Sonata Arctica Album Goes Gold In Finland

Right after SONATA ARCTICA's "best of" compilation, "The Collection", going gold, the band's debut album, "Ecliptica", has followed suit by reaching certified Gold status in Finland. More than 20,000 copies were sold since the release of the album. This marks the band's sixth Gold record.

Here are the band's upcoming tour dates:

July 7 - Turku, Finland - Ruisrock
July 13 - Vaasa, Finland - Rockperry
July 14 - Joensuu - Finland - Ilosaarirock
July 19 - Nagoya, Japan - Zepp Nagoya
July 20 - Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch
July 21 - Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya-AX
July 22 - Tokyo, Japan - Shibuya-AX
July 27 - Kuusamo, Finland - Kuusamo Ruka Open Air
July 28 - Oulu, Finland - Qstock Festival
Aug. 5 - Vantaa, Finland - Ankkarock
Sept. 7 - Mexico City, Mexico - Circo Volador
Sept. 8 - Monterrey, Mexico - Café Iguana
Sept. 9 - Guadalajara, Mexico - HRL
Sept. 12 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
Sept. 14 - Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
Sept. 15 - Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse
Sept. 16 - Los Angeles, CA - Key Club
Sept. 17 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theater
Sept. 19 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Sept. 21 - Chicago, IL - The Metro
Sept. 22 - Detroit, MI - Harpo's
Sept. 23 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's Down Under
Sept. 24 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
Sept. 26 - Quebec City, QC - Salle Albert Rosseau
Sept. 27 - Montreal, QC - The Medley
Sept. 28 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance Theater
Sept. 29 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
Sept. 30 - New York, NY - B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill
Oct. 2 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
Oct. 3 - Springfield, VA - Jaxx
Oct. 5 - Atlanta, GA - ProgPower USA VIII
Oct. 6 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
Oct. 7 - Winter Park, FL - The Haven
Oct. 9 - Houston, TX - The Meridian
Oct. 31 - Stockholm, Sweden - Arenan

w/ EPICA and RIDE THE SKY:

Nov. 1 - Oslo, Norway - Rockefeller
Nov. 3 - Göteborg, Sweden - Lisebergshallen
Nov. 4 - Lund, Sweden - Mejeriet
Nov. 5 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
Nov. 7 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
Nov. 8 - Stuttgart, Germany - LKA-Longhorn
Nov. 9 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
Nov. 10 - Kaufbeuren, Germany - All Kart Halle
Nov. 12 - London, UK - Carling Academy
Nov. 13 - Paris, France - Elysée Montmartre
Nov. 14 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
Nov. 16 - Madrid, Spain - Heineken
Nov. 17 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz II
Nov. 19 - Milano, Italy - Alcatraz
Nov. 20 - Budapest, Hungary - Petöfi Hall
Nov. 21 - Vienna, Austria - Planet Music
Nov. 23 - Saarbrücken, Germany - Garage
Nov. 24 - Antwerp, Belgium - Hof Ter Lo
Nov. 25 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
Nov. 26 - Amsterdam, Holland - Melkweg

Source: Metaleater