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Sonata Arctica
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Tricky Beans (1995–1997), Tricky Means (1997–1999)
- Origin
- Kemi , Finland
- Genres
- Power metal symphonic metal progressive metal
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Labels
- Spinefarm , Nuclear Blast , Atomic Fire
- Members
- Tommy Portimo Tony Kakko Henrik Klingenberg Elias Viljanen Pasi Kauppinen
- Past members
- Jani Liimatainen Marko Paasikoski Pentti Peura Janne Kivilahti Mikko Härkin
- Website
- www .sonataarctica .info
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Sonata Arctica – Official Website
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Encyclopedic overview
Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi. 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 lineup consists of drummer Tommy Portimo, lead singer Tony Kakko, keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg, guitarist Elias Viljanen and bassist Pasi Kauppinen. All the musicians of the band's history except Portimo also acted as backing vocalists.
As of 2024, the band has released eleven full-length albums (three via Spinefarm Records, eight via Nuclear Blast, and one via Atomic Fire).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sonata Arctica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.