Finnish melodic metal titans, SONATA ARCTICA, will unleash their new studio album called The Ninth Hour on October 7th through Nuclear Blast. Today, the band have released the music video for the brand-new song “Life”. Watch the clip directed by Ville Juurikkala here:
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“I tried desperately to have at least one positive, uplifting song on this album and maybe this is it. I always struggle writing positive lyrics, that’s the thing. We’ve been called “happy metal” many times because of the melodies and so on, but lyrics are usually something that do not walk the sunny side of the road. They contrast the music. ‘Life’ anyway, is telling people to find good things in life, find the things hurting and causing harm and replacing them with positive things with help of friends. Go out and be together with people, share experiences, live. I know it’s a dumb thing to say, but life is better alive”, commented Tony Kakko.
More on The Ninth Hour:
‘Closer To An Animal’ OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO
Album Trailer Part I
Album Trailer Part II
Album Trailer Part III
Once again, the upcoming album was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen, to create a recognisable yet refreshing sound that defines the spirit of the band in the year 2016.
Here is the full tracklist of The Ninth Hour:
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)
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Once again, the upcoming album was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen, to create a recognizable yet refreshing sound that defines the spirit of the band in the year 2016.
Right after the release of their anticipated record and their European tour with label mates TWILIGHT FORCE, SONATA ARCTICA will return to the states for a headlining tour with LEAVES’ EYES and OMNIUM GATHERUM
Confirmed dates for SONATA ARCTICA‘s 2016 North American Tour with LEAVES EYES & OMNI GATHERUM are:
11/06/2016 The Fillmore – Charlotte, NC
11/07/2016 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD
11/08/2016 Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY
11/09/2016 The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
11/11/2016 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
11/12/2016 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT
11/13/2016 Club Soda – Montreal, QC CANADA
11/14/2016 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON CANADA
11/16/2016 Dallas – Kitchener, ON CANADA
11/17/2016 Park Street Saloon – Columbus, OH
11/18/2016 Token Lounge – Westland, MI
11/19/2016 Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
11/21/2016 Rave – Milwaukee, WI
11/22/2016 Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN
11/24/2016 The Exchange – Regina, SK CANADA
11/25/2016 Dickens – Calgary, AB CANADA
11/26/2016 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB CANADA
11/28/2016 The Venue – Vancouver, BC CANADA
11/29/2016 El Corazon – Seattle, WA
11/30/2016 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
12/02/2016 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
12/03/2016 Brick by Brick – San Diego, CA
12/04/2016 The Grove – Anaheim, CA
12/05/2016 Club Red – Tempe, AZ
12/06/2016 Tricky Falls – El Paso, TX
12/08/2016 Gothic Theater – Englewood, CO
12/09/2016 Granada – Lawrence, KS
12/10/2016 Trees- Dallas, TX
12/11/2016 Cine El Rey- McAllen, TX
12/13/2016 Alamo Music Hall- San Antonio, TX
12/14/2016 Scout Bar- Houston, TX
12/16/2016 House of Blues- Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/17/2016 The Masquerade- Atlanta, GA
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