Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have posted behind-the-scenes footage from their January 2013 Scandinavian tour. Check it out below.
SONATA ARCTICA‘s latest album, “Stones Grow Her Name”, was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. Released in Europe on May 18, 2012 and in North America on May 22, 2012 via Nuclear Blast Records, the CD was recorded in several studios all over Finland, mixed atSonic Pump Studios by Mikko Karmila and mastered at Chartmakers bySvante Forsbäck. The effort was released as a limited-edition digipak, standard jewel case, vinyl and download.
“Stones Grow Her Name” sold around 2,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 9 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.