Earlier this year while Sonata Arctica was on tour in the US, Digital Tour Bus cornered guitarist Elias Viljanen for his Top 5 tour tips. Check out the video below:

Sonata Arctica has started to work on the follow-up album to the successful Pariah's Child record. To top off the already great news, the band has announced they will return this fall for a 33-date headlining tour of North America.

The kick-off show is slated for November 6th at The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC. Supporting the band will be German-Norwegian symphonic metallers Leaves’ Eyes and Finnish melodic death metallers Omnium Gatherum opening.

Advanced tickets for the confirmed tour dates are now available exclusively at EnterTheVault.com. A limited number of VIP Meet & Greet tickets which include a poster will be available for for purchase for each show.

Dates include:

November
6 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC
7 - The Fillmore - Silver Spring, MD
8 - Upstate Concert Hall - Clifton Park, NY
9 - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
11 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
12 - Webster Theater - Hartford, CT
13 - Club Soda - Montreal, QC
14 - Mavericks - Ottawa, ON
16 - Dallas - Kitchener, ON
17 - Park Street Saloon - Columbus, OH
18 - Token Lounge - Westland, MI
19 - Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA
21 - Rave - Milwaukee, WI
22 - Mill City Nights - Minneapolis, MN
24 - The Exchange - Regina, SK Canada
25 - Dickens - Calgary, AB Canada
26 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB Canada
28 - The Venue - Vancouver, BC Canada
29 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
30 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR

December
2 - Slim’s - San Francisco, CA
3 - Brick by Brick - San Diego, CA
4 - The Grove - Anaheim, CA
5 - Club Red - Tempe, AZ
6 - Tricky Falls - El Paso, TX
8 - Gothic Theater - Englewood, CO
9 - Granada - Lawrence, KS
10 - Trees - Dallas, TX
11 - Cine el Rey - McAllen, TX
13 - Alamo Music Hall - San Antonio, TX
14 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
16 - House of Blues - Lake Buena Vista, FL
17 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA

As previously reported, Sonata Arctica, have announced the following European dates with Twilight Force:

October
7 - Trondheim, Norway - Trondheim Metal Fest
8 - Borlänge, Sweden - Liljan
9 - Huskvarna, Sweden - Folkets Park
11 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Pumpehuset
12 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
13 - Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
14 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
15 - London, England - O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
16 - Paris, France - La Machine du Moulin Rouge
18 - Strasbourg, France - La Laiterie
19 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Konzertfabrik Z7
20 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
21 - Mannheim, Germany - Alte Seilerei
22 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche