Stones Grow Her Name

Stones Grow Her Name
Studio album by
Sonata Arctica
ReleasedMay 16, 2012 (Finland)
May 18, 2012 (Europe)
May 22, 2012 (North America)
May 23, 2012 (Japan)
RecordedNovember 2011 at Studio 57, Nedervetil, Finland (bass, drums, hammond)
January and February 2012 at Kakkoslaatu Studios (lead and backing vocals, additional keyboards)
January and February 2012 at Sonic Pump Studios (trumpets, saxophones, acoustic guitars, viola caipira, banjos, violin, double bass, additional backing vocals, violin)
January 2012 at Tico Tico Studio, Kemi, Finland (double bass)[1]
GenreHeavy metal, power metal, symphonic metal
Length53:16
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerSonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica chronology
Live in Finland
(2011) 		Stones Grow Her Name
(2012) 		Pariah's Child
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Angry Metal Guy2.0/5[3]
Metal.de8/10[4]
MetalCrypt3.5/5[5]
MetalReview71/100[6]
Metal Storm[7]
Rock Hard8.5/10[8]

Stones Grow Her Name is the 7th full-length studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. It was released in Finland on May 16, 2012, in Europe on May 18, 2012, in North America on May 22, 2012 and in Japan on May 23, 2012.[9][10] It was the last album to feature longtime bassist Marko Paasikoski.

In a 2014 interview about the album's successor Pariah's Child, vocalist and songwriter Tony Kakko referred to it as "a rock album [more] than anything else", comparing it to the more back-to-the roots sound of the 2014 band's release.[11] Yet in a 2019 interview promoting the band's then new album Talviyö, Kakko said Stones Grow Her Name marked "some kind of maturity point for us", citing him becoming a father for the first time as an influence.[12]

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  9. ^ "SONATA ARCTICA – "Stones Grow Her Name" album details released!". NuclearBlast.de. 21 February 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  10. ^ "Sonata Arctica Unveil Details and Album Art from "Stones Grow Her Name"". SMNNews.com. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  11. ^ Sabrina, Elise (25 February 2014). ""In the early days, Sonata Arctica was called Happy Metal. I wondered what the fuck it was all about, because all the lyrics was really dark."". Metal Chest of Wonders. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  12. ^ Giffin, Brian (3 September 2019). "SONATA ARCTICA // A Little Understanding". Hysteria Magazine. Hysteria Media PTY LTD. Retrieved 7 September 2019.