Announcing the release of the new digital single ‘Lets Unite in Rock’ featuring an all star cast exclusively written and produced by Henrik Flyman to raise funds for cancer research.

Available exclusively now from www.metalforcancer.com and itunes.

Cancer is a disease that touches every people from all walks of life and the heavy metal community is no exception with many Hard Rock and Heavy Metal legends having lost their battle to this devastating disease and affecting all those around them. The song starts of with a riff which pays hommage to the late Ronnie James Dio and lyrically uses typical heavy metal imagery describing the heavy metal community uniting to defeat cancer which in the song is portrayed as the beast.

We ask people to spare merely a couple of dollars to purchase the song and spread the word so as we the metal community can do our part to contribute and help defeat cancer.

View the official video here at youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUSRngPJ4uw join us on facebook here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Metal-For-Cancer/230467360301423

THE BAND:
Henrik Flyman – guitar (Evil Masquerade)
Peter Wildoer – drums (James LaBrie, Darkane, Arch Enemy)
Thor Jeppesen – bass (Evil Masquerade)
Artur Meinild – keyboard (Evil Masquerade)

SINGERS:
Mats Leven (Therion, Yngwie Malmsteen)
Snowy Shaw (Therion, Mercyful Fate, Dream Evil)
Tony Kakko (Sonata Arctica, Northern Kings)
Apollo Papathanasio (Evil Masquerade, Firewind, Spiritual Beggars)
Tony Mills (TNT, Shy)
Silvio Massaro (Vanishing Point)
Richard Ofsoski (Ofsoski, Sedition)
Henrik Flyman (Evil Masquerade)
Lance King (Avian, Pyramaze)
Dagfinn Joensen (Fate)

LEAD GUITARISTS:
Glen Drover (Megadeth, Testament, Eidolon)
Henrik Flyman (Evil Masquerade)
Stu Marshall (Empires Of Eden)

MIXED AND MASTERED BY:
Jacob Hansen Hansen Studios

COMPOSED AND PRODUCED BY:
Henrik Flyman

COVER ARTIST:
Barbara Ahearn

VIDEO:
Thomas Trane Crazy Trane Productions

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

Dark Minstrel Music
All money derived from this song are donated to the AUSTRALIAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ( http://www.acrf.com.au) with full approval
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If you remember the poster competition organized by the Sonata Arctica webshop a while ago, here are the lucky winners:

Nicole Balmer, Switzerland, Prize: Set List
Esther Vivas, Spain, Prize: Set List
Essi Kuukka, Finland, Prize: Tour poster 2003
Stephane Van Parys, Belgium, Prize: Tour poster 2001
Jarmo Mäenpää, Finland, Prize: Tour poster 2004
Kati Werner, United States, Prize: Tour poster 2005

The new Sonata Arctica DVD “Live in Finland” entered the Official German DVD charts on no. 7!

Sonata Arctica’s new live DVD “Live in Finland” has reached no. 1 on the Official Finnish charts.

Sonata Arctica have been confirmed for Forces of Metal (NL). The festival will take place on June 8-9 2012. The correct show date will be announced as soon as it’s confirmed.

Tänään Suomessa julkaistavaksi tarkoitetun DVD:n toimituksissa kauppoihin on ollut ongelmia, jotka ovat johtuneet jakeluyhtiön tietojärjestelmistä ja Suomen muista Euroopan maista poikkeavasta julkaisupäivästä. Toimitukset ovat nyt kuitenkin käynnissä ja kauppojen hyllyille DVD saadaan osaan maatamme jo viikonlopuksi.

Pahoittelemme Sonata Arcticalle ja bändin faneille aiheutunutta harmia.

Here the official release dates for upcoming the live DVD (& Blu-ray) “Live in Finland”:

Japan: 9.11.2011
Finland & Sweden: 9.11.2011
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxemburg, South Africa, Australia: 11.11.2011
Denmark, Greece, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary: 14.11.2011
USA, Canada, Italy: 15.11.2011
Rest of the world: 11.11.2011

Sonata Arctica will play at Belgium’s Prog Power & Metal festival next spring. The festival takes place between 7th and 8th of April, however the band’s show date will be announced later.

Approximately three weeks previous to the release of their new live DVD “Live In Finland”, SONATA ARCTICA have published a new trailer, including an impressive time lapse video of the preparations for the recorded show at club Teatria in Oulu, Finland. To treat yourselves to it, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0F9xphVN6w

“Live In Finland” will hit stores on November 11th 2011 and can already be pre-ordered at the Nuclear Blast web shop: 

Sonata Arctica yhtye näyttää “Live in Finland” DVD-pakettinsa kohokohdan, keväällä 2011 Oulun Teatriassa kuvatun täysimittaisen keikan, yhtyeen kotikaupungissaan Kemissä. Ennakkonäytös joka on Maailman Ensi-ilta, pidetään Bar Koodissa 3.11.

Ovet aukeavat klo 20.00, näytös alkaa klo 21.00 kestäen noin puolitoista tuntia.
Tapahtuma on kaikille täysi-ikäisille avoin ja tilaisuuteen on vapaa pääsy.

Sonata Arctica taltioi uusimman DVD:nsä massiivisen The Days of Grays-maailmankiertueen aikana. Kiertue kesti 2 vuotta jonka aikana yhtye soitti yli 180 keikkaa 38 maassa. Tupla DVD-paketti sisältää Oulun Teatriassa kuvatun keikan lisäksi runsaasti lisämateriaalia: mm. yhtyeen omalta Sonata Arctica Open Air festivaalilta kuvattua materiaalia, kiertuedokumenttejä, musiikkivideoita seka kuvagallerioita.
Sonata Arctica työstää parhaillaan seitsemättä, vielä nimeämätöntä albumiaan. Sonata Arctican kaikki studioalbumit sekä edellinen DVD ovat myyneet suomessa kulta-levyyn oikeuttavan määrän. Sonata Arctican seuraava maailmankiertue käynnistyy levyn julkaisemisen yhteydessä kevään 2012 lopulla.
Haastattelypyynnöt tapahtumaa koskien 0405415452 / Timo Pönkänen.

Sonata Arctica “Live in Finland” World Premiere

Sonata Arctica will show the highlight of their new DVD, the main show filmed at Teatria, Oulu (in April 2011) in their hometown Kemi. The World Premiere will take place at Bar Koodi on November 3rd. Doors open at 8pm and the show starts at 9pm. The event is free of charge and open to everyone 18 years of age and older.