Finnish melodic metal quintet, Sonata Arctica, have released a lyric video for “We Are What We Are”, a track from their ninth masterpiece, entitled The Ninth Hour, out now via Nuclear Blast. The new video can be found below.

The Ninth Hour has entered the worldwide charts. Here are the first results:

US:
#7 - Heatseeker
#12 - Hard Music
#48 - Rock Album
#113 - Billboard Top Current

Canada
#15 - Hard Charts
#125 - Top Albums

World
#2 - Finland
#7 - Sweden - Rock/Metal
#18 - Switzerland
#22 - Germany
#43 - Austria
#53 - Belgium Wallonie
#60 - Sweden
#67 - Hungary
#68 - Italy
#86 - Spain
#112 - Belgium Vlanders
#163 - Netherlands

"It's always exciting to find out how our latest album has been received and this time around we were blown away by the great chart positions, especially in Germany and Finland", states Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg. "It'll be really great to see where it'll go from here! Thanks a lot for buying the album!!!"

Tracklisting:

“Closer To An Animal”
“Life”
“Fairytale”
“We Are What We Are”
“Till Death’s Done Us Apart”
“Among The Shooting Stars”
“Rise A Night”
“Fly, Navigate, Communicate”
“Candle Lawns”
“White Pearl, Black Oceans Part II – By The Grace Of The Ocean”
“On The Faultline (Closure To An Animal)”

“We Are What We Are” lyric video:

Track By Track #1:

Track By Track #2:

Track By Track #3:

“Life” video:

“Closer To An Animal” lyric video:

Sonata Arctica European dates with Twilight Force:

October
20 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
21 - Mannheim, Germany - Alte Seilerei
22 - Bochum, Germany - Zeche

Sonata Arctica recently 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.

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