I’m sure this will be yet another tour to remember. See you at the shows – cheers!”

“Fresh off from our headline shows in support of our new album “Stand United” and today we’re excited to announce more European shows for this autumn as special guests of the mighty SONATA ARCTICA. No rest for the wicked! Get tickets and don’t miss this!” says FIREWIND guitar hero Gus G.

Adds SERIOUS BLACK bassist Mario Lochert“After 5 studio albums, numerous tours, shows and festivals worldwide, the name SERIOUS BLACK has already become a permanent fixture in the power metal scene. Anyone who has already been to a concert of this band can look forward to another fireworks on stage – full of hymns, melodies and heavy riffs!”

TUNGSTEN vocalist Mike Andersson comments, “We’re really excited and ready to tour with SONATA ARCTICA in Scandinavia in September. It’ll be an honour to share the stages with these bands and to meet the audience.  It’s truly gonna be a blast and we can’t wait!”

SONATA ARCTICA
“Clear Cold Beyond” European Tour 2024
w/ FIREWIND, TUNGSTEN (*), SERIOUS BLACK
11.09.2024 SE Norrtälje (Opalen) – Rimbo Kulturscen (w/ FINAL STRIKE only)
12.09.2024 SE Östersund – Gamla Teatern*
13.09.2024 NO Trondheim – Byscenen*
14.09.2024 SE Örnsköldsvik – Nöjesbolaget*
16.09.2024 NO Oslo – Vulkan Arena*
17.09.2024 SE Karlstad – Nöjesfabriken*
18.09.2024 SE Huskvarna – Folkets Park*
20.09.2024 DK Roskilde – Gimle*
21.09.2024 DE Berlin – Columbia Theater
22.09.2024 DE Hamburg – Markthalle
24.09.2024 NL Utrecht – TivoliVredenburg (Pandora)
25.09.2024 NL Tilburg – 013
26.09.2024 DE Bochum – Matrix
27.09.2024 DE Aschaffenburg – Colos-Saal
28.09.2024 CH Pratteln – Z7
29.09.2024 DE Munich – Backstage (Werk)
01.10.2024 FR Paris – La Machine du Moulin Rouge
02.10.2024 FR Villeurbanne – La Rayonne
03.10.2024 ES Barcelona – Sala Razzmatazz 2
04.10.2024 ES Madrid – WiZink Center (La Sala)
05.10.2024 ES Pamplona – Sala Totem
07.10.2024 IT Milan – Alcatraz
08.10.2024 IT Padova – Hall
09.10.2024 HU Budapest – Barba Negra
10.10.2024 CZ – Zlín, Masters of Rock Café
11.10.2024 PL Warsaw – Klub Proxima
12.10.2024 PL Poznań – Tama

“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 recently released single “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 their early works, was created by Niko Anttila and the band returned to mixing engineer Mikko Karmila (Finnvox Studios). Final mastering was handled by Svante Forsbäck (Chartmakers West) 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.”

“Clear Cold Beyond” track listing:
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

Bonus tracks (digipak + vinyl only):
11. A Ballad For The Broken
12. Toy Soldiers (MARTIKA cover)

More details on SONATA ARCTICA‘s upcoming LP will be announced in the months to come.

In related news, the “Nordic Power Metal Titans 2023” European tour, featuring SONATA ARCTICA alongside Finnish countrymen STRATOVARIUS and rising international power metallers and labelmates INDUCTION, will commence this weekend. The 24-date trek stands among the most anticipated tours of the year.

Born in 1996 at the edge of the world in the northern Finnish town of Kemi, these humble music makers of melodic metal never tire of the sweet taste of victory. Achieving gold status in their native Finland and securing their ninth career gold record with 2012’s “Stones Grow Her Name” just seven days after release, SONATA ARCTICA also have a long-established history of global charat domination and sold-out shows around the world.

SONATA ARCTICA is:
Tony Kakko – vocals
Elias Viljanen – guitars
Pasi Kauppinen – bass
Henrik “Henkka” Klingenberg – keyboards
Tommy Portimo – drums

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