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With their fantastic new record “Stones Grow Her Name”, SONATA ARCTICA not only achieved gold status in their home country Finland, but also entered charts worldwide.

We´re pround to announce the chart entries so far:

Finland 1

Hungary 13

Switzerland 21

Germany 24

Austria 29

Sweden 37

Norway 39

France 54

Italy 72

Holland 72

Canada 79

Belgium Wallonie 79

Spain 97

Sweden Rock Charts 5

Canada Rock Charts 7

UK Rock Charts 9

Great news also from the US camp:

After hearing that SONATA ARCTICA’s latest album, Stones Grow Her Name, achieved “highest 1st week sales” status in the USA with 2,225 copies sold and has debuted at #9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, vocalist/songwriter Tony Kakko checked in from his home in Finland with the following message:

“North America! Awesome! Our best ever 1st week sales with Stones Grow Her Name! Thank you so much! Feels good to hear this kind of news from the other side of the great puddle. Especially now, when the times are what they are… You guys rock! Sure hope to get all the tour plans ready as soon as possible, so we can announce out next great North American adventure. See you guys hopefully soon! Miss ya! Cheers!” 

SONATA ARCTICA – “Stones Grow Her Name World Tour 2012” 

German dates presented by: Rock Hard, MusiX and BLAST! Magazine

03.11.12 PL-Warsaw Progresja

04.11.12 D-Berlin Columbiaclub

06.11.12 D-Hamburg Markthalle

07.11.12 D-Cologne Essigfabrik

08.11.12 B-Antwerpen Trix

09.11.12 NL-Tilburg 013)

11.11.12 D-Bochum Zeche

12.11.12 D-Aschaffenburg Colos-Saal

13.11.12 F-Lille Le Splendid

14.11.12 F-Paris Bataclan

16.11.12 E-Madrid La Riviera

17.11.12 E-Barcelona Razzmatazz

19.11.12 F-Lyon Le Transpordeur

20.11.12 D-Stuttgart LKA Longhorn

21.11.12 CH-Pratteln Z7

22.11.12 I-Milano Alcatraz

24.11.12 CZ-Prag Winter Masters of Rock

27.11.12 D-Munich Backstage Halle

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(Source: Nuclear Blast News)

* For more info on SONATA ARCTICA, click on the links below!

Free Songpier App:

http://songpier.com/sonataarctica

Watch the video for “I Have A Right” here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sue_ufnvqcs

Visit SONATA ARCTICA online at:

http://www.SONATAARCTICA.info

http://www.facebook.com/SONATAARCTICA

http://www.nuclearblast.de/sonataarctica

CONGRATULATIONS SONATA ARCTICA!

LONG LIVE SONATA ARCTICA.

Stone.

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