SONATA ARCTICA have announced a European tour for November / December. Dates are as follows, with more details to be announced soon.

November

12 - Club Roxy - Prague, Czech Republic
13 - Masters of Rock Cafe - Zlín, Czech Republic
14 - Cassosport Hall - Kosice, Slovakia
15 - SKC - Belgrade, Serbia
17 - Petõfi Csarnok - Budapest, Hungary
18 - Boogaloo - Zagreb, Croatia
19 - Szene - Vienna, Austria
20 - Backstage - Munich, Germany
22 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
23 - Longhorn - Stuttgart, Germany
24 - Löwensaal - Nuremberg, Germany
25 - Alcatraz - 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
14 - Trädgårn - Gothenburg, Sweden
15 - Klubben - Stockholm, Sweden

As previously reported, keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg recently checked in with the following update:

"By the end of May everything should be recorded and we're ready to mix and master. I know a lot of you are really eager to hear what the album sounds like and probably the speculations have already started on the forums, etc. I can only say that it's a bit darker and maybe not so complex as Unia. Nevertheless, it's definitely not a back-to-the-roots album with fast power-metal. All the trademark Sonata stuff is on there, solos, lots of singing some slower songs. Actually, I can hardly wait to hear how it turns out myself.

Next fall we start to tour again, it will once again be a massive effort and going all over the world... at least once. We'll be starting the world tour in.....shit, I can't say that yet. Anyway, there'll be a lot of new places and even more of places we've already been to."

Cheers,

Lance