SONATA ARCTICA and TANKARD are the latest acts confirmed for Sweden Rock Festival 2013, which will take place will take place June 5th - 8th in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Confirmed acts now include: ACCEPT, AMARANTHE, AMON AMARTH, AXXIS, BULLET, DEMON, JON ENGLISH, FIREWIND, HUNTRESS, IHSAHN, KISS, KROKUS, MORGANA LEFAY, LENINGRAD ...

  Stones Grow Her Name, the seventh studio album by SONATA ARCTICA, was released on May 18th and achieved Gold status in Finland in just one week. The band finally received the award on stage, while playing at the famous Tavastia Club in Helsinki. The band states: "Although it's not our first album to go Gold in Finlan...

earMUSIC recently announced the release of Blackoustic, the first ever acoustic album by STRATOVARIUS frontman and solo artist, Timo Kotipelto, joining forces with Jani Liimatainen (formerly of SONATA ARCTICA). Audio samples are now available for streaming at this location.   Tracklisting: 'Sleep Well' 'Out In T...

earMUSIC has announced the release of Blackoustic, the first ever acoustic album by STRATOVARIUS frontman and solo artist, Timo Kotipelto, joining forces with Jani Liimatainen (formerly of SONATA ARCTICA). Check out the official album trailer below: The duo has been working together and playing acoustic shows for a while, the idea of recording ...

SONATA ARCTICA have announced the first dates for the upcoming North American Stones Grow Her Name tour 2012, with support from ARSIS. Dates include: December 6 - Gramercy Theatre - New York, NY 7 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA 8 - The Note - West Chester, PA 9 - Empire - Springfield, VA 11 - Opera House - Toronto, ON 13 - Peabody's - ...