Sonata Arctica are a Finnish metal band started in 1995 under the name Tricky Beans. With 10 studio albums in their discography, and a...

MB: Do you feel that there is a certain expectation, perhaps based on your music or sound, that makes people expect you to be...

Power metal seems to be a genre tailor-made for rocking huge stadiums packed with thousands of screaming fans. Whether it’s the use of keyboards,...

If you prefer your metal to be in the symphonic or power metal vein, chances are you have heard, or are a fan, of Amberian...

As I've mentioned before, Sonata Arctica played an important part in my discovery of power metal, even if nowadays (at least during the period surrounding...

I have a soft spot for Sonata Arctica; they are one of the bands responsible for opening my eyes to German and Scandinavian metal,...

So in my last review, I mentioned my love for thrash and all things 80s while I was in high school. What I didn’t mention...