For French fans of Power Metal, that evening at Le Bataclan was certainly a treat: Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica and Sortilège playing on the same stage for one hour each. It was also rather surprising to …READ MORE
Featuring new albums from Grim Reaper, Hammerschmitt, Sonata Arctica & Sinner! …READ MORE
After the Thursday hangovers subsided, the crowd showed up in full force and early for Friday’s festivities at Center Stage, jockeying for floor space and seating position, definitely rarin’ to go. Unlike Thursday, there were …READ MORE
Sonata Arctica is not an unknown name in the music world these days. The Finnish Power Metalers have just released a completely new record called Unia, and this is actually a very strong release. The …READ MORE
Thursday June 9, 2005 Sauna Open Air Festival sure did live up to it’s name this year with three steamingly hot days, and an even hotter line up to increase the steam. So far Sauna …READ MORE
Last weekend saw the first ever Metal Meeting Expo in Helsinki, Finland. The Expo was aimed at business people as well as Metal fans, along with everyone who has an interest in the Finnish Metal …READ MORE
“And from the sea came the wolves….” What the heck?? Not being familiar with sailing terms or legends, better to just let that cover picture slide and get on with the music being offered! Sonata …READ MORE
Friday, July 16, 2004 The completely sold out festival started on Friday afternoon (the 16th) at 15:00:00. I got there in time to witness Sonata Arctica’s set. They were the second act on the main …READ MORE
Sailing up as the outsiders to throne now that Stratovarius wisely have decided to take a break, Finnish Sonata Arctica releases their second full length CD. What makes these kids stand out are the incredible …READ MORE