Greece's Rock Overdose has issued an interview with SONATA ARCTICA keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg, in which he discusses the band's next album. An excerpt follows:

Q: So you are in the studio right now?

A: "We're going into the studio next month. We have one week of rehearsals left. We pretty much know the songs already."

Q: I suppose you know the direction of the album. Will it be similar to the previous one?

A: "No. I think this one will be a bit different from anything we've done before. It's not going to be so progressive as the two last ones were. That's for sure. Also I think this one will be more hard rock than our other works. It's hard to tell. I know how it will sound but it's hard to describe it."

Q: So it will not be so metal like the previous releases. It will be more hard rock?

A: "Well yeah. Of course it's going to be metal. It's not going to be like BON JOVI or something like that."

Q: Will you use symphonic elements?

A: "Well, probably not. We tried that on the previous album and it worked really well but the sound for this album doesn't really need symphonic elements."

Q: When are you planning to release the new album?

A: "Well it should be out before the summer of 2012. Somewhere around April or May."

Listen to the full audio interview at this location.

Sonata Arctica will present the highlight of their new Live In Finland DVD - the main show filmed at Teatria, Oulu back in April - in their hometown Kemi on November 3rd. The world premiere will take place at Bar Koodi. Doors open at 8:00pm and the show starts at 9:00pm. Admission is free.

As previously reported, the band has released a cool time-lapse trailer for their upcoming Live In Finland two-DVD plus two-CD set due out on November 11th in Europe and the 29th in North America via Nuclear Blast Records. Check it out below:

The complete Live In Finland contents is as follows:

DVD 1:

Sonata Arctica: Live in Finland

'Intro (Everything Fades To Gray)'

'Flag In The Ground'

'Last Amazing Grays'

'Juliet'

'Replica'

'Blank File'

'As If The World Wasn't Ending'

'Paid In Full'

'Victoria's Secret'

'Instrumental Exhibition'

'The Misery'

'Fullmoon'

'In Black & White'

'Mary-Lou'

'Shy'

'Letter To Dana'

'Caleb'

'Don't Say A Word'

'Outro (Vodka / Everything Fades To Gray)'

DVD 2:

Extra Features:

Sonata Arctica Open Air II:

'White Pearl, Black Oceans'

'Draw Me'

'In Black & White'

'Don't Say A Word'

- Making of Live in Finland
- Making of Flag In The Ground
- Latin-American Tour Documentary
- Made In Finland Tour Documentary

Music Videos:

- 'Don't Say A Word'
- 'Paid In Full'
- 'Flag In The Ground'
- Acoustic live at Alcatraz, Milano
- The "Flag In The Ground" cover contest
- Photo Galleries

CD1: Sonata Arctica Live in Finland

'Intro (Everything Fades To Gray)'

'Flag In The Ground'

'The Last Amazing Grays'

'Juliet'

'Replica'

'Blank File'

'As If The World Wasn't Ending'

'Paid In Full'

'Instrumental Exhibition'

'The Misery'

'In Black & White'

'Letter To Dana'

'Caleb'

'Don't Say A World' / 'Everything Fades To Gray'

CD2 Bonus: Sonata Arctica Open Air

'Paid In Full'

'8th Commandment'

'Replica'

'Tallulah'

'Caleb'

'White Pearl, Black Oceans'

'Draw Me'

'Fullmoon'