Finnish melodic metal band SONATA ARCTICA have posted the first snippet in a series of behind-the-scenes clips from their early-March tour of Colombia. See the first part of these series below.
SONATA ARCTICA’s latest effort, “Stones Grow Her Name”, was unleashed unto the North American masses on May 22, 2012 through Nuclear Blast and certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 10,000 copies. The CD, recorded in several studios all over Finland, was released as a limited-edition digipak, standard jewel case, vinyl and digital download.
“Stones Grow Her Name” sold around 2,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release, landing at position #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.