{"id":2669,"date":"2013-06-27T16:13:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T14:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livestagemusic.com\/?p=2669"},"modified":"2013-06-27T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T14:13:05","slug":"sonata-arctica-confirmed-for-metaldays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livestagemusic.com\/?p=2669","title":{"rendered":"Sonata Arctica &#8211; Confirmed for Metaldays!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>SONATA ARCTICA belongs to the most important artists of the international melodic, power metal scene and their latest full-length-masterpiece titled \u201cStones Grow Her Name\u201d reached to earn another successful breakthrough. The recipe of their success is based on a very special mixture: Solid metal-hymns with powerful chorus combined with smart melodies in consideration of filigree technique. A speciality for metallic souls @ METALDAYS 2013!<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>BIOGRAPHY<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nHard work has always been the key to success \u2013 but it won\u2019t get you anywhere without a good dose of both unmistakable trademarks and ever-renewing innovation. From the beginning of their career on, SONATA ARCTICA have understood and implemented this formula, resulting in a total of album sales figures beyond the staggeringly high 600.000 copies mark for their six previous albums, beginning with the soon-to-be power metal classic \u201cEcliptica\u201d in 1999 and ending with 2009\u2019s almost progressive yet still doubtlessly Sonata-esque \u201cThe Days Of Grays\u201d album. With this amazing success story on their tail \u2013 including gold statuses for all of their albums plus their compilation record and the first live DVD \u00bbFor The Sake Of Revenge\u00ab (2006) in Finland on top of the aforementioned \u2013 expectations on the new, seventh studio record were high. Which stylistic direction would it take?<br \/>\nRecorded in various studios all over Finland, mixed by Mikko Karmila at Sonic Pump Studios and mastered at Chartmakers by Svante Forsb\u00e4ck, \u201cStones Grow Her Name\u201d achieves the impossible: Plainly audible it takes a big step forward while reaching at least equally far into the band\u2019s past, combining only the best of the early works\u2019 catchiness with experimental approaches as presented from \u201cUnia\u201d (2007) on in eleven incomparably well-written musical pearls. It is the blend of true metallic roughness (`Shitload O`Money\u00b4), extremely catchy choruses (`Losing My Insanity\u00b4), anthems of heavenly dignity (`Alone In Heaven\u00b4) and highly emotional ballads<br \/>\n( `Don\u2019t Be Mean\u00b4), built on an in-depth lyrical foundation and presented with a maximum of passion, that gives you the impression of listening to more than just music. In every line and every word, every guitar riff, keyboard solo and drum pattern there is something to discover. Open your hearts to SONATA ARCTICAs most eclectic work to date \u2013 and let \u201cStones Grow Her Name\u201d become the love of your life!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SONATA ARCTICA belongs to the most important artists of the international melodic, power metal scene and their latest full-length-masterpiece titled \u201cStones Grow Her Name\u201d reached to earn another successful breakthrough. 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