The Days of Grays

The Days of Grays
Studio album by
Sonata Arctica
Released8 September 2009
Recorded2009 at Tico Tico Studio (drums and bass)
Fantom Studios and Magic-7 Studio (guitars)
Lanceland 2 and Kakkos-studio (keyboards)
Studio 57 (hammond organ)
Kakkos-studio (vocals)
Rock Valley-Studios (cello)
Great Sounds Studio (female vocals)
GenrePower metal, symphonic metal, progressive metal
Length59:20
LabelNuclear Blast
ProducerTony Kakko, Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica chronology
Unia
(2007) 		The Days of Grays
(2009) 		Live in Finland
(2011)
Singles from The Days of Grays
  1. "The Last Amazing Grays"
    Released: 26 August 2009
  2. "Flag in the Ground"
    Released: September 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Lords of Metal62/100[2]
The Metal Circus[3]
Metal Storm[4]
Metal Symphony[5]

The Days of Grays is the sixth full-length studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. The album was released in South America on 8 September 2009, on 16 September in Finland, 18 September in Europe and 22 September in North America through Nuclear Blast.[6] The special edition of the album includes the album along with an orchestral CD as a digipak.[7][8]

It is the first album with guitarist Elias Viljanen and also the first since 1999's Ecliptica in which vocalist Tony Kakko also plays the keyboards.

  1. ^ "The Days of Grays - Sonata Arctica | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  2. ^ "Sonata Arctica - The Days Of Grays | Review | Lords Of Metal metal E-zine - issue 95". Lordsofmetal.nl. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  3. ^ themetalcircus.com. "SONATA ARCTICA - The Days of Grays". The Metal Circus. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  4. ^ "Sonata Arctica - The Days Of Grays - Metal Storm". Metalstorm.ee. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  5. ^ Metal Symphony. "Sonata Arctica: The Days of Grays // Nuclear Blast ( PIAS Music )". Metal Symphony. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  6. ^ "Sonata Arctica: New Album Details Revealed". blabbermouth.net. July 9, 2009. Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  7. ^ "SONATA ARCTICA | The days of grays - Nuclear Blast". Nuclearblast.de. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  8. ^ "Sonata Arctica | Official website". Sonataarctica.info. 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2011-07-31.