Album: The Days of Grays by Sonata Arctica (2009)
Genre: Symphonic Metal | Style: Rock/Pop
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: Album

Description: The Days of Grays is the sixth full-length studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. The album was released on September 16, 2009 in Finland, September 18 in Europe and September 22 in North America through Nuclear Blast. The special edition of the album includes the album along with an orchestral CD as a digipak.
It is the first album with the band's current line-up, with Elias Viljanen on guitars and Tony Kakko playing keyboards for the first time since the band's first album Ecliptica.

Artist Background: Sonata Arctica is a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, Finland. Originally created as a hard rock band, they often include symphonic metal elements, and their later releases contain several elements typical of progressive metal. The line-up consists of singer, keyboardist and songwriter Tony Kakko, guitarist Elias Viljanen, bass guitarist Marko Paasikoski, keyboardist and keytarist Henrik Klingenberg, and drummer Tommy Portimo since August 2007. All the musicians of the band's hi... Part of the Kemi, Finland music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Symphonic Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Stratovarius, Cain's Offering, Avantasia, Edguy

Music Scene: Part of the Kemi, Finland music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Symphonic Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Symphonic Metal, Rock/Pop, 2000s, Album, Nuclear Blast

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The Days of Grays is the sixth full-length studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. The album was released on September 16, 2009 in Finland, September 18 in Europe and September 22 in North America through Nuclear Blast. The special edition of the album includes the album along with an orchestral CD as a digipak.
It is the first album with the band's current line-up, with Elias Viljanen on guitars and Tony Kakko playing keyboards for the first time since the band's first album Ecliptica.

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