Metal Assault recently caught up with SONATA ARCTICA frontman Tony Kakko. An excerpt from the interview is available below:   Q: You’ve always cited QUEEN as your biggest influence. On this album, how much of this influence is shown on the music, in your own opinion? Tony: "In some sense, more, but in some sense less...

SONATA ARCTICA will release their new album, Stones Grow Her Name, on May 18th in Europe and May 22nd in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. The band has just issued part three of their 'Making Of' documentary: Parts one and two can be seen below: Stones Grow Her Name features the following tracklisting: 'Only The B...

Croatian Metal And Rock has issued an interview with SONATA ARCTICA keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg, in which he discusses the band's next album, Stones Grow Her Name, to be released on May 18th in Europe and May 22nd in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. An excerpt follows: Q: Your new album, Stones Grow Her Name, will be released...

Finland's STRATOVARIUS have issued the following update: "While the band is searching for the new drummer, Timo (Kotipelto/vocals) decided to play some poker. Challenge him, Jani Liimatainen (ex-SONATA ARCTICA) and some other Finnish celebs in an online poker tournament on Thursday, April 26th at 20:00 CET (2:00pm EST). You can...

The official Mobile Songpier APP for SONATA ARCTICA's new album, Stones Grow Her Name, is available at this location. Stones Grow Her Name, will be released on May 18th via Nuclear Blast Records. The band's new video, for the single 'I Have A Right', is now available. The clip, directed by Tuukka Temonen, can be ...