Finnish melodic metal titans, SONATA ARCTICA, will unleash their new studio album called “The Ninth Hour” on October 7th through Nuclear Blast. The band have released the music video for the brand-new song ‘Life’. Watch the clip directed by Ville Juurikkala here:
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Finnish melodic metal titans, SONATA ARCTICA, will unleash their new studio album called “The Ninth Hour” on October 7th through Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have released the third trailer in support of this upcoming record:
Missed the previous parts of the series? Click here!
Part I: https://youtu.be/Zdvpl9e8aSY
Part II: https://youtu.be/J86djkXv4As
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Finnish power metal titans, SONATA ARCTICA, will unleash their new studio album called “The Ninth Hour” on October 7th through Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have released the second trailer in support of this upcoming record:
You missed part one? Click here: https://youtu.be/Zdvpl9e8aSY
This ninth studio release will be available in the following formats:
– CD
– DIGI
– 2LP (black in gatefold)
– 2LP (coloured in gatefold, Nuclear Blast mailorder + wholesale only!)
– DIGI + Canvas (Nuclear Blast mailorder only bundle!)
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“The Ninth Hour” is approaching and Finnish power metal Titans SONATA ARCTICA are ready to celebrate it with you on October 7th, via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases the first trailer for their upcoming ninth album that you can check out here:
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After announcing the new album “The Ninth Hour”, due on October 7th via Nuclear Blast, the Finnish melodic metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA now presents its first single and lyric video ‘Closer To An Animal’.
“‘Closer to an animal’ was a song that our vocalist Tony sent to the studio somewhere around the middle of the sessions with the words: ‘This will be the album opener’,” keyboarder Henkka Klingenberg remembers. “After checking out the demo, we all just had to agree. I would say that musically this is a ‘metal meets 80’s’ type of song. We wanted this as the first single, since it gives quite a clear picture of what you can expect on the upcoming album, or at least some of it. I’m really looking forward to opening the shows on the next World Tour with this track!”
Watch the lyric video to ‘Closer To An Animal’ here:
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Only two years after the release of “Pariah’s Child” and a massive world tour, the Finnish Melodic Metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA are already back for more – their ninth masterpiece entitled “The Ninth Hour” will see the light of day on October 7th.
Once again, the album was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen, to create a typical yet refreshing sound that defines the spirit of the band in the year 2016.
“The studio work for the new record started seriously in mid-April 2016 in several home studios around Finland,” singer Tony Kakko explains. “But the main recording and mixing took place at the Studio57 in Alaveteli, Finland. It functions as a kind of centre point and all work finally ends up there. We aimed to create another melodic, beautiful, surprising SONATA ARCTICA album… Did it turn out that way? I surely think so. But maybe I should leave that for you to decide!”
After a North American tour with their friends from NIGHTWISH plus many headline shows around the globe, the band was once again able to take a look at the entire world as it is at the moment – on the edge of a possible armageddon. This spirit is reflected in the new artwork of “The Ninth Hour” :
“The artwork of our ninth studio album »The Ninth Hour« depicts a future utopian landscape on the background. Nature and human technologies are in balance. In the middle we have an hour glass contraption with a knob for us to meddle with. The right-hand side cup represents the nature side with no humans left, on the left we have the human dystopia after we have destroyed Nature. The idea I had was, that turning the knob will tilt the hour glass in one direction or another, and the other cup will slowly empty and that future will be erased. Biblically we are expected to repent and sacrifice on »The Ninth Hour«…to dive right back to a more mundane reality, it’s a fact that we are currently living in critical, historical times. Our decisions will define the future. Not only ours as a race, but the future of this entire planet. We need to make sacrifices and in many cases we will repent our already made choices.”
Right after the summer festival season and the release of their anticipated record, the band will embark on a European tour together with their label mates TWILIGHT FORCE to present the new songs to their fans. Here are the dates:
SONATA ARCTICA
Special Guests: TWILIGHT FORCE
presented by: Metal Hammer, Musix, Blast, Rock it + Powermetal.de & Dragon Productions
07.10.16 NOR – Trondheim, Trondheim Metal Fest
08.10.16 SE – Borlänge, Liljan
09.10.16 SE – Huskvarna, Folkets Park
11.10.16 DK – Copenhagen, Pumpehuset
12.10.16 DE – Hamburg, Markthalle
13.10.16 NL – Haarlem, Patronaat
14.10.16 NL – Tilburg, 013
15.10.16 UK – London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
16.10.16 FR – Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge
18.10.16 FR – Strasbourg, La Laiterie
19.10.16 CH – Pratteln, Konzertfabrik Z7
20.10.16 IT – Milan, Alcatraz
21.10.16 DE – Mannheim, Alte Seilerei
22.10.16 DE – Bochum, Zeche
Booking: Dragon Productions – www.dragon-productions.com
Or catch the band on their US tour with LEAVES’ EYES and 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
Order SONATA ARCTICA stuff at: http://nblast.de/SONATAARCTICAShop
Watch their latest clips:
‘The Wolves Die Young’ official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGp0kms-GEk
‘Love’ official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBACRtmu0VQ
‘Cloud Factory’ lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO5FPHFI6sI
‘Kingdom For A Heart’ – official track: http://youtu.be/TnhNPM1A4t8
More info:
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www.facebook.com/sonataarctica
www.nuclearblast.de/sonataarctica
