Sonatat Arctica release digital single and teaser for 'Life'!

Finnish melodic metal titans, SONATA ARCTICA, will unleash their new studio album called »The Ninth Hour« on October 7th through Nuclear Blast. Today, the band releases their second single and a teaser to the video clip for the song 'Life'.

Purchase the digital single here: http://nblast.de/SonataArcticaDownloads Watch a teaser for the upcoming video (to be revealed next week) here: https://youtu.be/qHliwUXsHpM

“I tried desperately to have at least one positive, uplifting song on this album and maybe this is it. I always struggle writing positive lyrics, that’s the thing. We’ve been called “happy metal” many times because of the melodies and so on, but lyrics are usually something that do not walk the sunny side of the road. They contrast the music. 'Life' anyway, is telling people to find good things in life, find the things hurting and causing harm and replacing them with positive things with help of friends. Go out and be together with people, share experiences, live. I know it’s a dumb thing to say, but life is better alive”, commented Tony Kakko.

Once again, the upcoming album was produced by SONATA ARCTICA themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen, to create a recognisable yet refreshing sound that defines the spirit of the band in the year 2016.

»The Ninth Hour« - Tracklisting:

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!)
• DIGI Canvas (Nuclear Blast mailorder only bundle!)

Pre-order »The Ninth Hour« now: http://nblast.de/SonataTheNinthHour

Catch SONATA ARCTICA on tour!

• 03.09. E Ciudad Real - Hell Rock

w/ 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 *SOLD OUT*
• 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

w/ LEAVES' EYES, 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

More on »The Ninth Hour«:

'Closer To An Animal' OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO: https://youtu.be/EN1D5SFw2ZE

Album Trailer Part I: https://youtu.be/Zdvpl9e8aSY

Album Trailer Part II: https://youtu.be/J86djkXv4As

Album Trailer Part III: https://youtu.be/ciTYPzu2vnE