00:10 | How are you doing?
00:18 | Enjoying our unusually warm weather today?
00:38 | You've just been in Japan and South America, what was that like?
01:54 | It's been almost a year since Stones Grow Her Name was released, a year on how do you compare it to the rest of your albums now?
03:14 | Obviously the band has moved away from power metal, do you think metal in general has?
04:21 | If you could imagine yourself ten or fifteen years ago, what do you think you'd think to the type of music you're making now?
04:57 | Is it hard to get the balance between new and old stuff live, do you want to please everyone?
05:54 | On the new album there isn't anything that got a lot of pace to it, when with "Flag In The Ground" on Days Of Grays, it is in more of the old power metal style...
07:08 | We've been talking even now about new vs old Sonata Arctica, I'm sure you're sick of being asked about it, but does it not make you think that there's still quite a bit of interest for the faster songs and the older material?
09:17 | You've had plenty of years of touring now, what do you think the main things you've learnt are about life in a band?
10:37 | Do you have any particular really good or bad memories of touring?
12:07 | The band is your full time job, what percentage would you say of being on tour is pleasure, and what percent work?
13:02 | So, the future. You've got four/five dates in the UK and then the whole summer festival thing, what after that?
13:56 | Do you have a lot of new songs in mind then?
15:10 | Last words...
Thanks to Tony and Lisa.
Conducted, recorded and edited by Barry Anderson.
Conducted, recorded and edited by Barry Anderson.
