Sonata Arctica - Present New Song
After two acoustic albums, Sonata Arctica have secretly worked on a new album going back to electric soundscapes, and, right in time for their European Tour with Stratovarius and Induction, they present a first taste of what's to come in spring 2024 via Atomic Fire Records.
Frontman Tony Kakko comments: "This is the first power metal song I wrote for the forthcoming album which is laden with them. The song handles the worry about raising a new generation of people with or rather letting an electronic screen - namely tv, pad or some such - do a big part of raising this generation of human beings. We think that we buy ourselves time with these gadgets, but are these devices the right "nanny" for our kids or should we maybe slow down a bit, read books, teach that happiness can be and often is something we reach by stopping and letting go of constant stimulation of all our audiovisual senses? In ways, we are flying blindly with these things. Things are advancing too fast in many ways..."
Frontman Tony Kakko comments: "This is the first power metal song I wrote for the forthcoming album which is laden with them. The song handles the worry about raising a new generation of people with or rather letting an electronic screen - namely tv, pad or some such - do a big part of raising this generation of human beings. We think that we buy ourselves time with these gadgets, but are these devices the right "nanny" for our kids or should we maybe slow down a bit, read books, teach that happiness can be and often is something we reach by stopping and letting go of constant stimulation of all our audiovisual senses? In ways, we are flying blindly with these things. Things are advancing too fast in many ways..."
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| Fred_P Posts: 139 From: Canada |
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| Kais Posts: 606 From: Latvia  |
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| Ellrohir Heaven Knight Posts: 8656 From: Czech Republic  |
Yes, yes, more of this, please. 
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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| Cruel truth Posts: 3 From: Mexico  |
This was done to deceive people The cruel reality is that sonata arctica does Not exist since reckoning night. This song is bored bored bored Typical power metal drums Typical arpegiated neoclasical solo in keyboards A non catchy melody in vocal lines Old and usless topic in lyrics IT WOULD BE BETTER IF THEY HAVE USED IT 30 YEARS AGO A non catchy theme in guitars Chorus using typical keyboards arpegiated NOTHIN NEW AND UNECESARY SONG AND it seems that they don't know how to start a song and finish it as well.....just....end 🤮🤮🤮
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| Oracles Posts: 120 From: Poland  |
Written by Cruel truth on 15.10.2023 at 20:20 Just because the song is predictable, doesn't mean it is bad. This song sounded very much like a modern twist of Ecliptica. I can't help you if you also hated that album.
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| OpethFlames Posts: 121 From: USA  |
Sounds awesome! I love Tony, one of my favorite vocalists and people in the the power metal world. Everything SA does I enjoy, some takes longer to grow on me but I always end up liking their albums.
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 60190 From: Sweden  |
Hurra This Song is about me, I am electronic generation pal
---- Life is to short for LOVE, there is many great things to do online !!! Stormtroopers of Death - ''Speak English or Die''  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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| Cruel truth Posts: 3 From: Mexico |
Written by OpethFlames on 15.10.2023 at 21:01. Fans are not far from fanatic religious.....this is an example Even they compare this with the Golden era of power metal assumimg something about wich albums i prefer....fanatic
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| 24emd Posts: 744 From: Australia  |
Written by Cruel truth on 15.10.2023 at 22:00 How bout getting off that high horse and accepting some people like music you don't?
---- "I am too stupid to be human, and I lack common sense." - Proverbs 30:2 "Music? Well, it's just entertainment, folks!" - Devin Townsend Best 2023 Albums
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| Lanthros Posts: 573 From: USA |
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| RaphaelThorne Posts: 58 From: Portugal  |
I'm getting "The Days of Grays" vibes, when they released "A Flag in the Ground" as the first single but you could tell the record would go in a more "Unia" way. Honestly, and as someone that appreciates both those records [TDoG is still my favorite] I'm keeping myself optimistic about this new iteration. As for this new song, it's what I want from SA, so I'm happy. 
---- Huddled in the safety of a pseudo silk kimono wearing bracelets of smoke, naked of understanding.
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| HollowHills Posts: 24 From: Serbia  |
It's all alright, my music taste also stopped developing in the year 2004 
---- May the meow force be with you
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| The Evergreen Posts: 241 From: USA  |
I would hate to try to come up with anything new after writing Winterheart's Guild... but these guys keep trying and they have made some really good songs since then. This seems to be one of them. The music is nothing new, but it's good, and with SA I come for the music but stay for lyrics anyway.
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