Saturday, 9/28/2024
at 7:00 PM


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POWER-METAL-STORM

Sonata Arctica return to their glorious beginnings with the new album "Clear Cold Beyond," delivering an album that sweeps through the ear canals like a powerful winter storm. In the fall, the Finnish power metal gods will tour Europe again. Supporting acts: Firewind and Serious Black, who will also deliver brand-new song material in 2024.

Power metal with an unmistakable sense for gripping melodies and anthem-like song structures that make you addicted at first listen. These are the typical trademarks with which Sonata Arctica has been enchanting the metal world for a quarter of a century. As part of the announcement of the new album "Clear Cold Beyond" (Release: March 8, 2024), the Finnish metal icons stated at the beginning of the year that they would prefer to bring the new material directly to the stage. Already with the first track of the new record, we get the keyboard-heavy power metal in our ears that we fell in love with during the band's early days. The progressive influences are put on hold, and mastermind Tony Kakko and his men show a level of playfulness that hasn't been seen in a long time. "It actually feels like a fresh start, returning to the metal of the early days," Kakko rejoices. "This is by far the most relentless Sonata Arctica album in a long time, and a spectacular revival of our lightning-fast, far, far north-forged power metal sound." Responsible for this return to old virtues is Mikko Karmilla, who produced the album and perfectly captures the magic of the past. "Clear Cold Beyond" is a fantastic album with various potential band classics that are likely to quickly become staples on the setlist. Sonata Arctica are going back to their roots, but also sound hungry, young, and fresh after 25 years. This work is at the forefront of contenders for "Power Metal Album of the Year."

Doors open: 6:00 PM

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