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Sonata Arctica Confirmed For Next Wacken Open Air Fest
artist: sonata arctica	date: 08/09/2007	category: upcoming tours

Sonata Arctica Confirmed For Next Wacken Open Air Fest

Finnish melodic metallers Sonata Arctica have been confirmed for next year's installment of the Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Wacken, Germany. Also scheduled to appear are Iron Maiden (headliners), Children Of Bodom, Avantasia and Kreator.

Sonata Arctica recently parted ways with guitarist Jani Liimatainen and replaced him with Elias Viljanen.

The band's new album, "Unia", was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies. This brings the band's total number of gold albums to seven, with their debut LP, "Ecliptica", and "best-of" compilation, "The Collection", reaching gold status in the past few weeks.

Recorded and mixed at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, "Unia" — which has been available in North America since May 22 — landed on the following international album charts: Finland - #1; Japan - #7; Sweden - #27; Germany - #35; Switzerland - #40; Austria - #62. The "Paid in Full" single (video available for viewing here) also secured the #1 single position in the band's native land.

Sonata's third North American tour begins September 12 in Fort Worth, Texas and includes a headlining performance at the ProgPower USA VIII festival in Atlanta Georgia. Complete tour dates can be viewed at this location.

POSTED: 08/09/2007 - 06:43 am

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comments posted

Menza_ :
I am saving every last penny to attend this!
POSTED: 08/09/2007 - 09:50 am / quote |

marianoarnaiz :
SONATA WITHOUT JANI.....SONATA IS DEAD
POSTED: 08/09/2007 - 12:22 pm / quote |

flamencogod :
dead indeed... :O
POSTED: 08/09/2007 - 12:58 pm / quote |

legrille :
Damn that sux, hopefully the guitarists is just as good. Is this tour the one with Nightwish or is that a different tour?
POSTED: 08/09/2007 - 05:25 pm / quote |

Fraserwatt :
its a shame jani got kicked, he probably is my number1 favorite guitarist and i think he is immensely talented.

On the other hand, its Tony who writes all the songs, this guy is supposed to be really good (havnt heard anything), theyll be playing songs that were recorded with jani, and WACKEN 2008 is gunna be sooo good (its gunna be my 1st as well, i couldnt make it this yr) Sonata Arctica!! Avantasia! Maiden! Bodom! Havnt really heard a lot of Kreator, but what ive heards been good, any recommendations?
POSTED: 08/21/2007 - 04:59 am / quote |

darkone1992 :
im not very happy that sonata arctica doesnt have jani anymore but alough the new guitarist elias isnt jani he is still amazing
POSTED: 10/04/2007 - 09:10 pm / quote |