Sonata Arctica je finski power metal bend iz grada Kemi (Finska), osnovan 1995. Na prvih par albuma bili su orijentisani na power metal, ali njihovi kasniji albumi (prije svega  The Days of Grays, Unia i pojedine pjesme na Reckoning Night i Winterheart's Guild) sadrže nekoliko elemenata tipičnih za progressive metal. Bend su osnovali Marco Paasikoski, Jani Liimatainen i Tommy Portimo krajem 1995., a početkom naredne godine bendu se priključuju Tony Kakko i Pentti Peura. Bend se prvobitno zvao Tricky Beans i svirali su hard rock više nego power metal po kom su kasnije postali poznati. Tokom prvih nekoliko godina rada bend je snimio tri demo snimka koje nikad nisu poslali ni jednoj izdavačkoj kući - Friend 'till the End, Agre Pamppers i PeaceMaker. Diskografija benda obuhvata : 7 studijskih albuma, 2 live albuma, 2 kompilacije, 2 video albuma, 5 spotova, 4 EP-a, 12 singlova, i 4 demo-a.

Članovi benda

Trenutni članovi

   Tommy Portimo – drums (1995−present)
   Marko Paasikoski – bass, backing vocals (2000-present), guitars (1995-1997)
   Tony Kakko – lead vocals (1996−present), keyboards (1996–2001, 2003, 2007–present)
   Henrik Klingenberg – keytar, keyboards, backing vocals (2002−present)
   Elias Viljanen – guitars, backing vocals (2007−present)

Bivši članovi

   Jani Liimatainen – guitars, backing vocals (1995-2007)
   Pentti Peura – bass, backing vocals (1996-1998)
   Janne Kivilahti – bass, backing vocals (1998-2000)
   Mikko Härkin – keyboards, backing vocals (2000-2002)



Sonata Arctica 2012 (s lijeva na desno) – Tommy Portimo, Henrik Klingenberg, Tony Kakko, Marko Paasikoski, Elias Viljanen.

Diskografija

Studijski albumi

   Ecliptica (1999)
   Silence (2001)
   Winterheart's Guild (2003)
   Reckoning Night (2004)
   Unia (2007)
   The Days of Grays (2009)
   Stones Grow Her Name (2012)

Cover pjesme

"Black Diamond" − Stratovarius (live, short clip in Stratovarius - Infinite Visions VHS/DVD)
"Speed of Light" − Stratovarius (at the end of "False News Travel Fast" in Songs of Silence)
"Fade to Black" − Metallica (Victoria's Secret, Takatalvi, A Tribute to the Four Horsemen)
"Wind Beneath My Wings" − Bette Midler (Orientation)
"Die With Your Boots On" − Iron Maiden (Last Drop Falls, Orientation)
"World in My Eyes" − Depeche Mode (Don't Say a Word)
"Two Minds, One Soul" − Vanishing Point (Don't Say a Word)
"Still Loving You" − Scorpions (Takatalvi)
"I Want Out" − Helloween (Takatalvi)
"Out in the Fields" − Gary Moore (Paid in Full, Unia)
"Silent Jealousy" − X Japan (live)
"Crash & Burn" − Yngwie Malmsteen (live)
"Excuse Me While I Kill Myself" − Sentenced (live)
"I Was Made for Lovin' You" − KISS (live)
"Smoke on the Water" − Deep Purple (live)
"Child in Time" - Deep Purple (live)
"Gaston y'a l'téléfon qui son" − Nino Ferrer (live)
"One" − Metallica (live)
"We Will Rock You" − Queen (live)
"No More Tears" − Ozzy Osbourne (live)
"Hava Nagila" ("The Cage"/"Vodka", "For the Sake of Revenge")
"Master of Puppets" − Metallica (live)
"The Trooper" − Iron Maiden (live)
"Cowboys From Hell" - Pantera (live, Jani Liimatainen's Young Guitar DVD and Into The Storm bootleg DVD)
"Metropolis" - Dream Theater" (live)
"Total Eclipse Of The Heart" - Bonnie Tyler" (live)
"Runaway" - Del Shannon (live)
"Hell Is Living Without You" - Alice Cooper (One For All, All For One)
"I Can't Dance" - Genesis (Not Released Yet)

Live albumi

* Songs of Silence – Live in Tokyo (2002)
* For the Sake of Revenge (2006)
* Live in Finland (2011)

Kompilacije

* The End of This Chapter (2005)
* The Collection (2006)

EP-ovi

* Successor (2000)
* Orientation (2001)
* Takatalvi (2003)
* Don't Say a Word (2004)

Singlovi

"UnOpened"   
"Wolf & Raven"
"Last Drop Falls"
"Victoria's Secret"
"Broken"
"Don't Say a Word"
"Shamandalie"
"Replica 2006"
"Paid in Full"   
"Flag In The Ground"
"The Last Amazing Grays"   
"I Have A Right"

