Group
Sonata Arctica
Finnish power metal
- From
- Kemi, Finland
- Since
- 1999–present
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Releases
- 69
- power metal
About
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.
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As of 2024, the band has released eleven full-length albums (three via Spinefarm Records, eight via Nuclear Blast, and one via Atomic Fire).
Members
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Tony Kakko keyboard, lead vocals
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Tommy Portimo drums (drum set)
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Henrik Klingenberg keyboard
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Elias Viljanen guitar
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Pasi Kauppinen bass guitar
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Janne Kivilahti bass guitar
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Jani Liimatainen guitar
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Mikko Härkin keyboard
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Marko Paasikoski bass guitar
Discography
Albums
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Ecliptica Apple Music
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Silence Apple Music
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Winterheart’s Guild
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Reckoning Night Apple Music
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Unia Apple Music
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The Days of Grays Apple Music
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Lowlands Festival 2009
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Stones Grow Her Name Apple Music
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Pariah’s Child
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Ecliptica – Revisited Apple Music
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The Ninth Hour Apple Music
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Talviyö Apple Music
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Acoustic Adventures, Vol. 1
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Acoustic Adventures, Vol. 2
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Clear Cold Beyond
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Out of Time and Place
Singles
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The North Will Rise
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Freedom Concept Apple Music
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Dark Empath
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First in Line
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The Gun Apple Music
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A Monster Only You Can’t See
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I Have a Right
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Victoria’s Secret
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The Rest of the Sun Belongs to Me
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A Little Less Understanding
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Cold
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Christmas Spirits Apple Music
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Cloud Factory Apple Music
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The Wolves Die Young Apple Music
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Love
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Kingdom for a Heart
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Alone in Heaven Apple Music
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I Have a Right
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Shitload of Money Apple Music
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Flag in the Ground
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The Last Amazing Grays Apple Music
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Paid in Full
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Replica Apple Music
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Reckoning Night Apple Music
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Don’t Say a Word
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Shamandalie
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Broken
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Victoria’s Secret
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Wolf & Raven
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Last Drop Falls
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UnOpened
Live
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Live in Latin America Apple Music
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Live in Finland Apple Music
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Flag in the Ground
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For the Sake of Revenge Apple Music
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2004‐10‐19: Palladium, Cologne, Germany
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Only Way You Can: Live in Osaka 2001
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Songs of Silence: Live in Tokyo
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Live at Provinssirock Festival
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2002-07-14: Tuska Open Air, Helsinki, Finland
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2004‐07‐31: Gates of Metal, Hultsfred, Sweden
Compilations
Links
Listen
Official
Concerts
Artist rename
Also known as
Sonata Artica
Tags
- finnish
- finlandia
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 319b1175-ced9-438f-986b-9239c3edd92d
- ISNI
- 000000011527175X
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.