Sonata Arctica

- Genres: Power metal
- Origin: Kemi, Finland
- Formed: 1996
- Label(s): Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast

Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996. Their later works (most notably Unia and a few tracks on Reckoning Night) contain some elements typical of progressive metal.
Band Members
- Tony Kakko
- Elias Viljanen
- Tommy Portimo
- Marko Paasikoski
- Henrik Klingenberg
Albums
- Ecliptica (1999)
- Silence (2002)
- Winterheart's Guild (2003)
- Reckoning Night (2004)
- For the Sake of Revenge (2005)
- Unia (2007)

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- SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist Interviewed At UK's HARD ROCK HELL Festival - Dec. 19 ...
  
  Barry Anderson of Metal Storm conducted an interview with guitarist Elias Viljanen of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA at this year's Hard Rock Hell ... (December 19, 2009)
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- Sonata Arctica marks 'Days' on spring road trip
  
  By Tjames Madison / LiveDaily Contributor Finnish power-metal outfit Sonata Arctica [ tickets ] will travel to North America early next spring to support ... (December 01, 2009)
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- Getting To Know DELAIN Singer CHARLOTTE WESSELS - Dec. 18, 2009
  
  Charlotte: I was doing a soundcheck with SONATA ARCTICA, because I am doing a guest appearance with them. We're on tour with them and they asked me! ... (December 17, 2009)
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- Finntroll Posts New Song, "Under Bergets Rot," Online
  
  in Helsinki, Finland and mastered by Mika Jussila (Children Of Bodom, Sonata Arctica, Him, etc.) at Finnvox Studios. The album cover artwork was done again ... (December 17, 2009)
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Sonata Arctica Blogs
- SONATA ARCTICA Guitarist Interviewed At U.K.'s HARD ROCK HELL ...
  
  Barry Anderson of Metal Storm conducted an interview with guitarist Elias Viljanen of Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA at this years Hard Rock Hell festival, which was held December 4-5, 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn Sands. (December 20, 2009)
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- BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SONATA ARCTICA, DELAIN: Amsterdam Photos, Video ...
  
  SONATA ARCTICA will embark on a North American headlining tour in the spring. Support will come from MUTINY WITHIN and POWERGLOVE. Tickets are on sale through EnterTheVault.com and all normal ticketing systems. "The Days Of Grays", .... (December 14, 2009)
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- Sonata Arctica - Flag In The Ground
  
  Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996. A few days ago did Sonata visit Stockholm again for a show, this was the last gig on "The Days Of Grays Tour" so it was a little... (December 18, 2009)
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- DELAIN Singer Performs With SONATA ARCTICA In Milan: Video ...
  
  DELAIN singer Charlotte Wessels joined SONATA ARCTICA on stage on Wednesday, November 25 in Milan, Italy to perform the song "Last Drop Falls".Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below. (December 05, 2009)
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- Unia * by Sonata Arctica (CD - 05/22/2007) - $9.78
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