Finnish melodic metal icons SONATA ARCTICA should be closing their »Acoustic Adventures« European tour this week. Unfortunately, it had to be postponed to late 2022 (the band’s extensive live itinerary can be found below!) due to obvious reasons. But fans need not worry as the band are bringing some cozy…
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SONATA ARCTICA-Live In Finland-The Covideo Chronicles-Day Twenty (April 20th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2011 Rating: 4.5/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly dissimilar and…
Black Sun – Power metal from Ecuador
INTERVIEW WITH BLACK SUN (Santiago Salem – Bass, Nicolás Estrada – Drums, Christopher Gruenberg – guitar and Nino Laurenne – producer) Metal music is a universal phenomenon. There are a lot of great and amazing bands from every part of the world. How many of readers out there are familiar…
Raskasta Iskelmaa – Raskasta Iskelmaa
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2019, Spinefarm Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP I stumbled across this album on-line and my interest was immediately captured. I do have a tendency to seek the weird, wacky and wonderful side of Heavy Metal as a break from the intensity and seriousness of so many…
THE DARK ELEMENT featuring Jani Liimatainen and Anette Olzon announce second album “Songs the Night Sings” release date November 8
THE DARK ELEMENT is a musical project featuring vocalist Anette Olzon (ex-Nightwish) and Finnish guitarist and songwriter Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Arctica, Insomnium, Cain’s Offering). November 8 will see the release of their second album entitled “Songs the Night Sings”. Today, the band presents a video for the album’s title track.…
SONATA ARCTICA announce release date for the upcoming album “Talviyö”
On September 6th, Finnish melodic metal titans SONATA ARCTICA will release their 10th studio album called “Talviyö” (which means Winter Night), including 11 new tracks. “Talviyö” was recorded between September 2018 and May 2019, produced by Mikko Tegelman and SONATA ARCTICA in Studio57. Additional recordings took place in various other…
Australia’s Vanishing Point signs with new management for 6th studio album
Australian melodic/power/prog metal royalty Vanishing Point are happy to announce they have signed with new management, Hard Drive Agency. Not only will Hard Drive Agency be representing Vanishing Point for their 6th studio release, but an absolutely massive touring schedule is also in the works. Vanishing Point are no strangers…
Sonata Arctica with support on Acoustic Adventures European Tour 2019 Palladium Malmoe, Sweden
Sonata Arctica – headline Acoustic Adventures European Tour 2019 Witherfall – support act Palladium, Malmo, Sweden 15/3 – 2019 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall It’s been a while since Finnish melodic power metal act Sonata Arctica released their effort, 2016’s THE NINTH HOUR. Despite that, the band’s out…
Ollila, Marko J. – Sonata Arctica (Book Review)
Author: Marko J. Ollila Title: Sonata Arctica Publisher: Paasilinna Year: 2015 Year Reviewed: 2019 Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP It seems so strange to me. Power Metal is one of the longest running, most prolific, best-selling Metal genres on the planet but there are virtually no books about the style and…
The Dark Element – The Dark Element, featuring Jani Liimatainen and Anette Olzon
Reviewed: February, 2018 Released: November 2017, Nuclear Blast Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Brat I have a been a fan of Jani Liimatainen’s writing since his song “My Selene” was released on Sonata Arctica’s album, RECKONING NIGHT. The album starts with the title track and we are not kept waiting with a…
Sonata Arctica with support on The Ninth Hour World Tour 2017 – Europe leg 2 – Kulturbolaget Malmo, Sweden
Sonata Arctica The Ninth Hour World Tour 2017 – Europe leg 2 – Thunderstone – special guest Striker – support act Kulturbolaget, Malmo, Sweden 7/4 – 2017 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall
Sonata Arctica + Thunderstone @ The Classic Grand, Glasgow
Sonata Arctica + Thunderstone @ The Classic Grand, Glasgow 24th March 2017 Review & photos by Oliver M.
Sonata Arctica – Interview with Tony Kakko
Sonata Arctica Interview with vocalist Tony Kakko 24th March 2017 @ The Classic Grand, Glasgow Interviewed by Oliver M.
Sonata Arctica, with Leave’s Eyes @ The Gothic Theater, Denver CO
Words and pictures by Kyle Moore, the Metal Magnus The Gothic Theater – Denver, CO December 8th, 2016 For those wondering how to best save on heating bills, a great way to warm up on a bitterly cold winter night is to attend a Scandinavian power metal show. Performing tonight were…
Sonata Arctica + Twilight Force + Power Quest @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
Sonata Arctica + Twilight Force + Power Quest @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London 15th October 2016 Review by Oliver M. Photography by Graham Hilling