Talviyö

Talviyö
Studio album by Sonata Arctica
Publication (s)	September 6, 2019
Label (s)	Nuclear Blast
Format (s)	CD, LP, mp3 download
Genre (s)	Powermetal
Title (number)	11 or 12 (Japanese edition)
occupation	Singing: Tony Kakko Electric guitar: Elias Viljanen Drums: Tommy Portimo Keyboard: Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg E-bass: Pasi Kauppinen
production	Mikko Tegelman & Sonata Arctica
Studio (s)	Studio57
chronology The Ninth Hour 2016 Talviyö -
Single releases June 21, 2019 A Little Less Understanding 23 August 2019 Cold September 6, 2019 Who Failed the Most

Talviyö (Finnish for winter night ) is the tenth studio album by the power metal band Sonata Arctica , which was released on September 6, 2019 via Nuclear Blast . All lyrics on the album were written by front man Tony Kakko .

background

The title of the album is a Finnish word for "winter night". According to Kakko, he looked for a simple name and searched through Google Translator for translations of "night" in other languages. Eventually he returned to his mother tongue and suggested the title "Talvi". The other band members found this too boring. After a long discussion it was decided to name the album Talviyö.

On June 21, 2019, the band released their first single, A Little Less Understanding . Cold was released as a single on August 23rd. The accompanying music video was shot in Tampere by Patric Ullaeus . He also shoots the music video for Who Failed the Most , which was released on September 6th.

Kakko was initially unsure whether the longest song "The Raven Still Flies with You" would make it on the album because he thought it was "too complex and crazy". The band members decided to release the track. The album cover was designed by Janne Pitkänen.

Track list

No.	title	length
1.	Message from the Sun	4:06
2.	Whirlwind	6:32
3.	Cold	4:29
4th	Storm the Armada	5:08
5.	The Last of the Lambs	4:22
6th	Who Failed the Most	4:44
7th	Ismo's Got Good Reactors (Instrumental piece)	3:43
8th.	Demon's Cage	4:58
9.	A Little Less Understanding	4:16
10.	The Raven Still Flies with You	7:37
11.	The Garden	6:17
12.	You Won't Fall (Only included on the Japanese version)	5:08

Contents of the songs

• In Message from the Sun is about myths surrounding the northern lights .
• Storm the Armada and Who Failed the Most , on the other hand, move on a political level and deal with what we are doing to our earth. In addition, Who Faild the Most asks whether humanity has chosen the right leaders with regard to the environment.
• The Raven Still Flies with You thematizes the dramatic disappearance of a child.
• A Little Less Understanding talks about the difficulty of making the right decisions.

Charts

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	26th (1 week)	1
Finland (IFPI)	2 (3 weeks)	3
Austria (Ö3)	54 (1 week)	1
Switzerland (IFPI)	22nd (1 week)	1

"The Raven Still Flies Over Europe" tour

On July 10th, 2019 Sonata Arctica announced their European tour, which started on November 12th and is entitled "The Raven Still Flies Over Europe" tour. The band was supported by Edge of Paradise and Temple Balls.

Tour dates

date	County town	Venue
November 12th	Stockholm	Octopuses
November 13th	Oslo	Parketeatret
14th November	Trondheim	Byscenes
15th of November	Trollhättan	Folkets Park
November 16	Aarhus	Train
November 17th	Berlin	BiNuu
November 18	Mannheim	MS Connexion Complex
November 19th	Leipzig	Hellraiser
November 26th	Vienna	scene
November 27th	Pratteln	Z 7
November 29th	Padova	Hall
30th of November	Milan	Live club
December 1st	Lyon	Le Ninkasi Kao
December 2nd	Paris	La machine du Moulin Rouge
December 4th	Madrid	La Riviera
December 5th	Barcelona	Salamandra
December 6th	Limoge	Cc John Lennon
December 07	Izegem	Cultuurhuis De Leest
December 8th	Pagney	Chez Paulette
11th December	London	The Electric Ballroom
12th of December	Tilburg	013
13th December	Hamburg	Market hall
December 14th	Bochum	matrix

Setlist

1. A Little Less Understanding
2. Closer to an Animal
3. Whirlwind
4. The Day
5. I have a right
6. Cold
7. Storm the Armada
8. X Marks the Spot
9. Who Failed the Most
10. Tallulah
11. Black Sheep
12. FullMoon
13. Losing My Insanity
14. Life (with Vodka Outro)

criticism

“Throughout the album, the instrumentation with the use of piano and other acoustic equipment and (synth) choirs ensures a big, broad sound. Sound and production are absolutely high quality. A fine album "

- Peter Funke : Rock It! Magazine No. 113

"Talviyö is the most experimental album since" The Days Of Grays "and has some progressive elements on its forehead. It takes time, but then unfolds a wonderful magic that won't let you go. Because of one or the other song that is too "slow" the record comes to a standstill, but otherwise it has at least awakened the urge to discover in me. If you just want to ruin it, you haven't let yourself into it for a second, that's for sure (or subjectively sees it differently - se lektor). For me, SONATA ARCTICA are still at the forefront of Melodic Metal and Talviyö is no exception. "

- Stormbringer.at

Web links

• Official website of the band

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} article in Nuclear Blast
2. ↑ sickandsound.it: Interview with Tony Kakko
3. ↑ Sonataarctica.info: Sonata Arctica release 'Who Failed The Most' music video + new album "Talviyö" out now + kick off North American tour!
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Sources DE , FI , CH , AT , ES
5. ↑ Nuclear Blast: SONATA ARCTICA - announce "The Raven still flies over Europe" tour for November and December!
6. ↑ CD review: SONATA ARCTICA - Talviyö | Stormbringer.at