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Sonata Arctica is tagged as: power metal, metal, melodic metal, finnish, symphonic metal

Sonata Arctica was formed in 1996 on the edge of the world, in the northern Finnish town of Kemi.
Originally was formed as Tricky Beans, they released few demos and as they got the contract they had to change their name.|In 1999 the band recorded a new demo “FullMoon” in Tico Tico Studios located in their hometown, Kemi. At the time of recording the line-up consisted of: Tony (vocals/keys), Jani (guitars), Tommy (drums), and Janne (bass). This new demo was the first exploration for the band in heavy metal waters. The band’s trademark sound of fast, melodic and keyboard oriented heavy metal with clear, high vocals was born. As fate would have it, and with help from Ahti Kortelainen of Tico Tico Studios, the “FullMoon” demo found its way to the premier metal label of Finland, Spinefarm. At the same time Tricky Beans became Sonata Arctica.
Summer of 1999 brought us the first single from Sonata Arctica, “UnOpened”. The title song was instantaneously included in the Metalliliitto 1999 compilation CD. Two tracks from the single, UnOpened and Mary-Lou marked the arrival of SA to the power metal community. During the first mix/pressing of the UnOpened single, Track 1, UnOpened, was unintentionally slowed down. The mistake was discovered sh...
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Top 10 Sonata Arctica Songs
Replica
Fullmoon
Tallulah
Kingdom for a Heart
My Land
Black Sheep
8th Commandment
Last Drop Falls
Victoria's Secret
Paid in Full
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Ecliptica
Silence
Reckoning Night
Unia
Winterheart's Guild
The Days of Grays
Successor
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For the Sake of Revenge
The End of This Chapter
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