Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica, the long-running Finnish power metallers signed to German label Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), will release a live album called "Live In Latin America" on December 18, 2026. In 2025, Sonata Arctica hit the road on their…

Tungsten, the Swedish power metal force and protégés of German label Reigning Phoenix Music, are unveiling the official music video for their new single The North Will Rise, featuring special guest Tony Kakko, frontman of long-running…

Sonata Arctica, the long-running Finnish power metal crew and pride of German label Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), have dropped a new single called Freedom Concept. Check it out below. The new single marks the band's 30th anniversary.…

Released: March 8, 2024 on Atomic Fire RecordsProduction: Sonata ArcticaLength: 59:29 min.Genre: Quasi power metal "Tony with His Fingers Crossed" In the review of Sonata's Bucharest gig I mentioned that Tony had been teasing us…

"Here are ten hand-picked power metal albums that came out twenty years ago, left a real mark on the power metal scene and the metal world in general, and make for especially sweet trips down memory lane."

By Wednesday morning the sky was already crying too, as if it sensed this would be the day of the festival's dullest and least convincing headliner.

Location: Messegelände / Balingen / GermanyDate: Friday, 15.07.2011 And so day two of BYH!!! 2011 rolled around. Let me just hint that we were freezing in our tents at night, with the temperature hitting a measly 6° C…

Author: Urban BoltaPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Messegelande / Balingen / GermanyConcert date: 15.07.2011Attendance: 14Ticket price: 80€ (two-day ticket) And so the second day of BYH!!! 2011 rolled around. Let me just hint that…

Tony Kakko is the lead voice, main songwriter and driving force of Finnish power metallers Sonata Arctica. We had a chat with Tony about his latest impressions of the new marathon tour, the new album "The Days Of Grays" and the band's…

Author: Aleš PodbrežnikPhotos: Aleš Podbrežnik Venue: Cvetličarna MediaPark / Ljubljana / SloveniaConcert date: 26.02.2011Attendance: 600 Who'd have thought Sonata Arctica would one day become such a beloved name in power metal. These…

Author: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Seifenfabrik / Graz / AustriaConcert date: 05.02.2010Attendance: 250Ticket price: 28,00€ Sonata Arctica were left owing their fans after they had to cancel four dates because of an illness singer Tony…

Henrik Klingenberg is the keyboardist of Sonata Arctica. He joined the band in 2003. The guy took 15 minutes out for RockLine to talk about where things stand in Sonata Arctica right now, the new, sixth studio album in a row »The D

Author: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Palasharp / Milan / ItalyConcert date: 25.11.2009Attendance: 4,500Ticket price: €25.00 One of the biggest touring juggernauts sailing the power metal waters on European soil this fall is surely the tour…

Let me say right off the bat that Sonata Arctica used to be one of my absolute favorite power metal bands. The excellent debut Ecliptica (1999) and its follow-up, maybe even better, Silence (2001)

Location: Idroscalo (Milan) / ItalyDate: 03.06.2006 A rundown of melodic European power metal, spiced up with the rock'n'roll doctrine of the legends. The bus left at midnight, and with the lovely, uplifting vocal soundtrack of mostly…

Author: Aleš Podbrežnik Location: Idroscalo / Milan / ItalyConcert date: 03.06.2006Attendance: 18000 A revision of melodic European power metal, spiced with the rock'n'roll doctrine of the legends. The bus pulled out at midnight, and with…