Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA, currently touring Europe, will do a signing session before their show in Dortmund, Germany on December 2nd.

The session will take place from 2 - 3 PM (CET) at Idiots Records, Nuclear Blast Shop Dortmund - Rheinische Str.14, 44137 Dortmund, Tel. 0049 231/7214723.

In other news, the band have issued the following statement:

“Due to an infection of his vocal cords, singer Tony Kakko had to see a doctor in Budapest. The singer's infection has forced the band to cancel today's (November 18th) show in Graz (Austria), as well as the show in Vienna (November 19th) and Munich (November 20th).

Sonata Arctica deeply regret to disappoint their fans but will be back to these cities the soonest possible, exact dates will be announced shortly. Tickets already purchased will be still valid later on!

We do hope the infection will be gone asap, so we can continue our tour in Pratteln/Z7 on November 22nd.”

Sonata Arctica have announced dates for a North American headlining tour with support from MUTINY WITHIN and POWERGLOVE.

Dates include:

April

2 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
3 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
5 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theater
6 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial
7 - Montreal, QC - Club Soda
9 - Toronto, ON - Opera House
10 - Detroit, MI - Blondies
11 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
12 - St Paul, MN - Station 4
13 - Winnipeg, MB - WECC
15 - Calgary, AB - Warehouse
16 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room
18 - Vancouver, BC - Venue
19 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
20 - Portland, OR - Peters Room
22 - San Francisco, CA - Slims
23 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre
24 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
25 - Mesa , AZ - U.B.'s
27 - Austin, TX - Emo's
28 - Houston, TX - Meridian
30 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade

May

1 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11
2 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx

Tickets for the tour are on sale now exclusively through EnterTheVault.com until December 3rd, when they will be available through regular outlets.

As previously reported, due to high demand for tickets the band's November 19th show in Vienna, Austria has been moved from Szene to Gasometer and their November 25th show in Milan, Italy has been moved from Alcatraz to Palasharp.

The band's European tour schedule is now as follows:

November

18 - Seifenfabrik - Graz, Austria
19 - Gasometer - Vienna, Austria
20 - Backstage - Munich, Germany
22 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
23 - Longhorn - Stuttgart, Germany
24 - Hirsch - Nuremberg, Germany
25 - Palasharp - Milan, Italy
27 - Razzmatazz 2 - Barcelona, Spain
28 - Heineken - Madrid, Spain
29 - Theatre Barbey - Bordeaux, France
30 - Elysée Montmartre - Paris, France

December

2 - FZW - Dortmund, Germany
3 - Carling Academy Islington - London, UK
4 - Hard Rock Hell Fest - Prestatyn, UK
5 - JB's - Dudley, UK
6 - Hof Ter Lo - Antwerp, Belgium
8 - Capitol - Hannover, Germany
9 - 013 - Tilburg, The Netherlands
10 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
12 - Folken - Stavanger, Norway
13 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, Norway
14 - Trädgårn - Gothenburg, Sweden
15 - Klubben - Stockholm, Sweden

The new Sonata Arctica video, 'Flag In The Ground', can be viewed below.