Slated for North American release on April 1st, the track listing for Pariah’s Child, the eighth studio album by Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA, is:
01. The Wolves Die Young
02. Running Lights
03. Take One Breath
04. Cloud Factory
05. Blood
06. What Did You Do In The War, Dad?
07. Half A Marathon Man
08. X Marks The Spot
09. Love
10. Larger Than Life
Overwhelmed by the results, SONATA ARCTICA frontman & lyricist Tony Kakko shares:
“There are some instant SONATA-Greatest-Hits songs there, which feels good. I think we reached the result we had in mind, each of us in our own field. We went on to create the next SONATA ARCTICA power metalesque album and I think we achieved it adequately. I have to say that I had drifted pretty far away from those “Days Of Thunder,” that speedy happy-go-lucky attitude. I was happy to notice this style can still make me smile. It's good. Music has to do that to me. It also shows the other older songs in a totally new light for me. I can now understand and appreciate why the fans enjoy what we did in the early days.”
Pariah’s Child was recorded and produced by SONATA ARCTICA at Studio 57 in Alaveteli, Finland. The mix was done by Marko Paasikoski - the band’s new bass player.
Five in-studio episodes with each member will be released every week. Part 1 features SONATA drummer Tommy Portimo: http://youtu.be/Q0WTxiNlVHU
Celebrating their 15th year in existence as a recording artist, the 33-show North American leg of SONATA’s “Pariah's Child World Tour” launches this fall in Teaneck, New Jersey on September 3rd, hits nine Canadian cities, then wraps up in Tampa, Florida on October 15th. Dutch symphonic metallers DELAIN will be direct support; XANDRIA from Germany will open each night.
Tour dates are:
09/03/14 Mexicali Live - Teaneck, NJ
09/04/14 Stage 48 - New York, NY
09/05/14 The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
09/06/14 The Palladium - Worcester, MA
09/08/14 Club Soda - Montreal, QC - CANADA
09/09/14 Imperial de Quebec - Montreal, QC - CANADA
09/10/14 Mavericks - Ottawa, ON - CANADA
09/11/14 MOD Club - Toronto, ON - CANADA
09/13/14 Soundstage - Baltimore, MD
09/14/14 Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
09/16/14 Agora Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
09/17/14 Mojoes - Joliet, IL
09/19/14 Park Theater - Winnipeg, MB - CANADA
09/20/14 The Exchange - Regina, SK - CANADA
09/21/14 Starlite Ballroom - Edmonton, AB - CANADA
09/22/14 The Republik - Calgary, AB - CANADA
09/24/14 The Venue - Vancouver, B.C. - CANADA
09/25/14 El Corazon - Seattle, WA
09/26/14 Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
09/28/14 The Grand Ballroom at the Regency - San Francisco, CA
09/29/14 House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
09/30/14 The Grove - Anaheim, CA
10/01/14 Club Red - Tempe, AZ
10/04/14 Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
10/05/14 Granada - Lawrence, KS
10/07/14 Tricky Falls - El Paso, TX
10/08/14 Backstage Live - San Antonio, TX
10/09/14 Trees - Dallas, TX
10/10/14 Scout Bar - Houston, TX
10/12/14 Diamond Pub & Billiards - Louisville, KY
10/13/14 The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
10/14/14 House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
10/15/14 Orpheum –Tampa, FL
Pre-sale tickets are available exclusively through EnterTheVault.com.
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