Finnish melodic metal
heroes SONATA ARCTICA
have launched a fan contest where people can design the
cover artwork of the upcoming promotional single to the song "Flag In The
Ground".
Commented mainman Tony
Kakko:
"People, attention! Now here's
your big chance to make an impact to the whole music
industry! Or at least all Sonata fans! Create a cover for
our promotional single
and have your
artwork printed on a cardboard for promotional use like radios,
clubs
etc.
The Song is called
"Flag In The Ground", which also going to be our video song.
It's
an uplifting story about a young couple
fighting their way to freedom and their own
land in North-America back in early 1800's.
Join the race, have fun, create us a cover art work and
win! Do it today!
Good luck!
Best
regards,
~Tony - Sonata
Arctica"
The artwork chosen as the best from all
participants will be the new cover of the promotional single of "Flag
In The Ground". The winner will also get tickets to a Sonata Arctica
show at one of the upcoming tourdates as well as to meet the band! 2nd
and 3rd winners will get exclusively signed Sonata Arctica
stuff!
The artwork can be sent to: SonataArctica@nuclearblast.de
Specs:
Format:
JPG
Res: 300
dpi
Colours: RGB
Size: 20 x 20 cm
Be part of the SONATA ARCTICA
family!
Deadline for this contest is August 10th,
2009!
UPDATE:
To inspire those fans who will be taking part in the SONATA ARCTICA cover artwork contest, SONATA ARCTICA have revealed the lyrics!
The band is already busy going through the first sketches that came in, so, you better gear up and get your Sonata cover done!
Flag In The Ground
PROLOGUE
"In the days when lands were few, and man sometimes had no chance but sell his soul
to his landlord to make a living...
In far and away country, they gave acres of land away for free, to all able to claim
it... Ships sailed across the great seas, fortunes were made and dreams shattered...
Sometimes couples were torn apart,
for all they could afford...was one ticket."
Leaving my life behind
My young love and the unborn
Only have a lock of her hair...
and burning love inside
After forty work-filled days and sleepless nights,
the sails are lit by the lights of Boston
...and here we go...
Off the ship! Towards the adventure,
the one to define our lives.
Daily grind and a tiny room.
"I got here safe, Love.
I have an address, until spring, then I shall race for the land,
hope to hear from you soon..."
Her letter reads...
"Please let me know everything's alright
Thinking about you, 'though you're out of sight
every night, when I'm turning in, my tears find me.
Please hurry, dear, come back and rescue me..."
"Now that I have made the dollars we need for the dream.
The best horse I've ever seen,
a carriage and everything I need...
I will make my way to the great unknown
Every moment I wish you were here with me now...
"Please let me know everything's alright...."
"No, I'm not a stranger, among the people in here...
Yet I have never felt so alone...
At high noon the sound will boom,
and I will start racing for the
land we can call home."
"I stuck my...
flag in the ground, screaming 'n shouting,
I've never felt so proud, Love!
We are free from eternal serfdom!
I'm gonna bring you home, my light!"
"nine, eight, seven, six, counting the days. SOLO!"
"five, four, three, two, together forever! SOLO!"
I made my way into the great unknown
Land by the river, and a new built home.
I am the land and the land is me
Freedom is everything and we are free
I made my way into the great unknown
Land by the river, and a new built home.
Every night, when I'm looking at the full moon rising
I hold you and know that we are free...
The new album "The Days Of Grays"
will be out on September 18th via Nuclear Blast
Records!
www.nuclearblast.de
www.sonataarctica.info
www.myspace.com/sonataarctica
www.myspace.com/nuclearblasteurope
LEGAL
NOTE:
For the content that you transfer as
possible Sonata Arctica "Flag in the ground" cover on this website
including intellectual property rights and all parts included photos,
graphics etc. ("Delivery Materials"), you specifically give us the
following permission: you grant us a exclusive, transferable,
sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide and timely unlimited license to
use any content that you post here in connection with Sonata Arctica
"Flag in the ground" ("SP License").
This SP License
ends for all contents when we publish the winner, except for the cover
we chose to use, for which shall be agreed the
following:
Any and all of the services of the winner
to be rendered hereunder, including without limitation, the Delivery
Materials are agreed hereto to be "Works Made for Hire", as this term
is defined under German Law. In this regard, we and you further
acknowledge, understand and agree that any and all rights, titles, and
interest in and to the Delivery Materials are assigned to us. The
parties hereto further acknowledge and agree that your work is
specially ordered and commissioned by us for use, without limitation,
as contributions to collective works and/or as part of certain audio /
audio visual works and all kind of merchandise
products.
As a consequence, we shall have the sole
and exclusive irrevocable right, in perpetuity, to use, exploit,
advertise, exhibit, distribute and/or otherwise turn to account, or
refrain there from, any or all of the foregoing results and proceeds of
your services in any and all formats, now or hereinafter devised,
throughout the universe, as Company, in its sole discretion, shall
determine, including without limitation, in all formats of records /
audio and/or audio visual media, interactive media, multimedia media,
Internet, on-line services, print media, motion pictures, video clips
and/or broadcast media and all kind of band
merchandise.
In the event any of such results and
proceeds are determined not be a "Work Made for Hire" than you hereby
exclusively, immediately and irrevocably assign to us, in perpetuity,
all rights, titles, interests and copyrights, including without
limitation, all renewals and extensions thereof, in and to such results
and proceeds. We shall further have the sole, exclusive and irrevocable
right of all visual elements used in the creation of the cover
including the right to change, but not limited to, the colours,
brightness etc. We shall have no obligation whatsoever to utilize the
results and proceeds of your services hereunder; our sole obligation
shall be to provide the following compensation: The winner will get as
compensation besides meeting the band and tickets to one of their
shows, one free sample of all products that will be manufactured with
his
cover.
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