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SONATA ARCTICA: 'Flag In The Ground' Video Released

28.08.2009

The new SONATA ARCTICA video, "Flag In The Ground", can be viewed below. The song comes off the Finnish melodic metallers' new album, "The Days Of Grays", which will be released on September 18 in Europe and September 22 in North America through Nuclear Blast Records.

"The Days Of Grays" track listing:

Limited 2CD Digipack:

01. Everything Fades To Gray (instrumental)
02. Deathaura
03. The Last Amazing Grays
04. Flag In The Ground
05. Breathing
06. Zeroes
07. The Dead Skin
08. Juliet
09. No Dream Can Heal A Broken Heart
10. As If The World Wasn't Ending
11. The Truth Is Out There
12. Everything Fades To Gray (full version)

Bonus Track:

13. In The Dark

Bonus CD: track listing to be announced

CD Jewelcase:

01. Everything Fades To Gray (instrumental)
02. Deathaura
03. The Last Amazing Grays
04. Flag In The Ground
05. Breathing
06. Zeroes
07. The Dead Skin
08. Juliet
09. No Dream Can Heal A Broken Heart
10. As If The World Wasn't Ending
11. The Truth Is Out There
12. Everything Fades To Gray (full version)

Check out the album artwork below.

A track-by-track review/description of "The Days Of Grays" can be found on Terrorizer.com.
SONATA ARCTICA keyboardist Henrik "Lance" Klingenberg previously described the band's new material as "a bit darker and maybe not so complex as [2007's] 'Unia'. Nevertheless, it's definitely not a back-to-the-roots album with fast power metal. All the trademark SONATA stuff is on there, solos, lots of singing some slower songs."

SONATA ARCTICA will play a handful of headlining dates prior to and at the end of their North American tour with DRAGONFORCE. These shows will be the only SONATA ARCTICA headlining gigs until next spring.

SONATA ARCTICA's October 13, 2009 concert has been switched from the Rex Theater in Pittsburgh to the Ches-A-Rena in Cheswick, Pennsylvania — approximately 11 miles from the original venue. All tickets will be honored for the new location.
 

Source: Blabbermouth.net

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  1. YES I love it epic and breathtaking!

    Metal_Fiend wrote on 28.08.2009 at 10:35

  2. Why is Jani in the video? Was this filmed like 2 years ago?

    Sean wrote on 28.08.2009 at 11:32

  3. Great music and video...
    Beijos

    Leda wrote on 28.08.2009 at 11:59

  4. Jani? are you blind?

    caleb wrote on 28.08.2009 at 12:04

  5. Song was ok, video was good, but not the best I've heard from them.

    James wrote on 28.08.2009 at 14:50

  6. I love Sonata Arctica.

    Srbija wrote on 28.08.2009 at 15:27

  7. This is EPIC!!!!...Thank you for the awesome news, and thank you Sonata Arctica for the wonderful music!!! ^^

    Dana wrote on 28.08.2009 at 17:21

  8. it looks like Jani! ha! i think its just the lighting on Elias...

    Ena Estrella wrote on 28.08.2009 at 20:28

  9. Thought they said they were to mature for the old sonata-power metal..? But it sounds like they went back, compared to Unia, to their older awsome sound with this one.

    Blennow wrote on 28.08.2009 at 22:14

  10. nice song, although it sounds a little old... like they've done it before, it doesn't sound brand new. but even then, it's way better than a lot of band's best efforts! I guess I just expected to hear something fresh, something that surprised me or blew me away... so far that didn't happen, guess I'll just have to wait to listen to the new cd.
    the guy in the video looks like prince Harry with long hair.
    and is it me or Tony lost quite a bit of weight? his face seemed thinner. luckily, his adorable beauty remains intact. :)

    Blackwood wrote on 28.08.2009 at 22:41

  11. Some of Flag was written in 1996, so it does sound a bit older. But it was mostly rewritten anyway.

    If you want fresh, awesome, then listen to the other single, The Last Amazing Grays.

    Flag sounds a bit flat in the video. The single version explodes in pure awesomeness at the chorus. Though still, it is the worst song on the album for me. It was originally going to be a bonus track, but Nuclear wanted it to be a single.

    I've heard the whole album from thepeoplesmusic store preview, which is now down, and I have to say it rocks. It is balanced, epic, and despite what some reviews say, doesn't not sound like Nightwish. It only has two totally wacky songs, and both have wicked choruses, which grounds them nicely. They're two of my favorite songs too. Lots of Tony screaming also on this album. :)

    TheSwampCelt wrote on 29.08.2009 at 01:18

  12. Sorry guys, but I don't care for this song or the video. Tony doesn't sound as good as he normally does, the guitar is too stock and standard so much that the verses sound like bland nu metal riffs, and the chorus is ripped right off of The Cage. This is not the Sonata is remembered from their earlier days...
    I know I'll probably get some negative feedback from people, but this is how I feel.

    Ryan wrote on 29.08.2009 at 22:50

  13. Another Amazing Song from Sonata!
    Beautiful and Decadent in Every Way.
    *Applause*

    Nightmare wrote on 30.08.2009 at 09:33

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