Sonata Arctica!
Sonata Arctica Official Website
Sonata Arctica Youtube Channel
(For my friend Neverlife.)
Sonata Arctica Official Website
Sonata Arctica Youtube Channel
(For my friend Neverlife.)
Yeah it's me again with yet Another Scandinavian heavy/power metal band, this time it's one of Finland's finest bands "Sonata Arctica". They went through the same numerous growing pains as most bands, forming in 1996, before finally settling on their name, and recording "Ecliptica" in 1999 their first full length studio album. They make no bones about following in Stratovarius's footsteps, and are heavily influenced by them. Unlike so many other power/metal bands, SA is driven by keyboards as the lead instrument, reminds me of a Supertramp with an extremely bad attitude in that regard.(I use them as one of the finest examples of a keyboard dominated sound, their musical styles are completely different though.)
Current Line-up:
Tony Kakko - Vocals, Keyboards
Elias Viljanen - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Markko Paasikoski - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Tommy Portimo - Drums & Percussion
Henrik Kligenberg - Keyboards, Keytar, Backing Vocals.
I have all the albums in the collage, plus numerous EP's and other live recordings, their discography is all over the place.
From left to right:
Ecliptica...Silence...Winterheart Guild,
Reckoning Night...Unia...The Days Of Grays.
Stones Grow Her Name...Pariah's Child...The Ninth Hour
Flag in the Ground, from their newest CD The Days Of Grays.
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