Clear Cold Beyond

Description

Sonata Arctica, messengers of Finnish power metal, embody the majesty and serenity of Nordic nature since their creation in 1995 and have enchanted their world with ten albums, EPs, and countless tours. "Clear Cold Beyond" is undoubtedly Sonata Arctica's most relentless album to date, a spectacular resurgence of their trademark, lightning-fast power metal, forged far, far to the north. "We felt for a while that we needed to become heavier again after inadvertently softer albums," explains Tony. With production by Mikko Karmila, an iconic figure from their early days, "Clear Cold Beyond" sounds massive, heavy, and hungry and winks at their early works, when everything was surrounded by a deep sense of magic and mystery. That magic is back today, but with a band that has 25 years of hindsight and nothing less than a seasoned beast pushing it to go crazier than ever before.