ROCK OF AGES

DO YOU REMEMBER TRICKY BEANS?

 
SONATA ARCTICA
Formed: Kemi, Finland 1996
Members:
Tony Kakko (vocals/keyboards)
Elias Vijanen (guitar)
Tommy Portimo (drums)
Marko Paasikoski (bass)
Henrik Klingenberg (keyboards)
Former members:
Janne Kivilahti (bass)
Jani Liimatainen (guitar)
Mikko Härkin (keyboards)


Studio albums:
Ecliptica - 1999, Silence - 2001, Winterheart's Guild - 2003, Reckoning Night - 2004, Unia - 2007, The Days of Grays - 2009
Extended:
Successor - 2000, Orientation - 2001, Takatalvi - 2003, Don't Say A Word - 2004

Some famous songs: Fullmoon, Talulah, Victoria's Secret, My Selene, Shy, Paid in Full

Other facts:

• In the beginning, the band was named Tricky Beans and played more hard rock. 
• They were influenced by the finnish power metal band Stratovarius. 
• They have toured with Stratovarius in 2000, and also with Gamma Ray 2001
• After the album Reckoning Night was released, an own tour was planned but they were invited to play with Nightwish, which changed the plans. 
• Jens Johansson from Stratovarius played keyboards on the Winterheart's Guild album. 
• The extended album Successor contains 2 covers 'Still Loving You' (originally by Scorpions) and 'I Want Out' (Originally by Helloween).
• The album Takatalvi was only released in Japan in 2003 in a special version, and 2010 for the rest of the world in an extended version.