Sonata Arctica talk new records
Finnish power metal titans, SONATA ARCTICA, will unleash their new studio album, ‘The Ninth Hour’ on October 7th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have released the first track by track instalment, in which the band explain the meaning behind the first four songs of the album.
Pre-order The Ninth Hour:
Pre-order the album digitally here: http://nblast.de/TheNinthHouriTunes
Nuclear Blast UK store exclusive:
Limited Edition Light Blue Vinyl: http://nblast.de/SonataBlueVinyl
Exclusive Digipack CD + Canvas Artwork Print: http://nblast.de/SonataDigiCanvas
Pre-order from Amazon.co.uk:
Digipack CD: http://nblast.de/SonataDigiAmz
Black Vinyl: http://nblast.de/SonataVinylAmz
Once again, the upcoming album was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen.
‘The Ninth Hour’ tracklist:
01. Closer To An Animal
02. Life
03. Fairytale
04. We Are What We Are
05. Till Death’s Done Us Apart
06. Among The Shooting Stars
07. Rise A Night
08. Fly, Navigate, Communicate
09. Candle Lawns
10. White Pearl, Black Oceans Part II – “By The Grace Of The Ocean”
11. On The Faultline (Closure To An Animal)
More on ‘The Ninth Hour’:
Album trailers:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
‘Closer To An Animal‘ lyric video
‘Life’, directed by Ville Juurikkala music video
Catch SONATA ARCTICA on tour!
w/ TWILIGHT FORCE
07.10. N Trondheim – Byscenen *SOLD OUT*
08.10. S Borlänge – Liljan *SOLD OUT*
09.10. S Huskvarna – Folkets Park
11.10. DK Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
12.10. D Hamburg – Markthalle
13.10. NL Haarlem – Patronaat
14.10. NL Tilburg – 013 *SOLD OUT*
15.10. UK London – o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
16.10. F Paris – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
18.10. F Strasbourg – La Laiterie
19.10. CH Pratteln – Z7
20.10. I Milan – Alcatraz
21.10. D Mannheim – MS Connexion Complex
22.10. D Bochum – Zeche
w/ LEAVES’ EYES, OMNIUM GATHERUM
06.11. USA Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
07.11. USA Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
08.11. USA Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
09.11. USA Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero
11.11. USA Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
12.11. USA Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
13.11. CDN Montreal, QC – Club Soda
14.11. CDN Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
16.11. CDN Kitchener, ON – Dallas
17.11. USA Columbus, OH – Park Street Saloon
18.11. USA Westland, MI – Token Lounge
19.11. USA Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
21.11. USA Milwaukee, WI – Rave
22.11. USA Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
24.11. CDN Regina, SK – The Exchange
25.11. CDN Calgary, AB – Dickens
26.11. CDN Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
28.11. CDN Vancouver, BC – The Venue
29.11. USA Seattle, WA – El Corazon
30.11. USA Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
02.12. USA San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
03.12. USA San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
04.12. USA Anaheim, CA – The Grove
05.12. USA Tempe, AZ – Club Red
06.12. USA El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
08.12. USA Englewood, CO – Gothic Theater
09.12. USA Lawrence, KS – Granada
10.12. USA Dallas, TX – Trees
11.12. USA McAllen, TX – Cine El Rey
13.12. USA San Antonio, TX – Alamo Music Hall
14.12. USA Houston, TX – Scout Bar
16.12 USA Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues
17.12. USA Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
18.01. FIN Jyväskylä – Lutakko
19.01. FIN Seinäjoki – Rytmikorjaamo
20.01. FIN Oulu – Terminaaliareena
27.01. FIN Helsinki – The Circus
28.01. FIN Turku – Apollo
03.02. FIN Kouvola – House Of Rock
04.02. FIN Joensuu – Kerubi
21.02. CZ Zlin – Masters Of Rock Cafe
06.04. D Leipzig – Hellraiser
03. – 05.08. D Wacken – Wacken Open Air
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More info:
www.sonataarctica.info
www.facebook.com/sonataarctica
www.nuclearblast.de/sonataarctica