Sonata Arctica announce new album ‘Clear Cold Beyond’

SONATA ARCTICA have announced a new album!

Titled Clear Cold Beyond, the upcoming album from the Finnish power metal band is the follow-up to 2019’s Talviyö and is scheduled to be released in March next year, via Atomic Fire Records.

The album’s artwork, reminiscent of their early works, was created by Niko Anttila and the band returned to mixing engineer Mikko Karmila (Finnvox Studios; Ecliptica [1999], Stones Grow Her Name [2012]). Final mastering was handled by Svante Forsbäck (Chartmakers West; RAMMSTEIN, KORPIKLAANI, DELAIN, THE 69 EYES, DEATHSTARS etc.) who has also been part of other productions from the band.

Speaking about the upcoming album, vocalist Tony Kakko says, “we’ve felt for a while now that we needed to get heavier after a couple of unintentionally softer albums. We still love those albums, but in terms of finding cornerstone songs for a feel-good melodic metal show, the previous album didn’t have much to offer. We’re getting back to metal after all that feels like a fresh start, and the new songs have been so much fun to write and record: More speed and songs that people can and want to sing along to. We can’t wait to hit the road with this album and see how the crowds react to us being back at it.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:

Track List: 

1. First In Line
2. California
3. Shah Mat
4. Dark Empath
5. Cure For Everything
6. A Monster Only You Can’t See
7. Teardrops
8. Angel Defiled
9. The Best Things
10. Clear Cold Beyond
Bonus Tracks (digipak + vinyl only!):
11. A Ballad For The Broken
12. Toy Soldiers [MARTIKA Cover]

Clear Cold Beyond is set for release on March 8th via Atomic Fire Records. Pre-orders will be available soon.

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