Finnish power metal titans, SONATA ARCTICA, will unleash their new studio album, ‘The Ninth Hour’ on October 7th via Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have released the first track by track instalment, in which the band explain the meaning behind the first four songs of the album.
Watch the video here:
Pre-order The Ninth Hour:
Pre-order the album digitally here: http://nblast.de/TheNinthHouriTunes
Nuclear Blast UK store exclusive:
Limited Edition Light Blue Vinyl: http://nblast.de/SonataBlueVinyl
Exclusive Digipack CD + Canvas Artwork Print: http://nblast.de/SonataDigiCanvas
Pre-order from Amazon.co.uk:
Digipack CD: http://nblast.de/SonataDigiAmz
Black Vinyl: http://nblast.de/SonataVinylAmz
Once again, the upcoming album was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen.
‘The Ninth Hour’ tracklist:
01. Closer To An Animal
02. Life
03. Fairytale
04. We Are What We Are
05. Till Death’s Done Us Apart
06. Among The Shooting Stars
07. Rise A Night
08. Fly, Navigate, Communicate
09. Candle Lawns
10. White Pearl, Black Oceans Part II – “By The Grace Of The Ocean”
11. On The Faultline (Closure To An Animal)
More on ‘The Ninth Hour’:
Album trailers:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
‘Closer To An Animal‘ lyric video
‘Life’, directed by Ville Juurikkala music video
Catch SONATA ARCTICA on tour!
w/ TWILIGHT FORCE
07.10. N        Trondheim – Byscenen *SOLD OUT*
08.10. S         Borlänge – Liljan *SOLD OUT*
09.10. S         Huskvarna – Folkets Park
11.10. DK      Copenhagen – Pumpehuset
12.10. D        Hamburg – Markthalle
13.10. NL       Haarlem – Patronaat
14.10. NL       Tilburg – 013 *SOLD OUT*
15.10. UK      London – o2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
16.10. F         Paris – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
18.10. F         Strasbourg – La Laiterie
19.10. CH      Pratteln – Z7
20.10. I          Milan – Alcatraz
21.10. D        Mannheim – MS Connexion Complex
22.10. D        Bochum – Zeche
w/ LEAVES’ EYES, OMNIUM GATHERUM
06.11. USA    Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
07.11. USA    Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
08.11. USA    Clifton Park, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
09.11. USA    Philadelphia, PA – The Trocadero
11.11. USA    Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
12.11. USA    Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
13.11. CDN    Montreal, QC – Club Soda
14.11. CDN    Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
16.11. CDN    Kitchener, ON – Dallas
17.11. USA    Columbus, OH – Park Street Saloon
18.11. USA    Westland, MI – Token Lounge
19.11. USA    Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar
21.11. USA    Milwaukee, WI – Rave
22.11. USA    Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
24.11. CDN    Regina, SK – The Exchange
25.11. CDN    Calgary, AB – Dickens
26.11. CDN    Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
28.11. CDN    Vancouver, BC – The Venue
29.11. USA    Seattle, WA – El Corazon
30.11. USA    Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
02.12. USA    San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
03.12. USA    San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
04.12. USA    Anaheim, CA – The Grove
05.12. USA    Tempe, AZ – Club Red
06.12. USA    El Paso, TX – Tricky Falls
08.12. USA    Englewood, CO – Gothic Theater
09.12. USA    Lawrence, KS – Granada
10.12. USA    Dallas, TX – Trees
11.12. USA    McAllen, TX – Cine El Rey
13.12. USA    San Antonio, TX – Alamo Music Hall
14.12. USA    Houston, TX – Scout Bar
16.12Â Â USAÂ Â Â Â Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues
17.12. USA    Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
18.01. FIN      Jyväskylä – Lutakko
19.01. FIN      Seinäjoki – Rytmikorjaamo
20.01. FIN      Oulu – Terminaaliareena
27.01. FIN      Helsinki – The Circus
28.01. FIN      Turku – Apollo
03.02. FIN      Kouvola – House Of Rock
04.02. FIN      Joensuu – Kerubi
21.02. CZ       Zlin – Masters Of Rock Cafe
06.04. D        Leipzig – Hellraiser
03. – 05.08.    D        Wacken – Wacken Open Air
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More info:
www.sonataarctica.info
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