Sonata Arctica | TalviyÖ | CD

Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from Kemi, Finland, active since 1999. The band was founded in 1996 as the hard rock band Tricky Beans, later Tricky Means, and took the name Sonata Arctica in 1999 when its style had changed into power metal and it needed a more heavy metal name. Tony Kakko has sung for the band since 1996, and the current line-up also includes Tommy Portimo on drums, Henrik Klingenberg on keyboards, Elias Viljanen on guitar and Pasi Kauppinen on bass.

Talviyö is a 1 CD album by Sonata Arctica, released on September 6, 2019 by Nuclear Blast. It was produced by Mikko Tegelman and Sonata Arctica, and Tony Kakko is credited as writer. Guest vocals are credited to Mari-Anneli Sarkkinen, Marja Hakala, Mia K, Outi V, Teemu Koskela, Hilla and R.K. The pieces are connected in a thematic way, though Tony Kakko says they are not enough to make the album a closed concept work.

Track List

1. Message from the Sun
2. Whirlwind
3. Cold
4. Storm the Armada
5. The Last of the Lambs
6. Who Failed the Most
7. Ismo's Got Good Reactors
8. Demon's Cage
9. A Little Less Understanding
10. The Raven Still Flies
11. The Garden