Again all the songs were composed by the band's mastermind Tony Kakko. In the spring of 2001 Sonata Arctica opened two gigs for Alice Cooper, Dio and Ratt (in Oulu and Helsinki) in Monsters of the Millennium 2001 tour.įorging the metal while it is hot, the band worked on the second full-length offering from autumn of 2000 through the winter of 2001. The new millennium is also treating the Sonata beans well. Sonata was chosen as a candidate for "the best new-comer band" by the Finnish Recording Industry Association in their annual Awards Gala, Emma. Year 2000 brought not only a big tour, new mini-CD, and a small line-up change, but also media recognition. Being a familiar face to the entire band, the transition was smooth and transparent. Janne was replaced by Marko Paasikoski, who happened to be one of the founding members of Tricky Beans. Janne's last gig took place in Kemi on 30th June in the summer of 2000. In a small line-up change, Janne Kivilahti made a decision to depart with the band due to personal reasons. This new disk included two previously unreleased tracks, two cover tracks for upcoming tribute albums, some live tracks from Provinssi Rock and one edited track from Ecliptica. The very successful tour was followed by the release of the mini-CD Successor. It lasted for two months, during which Sonata played over 30 gigs in 10 countries, traveling thousands of kilometers. The tour started in April of 2000 with Strato and Rhapsody on the road. Soon after the release of Ecliptica, Sonata Arctica was chosen as support band for Stratovarius' European Tour, winning over 32 other bands from 15 different record companies. Quick rise to fame continued through the end of 1999 and beginning of 2000. It introduced a new capability for Sonata Arctica - to have two keyboard players simultaneously, adding a new cool twist to the live sound. This change allowed for much more energetic live shows. Mikko Härkin (ex-Kenziner) joined the band to relief Tony from keys and to allow the frontman to roam the stage. Soon after the release of Ecliptica, band's mastermind Tony Kakko decided to concentrate more on singing, as opposed to trying to sing and play keyboards at the same time. 'I Want Out' for Helloween tribute album "Keepers of Jericho" and 'Still Loving You' for Scorpions tribute, "A Tribute to the Scorpions" were both kick-ass versions of originals. Widely successful, Ecliptica opened doors for Sonata Arctica to participate in two tribute records. Initially released in Finland, other countries quickly followed. Approximately 200 copies from that first run were sold and are now considered rare collector's items.Īutumn of 1999 marked the release of the very first full-length album, "Ecliptica". The mistake was discovered shortly after the first batch of disks was sent to music stores. During the first mix/pressing of UnOpened single, Track 1, UnOpened, was unintentionally slowed down. Two furious tracks from the single, UnOpened and "Mary-Lou" marked the arrival of SA to power metal community. The title song was instantaneously included in Metalliliitto 1999 compilation CD. Summer of 1999 brought us the first single from Sonata Arctica, "UnOpened". At the same time Tricky Means became Sonata Arctica. As fate would have it, and with help from Ahti Kortelainen of Tico-Tico Studio, the "FullMoon" demo found its way to the premier metal label of Finland, Spinefarm. The band's trademark sound of fast, melodic and keyboard oriented heavy metal with clear and high vocals was born. This new demo was the first exploration for the band in heavy metal waters. At the time of recording the line-up consisted of: Tony (vocals/keys), Jani (guitars), Tommy (drums), and Janne (bass). Turning the page in 1999, Tricky Means recorded a new demo "FullMoon" in Tico Tico Studios located in their hometown, Kemi. Let it be known to the Metal community that initially the band experimented in musical styles far from heavy metal.
After some personnel changes in 1997, the outfit changed their name to Tricky Means.
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As Tricky Beans, the group produced three demos (Friend till the End, Agre Pamppers and PeaceMaker) and played twice in Jyrki Sähkösirkus, a Finnish TV Battle of the Bands. The very first incarnation of the band was named Tricky Beans. Sonata Arctica was born in 1996 on the edge of the world, in northern Finnish town of Kemi.
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