By
Larry Petro,
News Monkey
Friday, June 21, 2019 @ 8:55 AM
Out September 6th; "A Little Less Understanding" Single Streaming
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On September 6th, Finnish melodic metal titans SONATA ARCTICA will release their tenth studio album, called Talviyö (which means Winter Night), including eleven new tracks.
"We were talking about having an album cover made from a photo and luckily managed to find this award winning photographer Onni Wiljami who actually hails from a village not too far from our hometown and his pictures were just perfect for this album", explains keyboardist Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg.
"The idea was to create an album that is musically in line with at least the previous two albums", says vocalist Tony Kakko and adds: "I am very happy with the songs and the general mood of the album. Some career highlights there, I feel."
"We recorded a bunch of kick ass songs and tried some new stuff as well. I'm really proud of how we managed to record the band sounding more live, playing together instead of just tracking everything one by one", states Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg.
Today, SONATA ARCTICA release their first single called "A Little Less Understanding", along with a lyric video that you can watch below.
"The song is lyrically somewhat a follow up for ”I Have A Right” and talks about the difficulty of making the right choices with the upbringing of a new human being", explains Tony Kakko.
Get the song digitally here: http://nblast.de/SonataArcticaALLU
Listen in NB New Releases playlist: http://nblast.de/SpotifyNewReleases / http://nblast.de/AppleMusicNewReleases
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 places. "Mikko produced the album and he really managed to push us to do our best, even with the more experimental stuff. Working with an outside producer was the biggest new thing we tried this time", says Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg.
The mixing was done by Mikko Tegelman and Pasi Kauppinen and the mastering was handled by Svante Forsbäck for 'Chartmakers'.
SONATA ARCTICA - Live 2019
21.06. - F - Clisson - Hellfest *SOLD OUT*
28.06. - FIN - Oulu - Rock in the City
29.06. - D - Dischingen - Rock am Härtsfeldsee *SOLD OUT*
05.07. - FIN - Rauma - Rock in the City
07.07. - E - Barcelona - Rock Fest
12.07. - FIN - Lahti - Rock in the City
13.07. - FIN - Tampere - Sauna Open Air
19.07. - FIN - Kouvola - Rock in the City
26.07. - FIN - Rovaniemi - Rock in the City
02.08. - FIN - Lappeenranta - Rock in the City
09.08. - FIN - Jyväskylä - Rock in the City
10.08. - FIN - Lieto - SmugglerRok
16.08. - FIN - Joensuu - Rock in the City
18.08. - BG - Varna - Rock Fest
w/ BATTLE BEAST
06.09. - USA - Margate, FL - O’Malley’s
07.09. - USA - Orlando, FL - The Abbey
08.09. - USA - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
The Shadow Tour - North America 2019
w/ KAMELOT, BATTLE BEAST
10.09. - USA - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
11.09. - USA - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
13.09. - USA - Worcester, MA - Palladium
14.09. - USA - New York, NY - Terminal 5
15.09. - CDN - Montréal, QC - Club Soda
16.09. - CDN - Québec City, QC - Impérial Bell
18.09. - CDN - Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Concert Theatre
19.09. - USA - Detroit, MI - Harpos Concert Theatre
20.09. - USA - Cleveland, OH - Agora Theatre
21.09. - USA - Chicago, IL - Patio Theater
23.09. - USA - St. Paul, MN - Amsterdam Bar & Hall
24.09. - USA - Kansas City, MO - The Truman
25.09. - USA - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
26.09. - USA - Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex
28.09. - CDN - Edmonton, AB - The Ranch Roadhouse
29.09. - CDN - Calgary, AB - Marquee
01.10. - CDN - Vancouver, BC - Venue Nightclub
02.10. - USA - Seattle, WA - Neptune Theatre
04.10. - USA - San Francisco, CA - Palace of Fine Arts
05.10. - USA - Anaheim, CA - City National Grove
06.10. - USA - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
08.10. - USA - Dallas, TX - Canton Hall
09.10. - USA - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
11.10. - USA- Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
12.10. - USA - Tampa Bay, FL - Jannus Live
w/ BATTLE BEAST
13.10. - USA - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
14.10. - USA - Louisville, KY - The Tiger Room
16.10. - USA - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage
17.10. - USA - Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall