SONATA ARCTICA - Guitarist's New Solo Album Now Available For Pre-Order, Cover Artwork Revealed

As previously reported, SONATA ARCTICA guitarist Elias Viljanen is gearing up for the release of third solo album, Fire-Hearted, via Spinefarm Records on June 24th. The cover art for the album can be viewed on the left (click to enlarge).

The album can be pre-ordered via Sonata Arctica's official online shop here.

The Fire-Hearted tracklist is as follows: 'Fire-Hearted', 'Last Breath Of Love' (featuring Marco Hietala), 'Cruel Groove', 'Kiss Of Rain' (featuring Tony Kakko), 'Head Up High', 'Up To Speed', 'Supernatural', 'One Tonight', 'The Triumph', 'My Guiding Light', 'Showstopper', 'Beautiful Piece'. The tracks 'Fire-Hearted' and 'The Last Breath Of Love' (featuring NIGHTWISH bassist / vocalist Marco Hietala) are now available for streaming here.

Sonata Arctica bandmate Tony Kakko, APOCALYPTICA drummer Mikko Sirén, EVERGREY / ex-STRATOVARIUS bassist Jari Kainulainen and Sonata Arctica keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg are also featured on the album. More audio samples will be added to Viljanen's MySpace page soon.

For additional information go to www.eliasviljanen.com.