»Christmas Spirits« – Tracklist:

01. Christmas Spirits
02. Christmas Spirits (Radio Edit)
03. Christmas Spirits (Orchestral Version)

The band commented on it:

“Hello everyone out there!
Christmas is just around the corner so we decided to cheer you all up with a nice Christmas story. “Decided” might be a bit strong in this context since the ‘Christmas Spirits’ song has been around for about ten years now, we just never had the time to record it. Finally during the »Pariah’s Child« sessions we managed to do the basic tracks and this autumn we finished the song. I guess the main reason for the delay was getting the lyrics done, it’s nearly impossible to get into the Christmas mood unless it’s actually… you guessed it, Christmas. Hats off to Tony since he did it anyway, this autumn, and without any snow, we might add. Be that as it may, here’s our latest piece of art: ‘Christmas Spirits’!

Merry Christmas to everyone & cheers,
SONATA ARCTICA”

SONATA ARCTICA live 2016:

w/ NIGHTWISH, DELAIN
19.02.  USA     Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
20.02.  USA     Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
21.02.  CDN     Montreal, QC – Metropolis
22.02.  CDN     London, ON – Music Hall
24.02.  USA     Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall
25.02.  USA     Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion
26.02.  USA     Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
27.02.  USA     Milwaukee, WI – Rave
29.02.  USA     Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
01.03.  CDN     Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
02.03.  CDN     Saskatoon, SK – O’Briens Events Center
03.03.  CDN     Edmonton, AB – Winspear Center
05.03.  CDN     Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall Ballroom
06.03.  USA     Missoula, MT – Wilma Theatre
07.03.  USA     Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
08.03.  USA     Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
10.03.  USA     Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
11.03.  USA     San Jose, CA – City National Civic Of San Jose
12.03.  USA     Anaheim, CA – The Grove
14.03.  USA     Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre
15.03.  USA     Colorado Springs, CO – City Auditorium
16.03.  USA     Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
18.03.  USA     Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
19.03.  USA     San Antonio, TX – Aztec Music Hall
20.03.  USA     New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Civic Theatre
21.03.  USA     Birmingham, AL – Iron City Live
23.03.  USA     Tampa, FL – The Ritz

25.03.  USA     Luisville, KY – Expo Five
26.03.  USA     Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
28.03.  USA     Chicago, IL – Concorde Music Hall
29.03.  USA     Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom
31.03.  CDN     Toronto, ON – Opera House
01.04.  CDN     Quebec, QC – Imperial De Quebec
02.04.  USA     Worcester, MA – The Palladium
03.04.  USA     New York City, NY – Stage 48

10./11.06.       D         St. Goarshausen – RockFels @ Loreley
07.-09.07.       D         Ballenstedt – Rockharz Open Air
08.-10.07.       D         Geiselwind – Out & Loud Festival @ Eventzentrum Strohofer

On these dates, the band is supporting their current studio album »Pariah’s Child« again.
Order it here: http://smarturl.it/SONATA-Pariah

More on »Pariah’s Child«:
‘The Wolves Die Young’ official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGp0kms-GEk
‘Love’ official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBACRtmu0VQ
‘Cloud Factory’ lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO5FPHFI6sI

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More info:
www.sonataarctica.info
www.facebook.com/sonataarctica
www.nuclearblast.de/sonataarctica