Finnish melodic metal greats Sonata Arctica have revealed their first acoustic album, ‘Acoustic Adventures – Volume One,’ which is scheduled to be released in October 2021 through Nuclear Blast Tonträger Produktions- und Vertriebs GmbH. The aforementioned effort will be the first part, with a second acoustic record to be released in 2022.
“This acoustic form of SONATA ARCTICA has been slowly brewing for years“, says vocalist Tony Kakko. “The first manifestation of it, besides the few acoustic versions of songs released throughout the years, was the ‘Acoustic Adventures Tour’ in 2019, which proved to be a great success, sparking an idea to get these songs also recorded and out on an album. Or two albums, at least for starters. Our songs have always been based on beautiful melodies, which makes it very easy to transform and rearrange them perfectly into the acoustic form as well. I should mention that many of the songs work so well dressed in acoustic garments.”
Kakko adds, “I hope you love these albums as much as we do. There are many, many songs we had to leave out of these ”Volume One” and ”Volume Two” albums, so nothing would please me more than adding few more volumes in the future. Looking forward to seeing you on tour again as soon as possible!”
Regarding touring, Sonata Arctica will embark on their ‘Acoustic Adventures MMXXI’ European tour later this year. “It’s been a while since SONATA ARCTICA toured Europe, the last time being in 2019,” states a press release. “To promote their “Acoustic Adventures – Volume One” release, the band will embark on a journey through 17 European countries! Support will be provided by Swedish hopefuls ELEINE, who will also be presenting an acoustic set.”
Speaking on the upcoming run, keyboardist Henrik “Henkka” Klingenberg says, “Since our Talviyö World Tour is more or less over, it’s time to look ahead for the next challenge and since we’ve had so much fun with the acoustic stuff we decided to make an album as well, and of course we will hit the road immediately after that to celebrate the release of it. As of now, we have managed to set up an extensive European Tour and we’re really looking forward to getting out there and play some music for all of you.”
Here are the dates:
21.10.2021 SE – Uppsala, Katalin
22.10.2021 SE – Östersund, Gamla Teatern
23.10.2021 NO – Trondheim, Byscenen
24.10.2021 NO – Oslo, Parkteatret
26.10.2021 SE – Gothenburg, Valand (Ordensalen)
27.10.2021 DE – Hamburg, Fabrik
28.10.2021 NL – Tilburg, 013
29.10.2021 DE – Bochum, Matrix
30.10.2021 NL – Utrecht, Pandora
01.11.2021 UK – London, Islington Assembly Hall
03.11.2021 FR – Paris/Vaureal, Le Forum
04.11.2021 FR – Lyon, CCO
05.11.2021 ES – Barcelona, Salamandra
06.11.2021 ES – Bilbao, Santana 27
07.11.2021 ES – Madrid, Shoko
09.11.2021 ES – Sevilla, Custom
10.11.2021 ES – Murcia, Garaje
11.11.2021 ES – Pamplona, Totem
12.11.2021 FR – Toulouse, Le Metronom
13.11.2021 FR – Nantes, Le Ferrailleur
14.11.2021 BE – Sint-Niklaas, De Casino
16.11.2021 DE – Nürnberg, Hirsch
17.11.2021 CH – Pratteln, Z7
18.11.2021 IT – Milan, Live Club
19.11.2021 SLO – Ljubljana, Orto Bar
21.11.2021 BG – Sofia, Music Jam
22.11.2021 RO – Bukarest, Quantic Club
23.11.2021 RO – Cluj-Napoca, FORM Space
25.11.2021 AT – Wien, Szene
26.11.2021 HU – Budapest, Akvarium
27.11.2021 CZ – Zlin, Winter Masters of Rock
28.11.2021 PL – Warsaw, Proxima
29.11.2021 DE – Berlin, Columbia Theater
01.12.2021 DE – München, Technikum
02.12.2021 DE – Köln, Essigfabrik
03.12.2021 DE – Passau, Zauberberg
04.12.2021 DE – Speyer, Halle 101
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Concert shot by Johnny Perilla
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