Sonata Arctica announce single 'Closer To An Animal' and album pre-sale start
fter announcing the new album »The Ninth Hour«, due on October 7th, the Finnish melodic metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA now presents its first single and lyric video 'Closer To An Animal'.
"'Closer to an animal' was a song that our vocalist Tony sent to the studio somewhere around the middle of the sessions with the words: 'This will be the album opener'," keyboarder Henkka Klingenberg remembers. "After checking out the demo, we all just had to agree. I would say that musically this is a 'metal meets 80's' type of song. We wanted this as the first single, since it gives quite a clear picture of what you can expect on the upcoming album, or at least some of it. I'm really looking forward to opening the shows on the next World Tour with this track!"
Watch the lyric video to 'Closer To An Animal' here: https://youtu.be/EN1D5SFw2ZE
Order the single digitally here: http://nblast.de/SonataArcticaDownloads
Here is the full tracklist of »The Ninth Hour«:
- Closer To An Animal
- Life
- Fairytale
- We Are What We Are
- Till Death’s Done Us Apart
- Among The Shooting Stars
- Rise A Night
- Fly, Navigate, Communicate
- Candle Lawns
- White Pearl, Black Oceans Part II – “By The Grace Of The Ocean”
- On The Faultline (Closure To An Animal)
This ninth studio release will be available in the following formats:
- CD
- DIGI
- 2LP (black in gatefold)
- 2LP (coloured in gatefold, Nuclear Blast mailorder wholesale only!)
- DIGIcanvas (Nuclear Blast mailorder only bundle!)
Choose your favourite format and order it in our shop: http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/label/music/band/shop/71005.sonata-arctica.html. Once again, the upcoming album was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen, to create a recognizable yet refreshing sound that defines the spirit of the band in the year 2016.
Right after the summer festival season and the release of this much-anticipated record, the band will embark on a European tour together with labelmates TWILIGHT FORCE to present the new songs to their fans. Here are the dates:
SONATA ARCTICA
Special Guests: TWILIGHT FORCE
- 07.10. N Trondheim - Byscenen *SOLD OUT*
- 08.10. S Borlänge - Liljan
- 09.10. S Huskvarna - Folkets Park
- 11.10. DK Copenhagen - Pumpehuset
- 12.10. D Hamburg - Markthalle
- 13.10. NL Haarlem - Patronaat
- 14.10. NL Tilburg - 013
- 15.10. UK London - o2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
- 16.10. F Paris - La Machine Du Moulin Rouge
- 18.10. F Strasbourg - La Laiterie
- 19.10. CH Pratteln - Z7
- 20.10. I Milan - Alcatraz
- 21.10. D Mannheim - MS Connexion Complex
- 22.10. D Bochum - Zeche
Get tickets for the German shows in our Nuclear Blast mailorder: http://www.nuclearblast.de/de/produkte/tickets/indoor/ticket/twilight-force-hamburg-12.10.2016.html
Or catch the band on their US tour with LEAVES' EYES and OMNIUM GATHERUM:
- 06.11. USA Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore
- 07.11. USA Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore
- 08.11. USA Clifton Park, NY - Upstate Concert Hall
- 09.11. USA Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
- 11.11. USA Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
- 12.11. USA Hartford, CT - Webster Theater
- 13.11. CDN Montreal, QC - Club Soda
- 14.11. CDN Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
- 16.11. CDN Kitchener, ON - Dallas
- 17.11. USA Columbus, OH - Park Street Saloon
- 18.11. USA Westland, MI - Token Lounge
- 19.11. USA Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar
- 21.11. USA Milwaukee, WI - Rave
- 22.11. USA Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights
- 24.11. CDN Regina, SK - The Exchange
- 25.11. CDN Calgary, AB - Dickens
- 26.11. CDN Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
- 28.11. CDN Vancouver, BC - The Venue
- 29.11. USA Seattle, WA - El Corazon
- 30.11. USA Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
- 02.12. USA San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
- 03.12. USA San Diego, CA - Brick By Brick
- 04.12. USA Anaheim, CA - The Grove
- 05.12. USA Tempe, AZ - Club Red
- 06.12. USA El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
- 08.12. USA Englewood, CO - Gothic Theater
- 09.12. USA Lawrence, KS - Granada
- 10.12. USA Dallas, TX - Trees
- 11.12. USA McAllen, TX - Cine El Rey
- 13.12. USA San Antonio, TX - Alamo Music Hall
- 14.12. USA Houston, TX - Scout Bar
- 16.12 USA Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues
- 17.12. USA Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
Order SONATA ARCTICA merchandise at: http://nblast.de/SONATAARCTICAShop
