SONATA ARCTICA

Genre Power Metal
Lyrical theme Fantasy Metaphors, Relationships, Life
Origin Finland (Kemi)
Formed in 1999
Current label Nuclear Blast
Status Active

Current line-up
Tony Kakko - Vocals, Keyboards (1999-) (Northern Kings)
Elias Viljanen - Guitar (2007-) (Astral (Fin), Depravity (Fin), Sigillum Diaboli (Fin), Mess, The Enemy (Fin))
Marko Paasikoski - Bass (2000-)
Henrik "Lance" Klingenberg - Keyboards (2002-) (Mental Care Foundation, Requiem (Fin), Silent Voices, Graveyard Shift, Elias Viljanen)
Tommy Portimo - Drums (1999-)

Former/past member
Guitar:
Jani Liimatainen (1999-2007) (Altaria, Graveyard Shift, Dream Asylum, Neverday, Sydänpuu, Cain's Offering)

Bass:
Janne Kivilahti (1999-2000)

Keyboards:
Mikko Härkin (2000-2002) (Kenziner, Wingdom, Kotipelto, Essence Of Sorrow, Mehida, Solution .45, Cain's Offering)

Discography


UnOpened Single, 1999
Ecliptica Full-length, 1999
Successor EP, 2000
Orientation EP, 2001
Wolf & Raven Single, 2001
Live At Provinssirock Festival Single, 2001
Silence Full-length, 2001
Last Drop Falls Single, 2001
Songs of Silence - Live in Tokyo Live album, 2002
Victoria's Secret Single, 2003
Winterheart's Guild Full-length, 2003
Broken Single, 2003
Takatalvi EP, 2003
Reckoning Night - 4 Tracks Single, 2004
Don't Say a Word Single, 2004
Don't Say a Word EP, 2004
Reckoning Night Full-length, 2004
My Selene Single, 2004
Shamandalie Single, 2004
The End of This Chapter Best of/Compilation, 2005
For the Sake of Revenge DVD, 2006
For the Sake of Revenge Live album, 2006
The Collection 1999-2006 Best of/Compilation, 2006
Replica 2006 Single, 2006
Paid in Full Single, 2007
Unia Full-length, 2007
Deliverance Best of/Compilation, 2008
The Last Amazing Grays Single, 2009
Flag In The Ground Single, 2009
The Days of Grays Full-length, 2009

Links

Official
Official Sonata Arctica
Official Jani Liimatainen
Tony Kakko @ MySpace
Sonata Arctica @ Myspace
Sonata Arctica @ Bebo

Labels
Sonata Arctica @ Nuclear Blast
Sonata Arctica @ Spinefarm Records
Nuclear Blast Europe @ Bebo
Spinefarm @ MySpace

Fan site
Sonata Arctica Japan
Dutch Fansite
German Fansite
Sonata Arctica Spain
FullMoon Fansite
Sonata Arctica Slovak Fansite
Official Dutch Fanclub
Russian Fanclub
Official Collector's Info @ SARDIN
Sonata Arctica Hungary
Sonata Arctica Uk
Sonata Arctica's Italian Fan Forum
Sonata Arctica @ Truemetal
Land of... Silence: Italian Official Fansite
Sonata Arctica Polish Fansite