Back in January of this year Finland's Sonata Arctica released the first part of their two-piece Acoustic Adventures project. A delightful collection of many obvious, but also some more obscure catalog selections, Acoustic Adventures - Volume One was nothing less than exhilarating. So now, more than one year later...
When you think of the top tier of European Power Metal bands Nightwish (Finland), HammerFall (Sweden), and Helloween (Germany) are probably some which immediately come to mind. Well, right there with them, just as consistent and relevant over the last two plus decades are none...
Winter is coming, and Sonata Arctica is bringing it along sooner than expected! How so? With their brand new album Talviyö set for release on Friday, September 6th through Nuclear Blast Records. Finnish for winter night, Talviyö marks the tenth overall studio album from the Power Metal...
Known for their topical affinity toward Norse mythology and Viking lore, European outfit Leaves' Eyes are a band who have sailed the seven seas for nearly fifteen years now, all while creating truly epic Symphonic/Folk Metal. Their impressive and detailed catalogue consists of seven larger-than-life...
Finland has produced some amazing Power Metal bands in the world. Perhaps it is a product of something in the cold arctic air of the Nordic country that breathes such powerful, rich, dynamic voices that drive this style of Metal. Upon the greats, Sonata Arctica...
It is no secret that Finland's Nightwish is one the world's most well-known and respected Symphonic Metal bands. Formed back in 1996 by main Composer and Keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, he envisioned a band that would embody an “atmospheric mood” that included flutes, strings, acoustic guitars,...
When one door closes, another opens for Finland's Heidi Parviainen with her new band, Dark Sarah. A Classical singer and vocal teacher, Parviainen was a part of Amberian Dawn from 2006 to 2012, and upon their split she began to focus on her solo career....
Celebrating their fifteen year anniversary as a band, Finland's Sonata Arctica made a return to North American shores for the first time since 2012. Now supporting their eighth studio album, Pariah's Child, excitement levels ran high when the tour was announced in the beginning of 2014...
