Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica performing live at South Park Festival in 2018
Background information
Also known as	Tricky Beans (1995–1997) Tricky Means (1997–1999)
Origin	Kemi, Finland
Genres	Power metal symphonic metal progressive metal
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Spinefarm, Nuclear Blast, Atomic Fire
Members	Tommy Portimo Tony Kakko Henrik Klingenberg Elias Viljanen Pasi Kauppinen
Past members	Jani Liimatainen Marko Paasikoski Pentti Peura Janne Kivilahti Mikko Härkin
Website	www.sonataarctica.info

Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Created as a hard rock band named Tricky Beans, they later changed to Tricky Means and finally to Sonata Arctica, when they shifted to power metal.^[1] The current lineup consists of drummer Tommy Portimo, lead singer Tony Kakko, keyboardist Henrik Klingenberg, guitarist Elias Viljanen and bassist Pasi Kauppinen. All the musicians of the band's history except Portimo also acted as backing vocalists.

As of 2024, the band has released eleven full-length albums (three via Spinefarm Records, eight via Nuclear Blast, and one via Atomic Fire), their most recent being Clear Cold Beyond in March 2024.