Silence is the second full-length album by Finnishpower metal band Sonata Arctica, released in 2001 through Spinefarm Records. It is the only album to feature keyboardist Mikko Härkin and the first album to feature original member Marko Paasikoski, who formed the band as guitarist in 1995 but left two years later prior to any release; however he returned in 2000 as bass guitarist. Lead vocalist Tony Kakko claims Silence to have a more distinctive sound than their previous album, describing the album as more 'mature' and more of Sonata Arctica's own sound than Eclipti…read more
Silence is the second full-length album by Finnishpower metal band Sonata Arctica, released in 2001 through Spinefarm Records. It is the only album to feature keyboardist Mikko Härkin a… read more
Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica, when they shifted to power metal. The current line-up consists of singer, keyboardist and songwriter Tony Kakko, guitarist Elias Viljanen, bass guitarist Pasi Kauppinen, keyboardist and keytarist Henrik Klingenberg, and drummer Tommy Portimo. All the musicians of the band's history except Portimo also acted as backing vocalists. As of 2019, the band has released ten full-length albums (thre… read more
Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica… read more
Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica, when they shifted to power metal. The curren… read more