Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band founded in 1996 in Kemi.

The band's original name was Tricky Beans. After releasing three demo recordings it was changed into Tricky Means. Afterwards the band adopted its current name.

Before they became as famous and popular as they are, they got attention from metal fans for touring and playing with the band Nightwish.

Sonata Arctica's first music album was Ecliptica. It was released on November 1999 in Finland and elsewhere in 2000. 30,000 copies were sold in Japan. The newest studio recording is
Stone grow her name (2012).

 Line-up 
 Original members 
 Tony Kakko - vocals, keyboards
 Janne Kivilahti - bass
 Jani Liimatainen - guitar
 Tommy Portimo - percussion

 Current members 
 Tony Kakko - vocals
 Henrik Klingenberg - keyboards
 Jani Liimatainen - guitar
 Marko Paasikoski - bass
 Tommy Portimo - percussion

 Discography 
 Studio albums 
 Ecliptica (1999)
 Silence (2001)
 Winterheart's Guild (2003)
 Reckoning Night (2004)
 Unia (2007)
 The Days of Grays (2009)
 Stone grow her name (2012)
 Pariah's child (2014)
 The Ninth Hour (2016)
 Talviyö (2019)
 Acoustic Adventures – Volume 1  (2022)
 Acoustic Adventures – Volume 2  (2022)
 Clear Cold Beyond (2024)

 Compilations 
 The End of This Chapter (2005 in Japan, 2006 in Europe)
 The Collection  (2006)

 Live albums 
 Songs of Silence - Live in Tokyo (2002)
 For the Sake of Revenge (2006)
 Live in Finland (2011)

 Mini Albums 
 Successor (2000)
 Orientation (2001)
 Takatalvi (2003)
 Don't Say a Word (2004)

 Singles 
 Unopened (1999)
 Wolf and Raven (2001)
 Last Drop Falls (2001)
 Victoria's Secret (2003)
 Broken (2003)
 Don't Say a Word (2004)
 Shamandalie (2004)
 Replica 2006 (2006)
 Paid in Full (2007)
 The Last Amazing Grays (2009)
 Flag in the Ground (2009, promo)
 I Have a Right (2012)
 Shitload of Money (2012)
 Alone in Heaven (2013)
 The Wolves Die Young (2014)
 Cloud Factory (2014)
 Love (2014)
 Kingdom for a Heart (2014)
 Christmas Spirit (2015)
 Closer to an Animal (2016)
 Life (2016)
 A Little Less Understanding (2019)
 Cold (2019)
 The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me (2021)

 Demo recordings 
 Agree Pamppers (1996)
 Friend till the End (1996)
 PeaceMaker (1997)
 Fullmoon (1999)

 Other releases 
 Wolf & Raven (Music Video, 2001)
 Broken Live (Music Video, 2003)
 Don't Say a Word (Music Video, 2004)
 For the Sake of Revenge (DVD, 2006)
 Paid in Full (Music Video, 2007)

 Other websites 
 The official Sonata Arctica page

Category:Finnish musical groups
Category:Power metal bands