Following the Gold certification of SONATA ARCTICA's "best of" compilation The Collection, the band's debut album, Ecliptica, has also been certified Gold in Finland.

More than 20,000 copies were sold since the release of the album. The band now has six Gold records.

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