“Love,” the new Patric Ullaeus-directed video by Finnish melodic metal quintet SONATA ARCTICA is now available for viewing on the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel: http://youtu.be/qBACRtmu0VQ
“I've been at times asked how all SONATA love songs are just cruel and sad and something is or always goes wrong,” stated vocalist Tony Kakko. “Well: Happiness is boring. That's why all the TV-series are full of drama. Twenty-five seasons of fucking sunshine and ice cream does not sell. Anyway, this is my attempt to navigate the uncharted waters of Happy. Sometimes you see these really old couples, who walk hand-in-hand, like they've done since they were mere kids. ‘Love’ is a song about that lifelong love we all would deserve. It's just beautiful. And rare.”
Released in North America on April 1st, Pariah’s Child is the band’s eighth studio release and can be ordered in various formats from the Pariah’s Child Landing Page: http://smarturl.it/SONATA-Pariah
Pariah’s Child has debuted at #1 in Finland in addition to the following worldwide charts:
Switzerland: #13
Czech Rep.: #16
Austria: #30
Germany: #31
Netherlands: #52
Spain: #78
U.K.: #127
“Somehow, it never gets old to get your album to be #1,” muses SONATA keyboard player Henrik Klingenberg. “We're of course very pleased and want to say a huge THANK YOU to all our fans for making this possible! Apparently people seem to be awake in other countries as well and we're very happy that our album is doing good all over the world. At the moment, we're touring in Europe. Playing the new stuff live has been really great and we're looking forward to tour into 2015 as well. See you all at the shows. Cheers!”
The 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.
SONATA ARCTICA’s “Pariah's Child World 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
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