SONATA ARCTICA's Best Of compilation The Collection: 1999 - 2006, released in November 2006, has been certified Gold in the band's native Finland. The album features tracks from all the band's albums and includes new versions of the songs 'My Land' and 'Replica', taken from their 1999 debut, Ecliptica. The limited edition release featured the 'Wolf & Raven' promotional video and clips of the band performing 'The Cage' and 'Kingdom For A Heart' live at the Tavastia club in Helsinki, Finland.

The Collection's complete tracklist is as follows: 'The Ruins Of My Life', '8th Commandment', 'Don't Say A Word', 'Victoria's Secret', 'Tallulah', 'Wolf & Raven', 'Black Sheep', 'Broken', 'Kingdom For A Heart', 'Full Moon', 'My Land' (2006 re-make), 'The Cage', 'Last Drop Falls', 'UnOpened', 'San Sebastian' (Revisited), 'Ain't Your Fairytale', 'Replica' (2006 re-make), Limited Edition: 'Wolf & Raven' (video), 'The Cage' (live video), 'Kingdom For A Heart' (live video).

As previously reported, Sonata Arctica's 2007 tour schedule is as follows:

July

6 - Ruisrock - Turku, Finland
13 - Rockperry - Vaasa, Finland
19 - Zepp Nagoya - Nagoya, Japan
20 - Namba Hatch - Osaka, Japan
21 - Shibuya-AX - Tokyo, Japan
22 - Shibuya-AX - Tokyo, Japan
27 - Kuusamo Ruka Open Air - Kuusamo, Finland
28 - Qstock Festival - Oulu, Finland

September

7 - Circo Volador - Mexico City, Mexico
8 - Café Iguana - Monterrey, Mexico
9 - HRL - Guadalajara, Mexico
12 - Ridglea Theater - Ft. Worth, TX
14 - Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
15 - Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
16 - Key Club - Los Angeles, CA
17 - Galaxy Theater - Santa Ana, CA
19 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
21 - The Metro - Chicago, IL
22 - Harpo's - Detroit, MI
23 - Peabody's Down Under - Cleveland, OH
24 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
26 - Salle Albert Rosseau - Quebec City, QC
27 - The Medley - Montréal, QC
28 - The Chance Theater - Poughkeepsie, NY
29 - The Palladium - Worcester, MA
30 - B.B. King's - New York, NY

October

2 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
3 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
5 - ProgPower USA VIII - Atlanta, GA
6 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
7 - The Haven - Winter Park, FL
9 - The Meridian - Houston, TX
31 - Arenan - Stockholm, Sweden

November

1 - Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway
3 - Lisebergshallen - Göteborg, Sweden
4 - Mejeriet - Lund, Sweden
5 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
7 - Live Music Hall - Cologne, Germany
8 - LKA-Longhorn - Stuttgart, Germany
9 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
10 - All Kart Halle - Kaufbeuren, Germany
12 - Carling Academy - London, UK
13 - Elysée Montmartre - Paris, France
14 - Transbordeur - Lyon, France
16 - Heineken - Madrid, Spain
17 - Razzmatazz II - Barcelona, Spain
19 - Alcatraz - Milano, Italy
20 - Petöfi Hall - Budapest, Hungary
21 - Planet Music - Vienna, Austria
23 - Garage - Saarbrücken, Germany
24 - Hof Ter Lo - Antwerp, Belgium
25 - 013 - Tilburg, Holland
26 - Melkweg - Amsterdam, Holland