Video albumi

* For the Sake of Revenge (2006)
* Live in Finland (2011)

Spotovi

"Wolf & Raven" (2001)
"Broken (Live)" (2003)
"Don't Say a Word" (2004)
"Paid in Full" (2007)
"Flag in the Ground" (2009)
"The Last Amazing Grays (Live)" (2011)
"I Have a Right" (2012)
"Shitload of money" (2012)

CD Covers

Spotovi

Dobri su, slusam ih povremeno. Moram da istaknem da mi se starije pesme mnogo vise svidjaju u odnosu na novije, sve moje omiljene pesme se nalaze na prva cetiti albuma 

Obožavam ih.. Jedan od omiljenijih bendova

Toliko ih obozavas da si im posvetila citavu jednu recenicu 


Kod mene je situacija potpuno identicna, izmedju starijih i novijih albuma biram starije. Imam na hardu "The collection" iz 2006. i to vrtim non stop. Neke od omiljenih pjesama su mi : Victoria's secret, Black sheep, Don't say a word, Wolf & Raven... Sa poslednja tri albuma malo toga mogu da izdvojim, maksimalno tri pjesme sa Unie, isto vazi i za The days of grays, a sa ovog poslednjeg albuma na prvo slusanje mi se jedino dopala Only the broken heart... Ono sto me jako cudi je da sa 7 studijskih albuma imaju svega 8 spotova. Ne znam, mnoge (cak i dosta anonimnije) grupe sa 4 albuma imaju vise spotova...

Nije jedna nego 2 

Evo.. Omiljene pesme su mi :Fulmoon, Last Drop Falls i Replica..
A volim i San Sebastian, Tallulah, Letter to Danna, Shy, No dream can heal a broken Heart, Pid in full
Ima ih još ali trenutno ne mogu da se setim

Interview with Tony Kakko

Alcatraz, Milano, Italy. 22/11/2012



South American Tour in March 2013!

02.03.2013 - Auditorio BlackBerry, Mexico City (Mexico)
06.03.2013 - Auditorio ADIDA, Medellín (Colombia)
07.03.2013 - Teatro Jorge Isaacs, Cali (Colombia)
08.03.2013 - Teatro Ecci, Bogotá (Colombia)
10.03.2013 - Via Marques, Sao Paulo (Brazil)
11.03.2013 - Teatro Rival Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
15.03.2013 - Teatro Caupolicán, Santiago (Chile)
17.03.2013 - Teatro de Flores, Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Izvor

Nenormalno dobra pesma

Sve mi se vise svidja njihov poslednji studijski album Osim gorepomenute Only the broken heart nakon nekoliko preslusavanja provalio sam koliko su dobre Losing my insanity, Somewhere close to you, Alone in heaven i jos neke pjesmice. Sve u svemu - vrlo dobar album

Odličan album...

Sonata Arctica Live in Finland

Live in Finland is a live album and DVD recorded by the Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. Live in Finland was recorded at Club Teatria in Oulu, Finland on April 15, 2011 during the "The Days Of Grays" World Tour. Along with the CD, there is a DVD in stereo and Surround 5.1 sound, which also includes Finnish commentary track by the band, making-of videos, two documentaries, photos, and music videos. The DVD's cover was created by Xabier Loebl



DVD track listing

Intro (Everything Fades To Gray)
Flag In The Ground
Last Amazing Grays
Juliet
Replica
Blank File
As If The World Wasn't Ending
Paid In Full
Victoria's Secret
Instrumental Exhibition
The Misery
Fullmoon
In Black & White
Mary-Lou
Shy
Letter To Dana
Caleb
Don't Say A Word
Outro (Vodka/Everything Fades To Gray)

The bonus DVD includes :

Sonata Arctica Open Air II
1. White Pearl, Black Oceans
2. Draw Me
3. In Black & White
4. Don't Say A Word
Acoustic Live at Alcatraz, Milano:
1. Mary-Lou
2. Shy
3. Letter to Dana
Making-Of "Live in Finland"
Making-Of "Flag In The Ground"
Latin-American Tour Documentary
Made In Finland - Tour Documentary
Photo Galleries
Flag In The Ground - Cover contest
Music videos for:
Don't Say A Word
Paid in Full
Flag In The Ground

CD track listing

Intro (Everything Fades To Gray)
Flag In The Ground
Last Amazing Grays
Juliet
Replica
Blank File
As If The World Wasn't Ending
Paid In Full
Victoria's Secret
Instrumental Exhibition
The Misery
In Black & White
Letter To Dana
Caleb
Don't Say A Word
Outro (Vodka/Everything Fades To Gray)

The bonus CD includes :

1. Paid In Full
2. 8th Commandment
3. Replica
4. Tallulah
5. Caleb
6. White Pearl, Black Oceans
7. Draw Me
8. Fullmoon

Izvor

Me wants