Sonata Arctica
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Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band founded in 1996 in Kemi.
The band's original name was Tricky Beans. After releasing three demo recordings it was changed into Tricky Means. Afterwards the band adopted its current name.
Sonata Arctica's first music album was Ecliptica. It was released on November 1999 in Finland and elsewhere in 2000. 30,000 copies were sold in Japan. The newest studio recording is Reckoning Night (2004).
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[edit] Line-up
[edit] Original members
- Tony Kakko - vocals, keyboards
- Janne Kivilahti - bass
- Jani Liimatainen - guitar
- Tommy Portimo - percussion
[edit] Current members
- Tony Kakko - vocals
- Henrik Klingenberg - keyboards
- Jani Liimatainen - guitar
- Marko Paasikoski - bass
- Tommy Portimo - percussion
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Ecliptica (1999)
- Silence (2001)
- Winterheart's Guild (2003)
- Reckoning Night (2004)
[edit] Compilations
- The End of This Chapter (2005 in Japan, 2006 in Europe)
[edit] Live albums
- Songs of Silence - Live in Tokyo (2002)
- For the Sake of Revenge (2006)
[edit] Mini albums
- Successor (2000)
- Orientation (2001)
- Takatalvi (2003)
- Don't Say a Word (2004)
[edit] Singles
- Unopened (1999)
- Wolf and Raven (2001)
- Last Drop Falls (2001)
- Victoria's Secret (2003)
- Broken (2003)
- Don't Say a Word (2004)
- Shamandalie (2004)
[edit] Demo recordings
- Agre Pamppers (1996)
- Friend till the End (1996)
- PeaceMaker (1997)
- Fullmoon (1999)
[edit] Other releases
- Wolf & Raven (music video, 2001)
- Broken Live (music video, 2003)
- Don't Say a Word (music video, 2004)
- For the Sake of Revenge (DVD, 2006)
