Sonata Arctica release first trailer for "The Ninth Hour"

»The Ninth Hour« is approaching and Finnish power metal Titans SONATA ARCTICA are ready to celebrate it with you on October 7th. Today, the band releases the first trailer for their upcoming ninth album that you can check out here: https://youtu.be/Zdvpl9e8aSY. If you missed the first lyric video, you can watch '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«:

1. Closer To An Animal
2. Life
3. Fairytale
4. We Are What We Are
5. Till Death’s Done Us Apart
6. Among The Shooting Stars
7. Rise A Night
8. Fly, Navigate, Communicate
9. Candle Lawns
10. White Pearl, Black Oceans Part II – “By The Grace Of The Ocean”
11. 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!)

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

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