SONATA ARCTICA: Worldwide Chart Domination

With their fantastisc new record "Stones Grow Her Name", SONATA ARCTCA not only achieved gold […]
By Steinmetal
June 3, 2012

With their fantastisc new record "Stones Grow Her Name", SONATA ARCTCA not only achieved gold status in their homecountry Finland, but also entered charts worldwide.

We're pround to announce the chart entries so far:

Finland 1
Hungary 13
Switzerland 21
Germany 24
Austria 29
Sweden 37
Norway 39
France 54
Italy 72
Holland 72
Canada 79
Belgium Wallonie 79
Spain 97

Sweden Rock Charts 5
Canada Rock Charts 7
UK Rock Charts 9

Great news also from the US camp:

After hearing that SONATA ARCTICA's latest album, Stones Grow Her Name, achieved "highest 1st week sales" status in the USA with 2,225 copies sold and has debuted at #9 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, vocalist/songwriter Tony Kakko checked in from his home in Finland with the following message:

"North America! Awesome! Our best ever 1st week sales with Stones Grow Her Name! Thank you so much! Feels good to hear this kind of news from the other side of the great puddle. Especially now, when the times are what they are! You guys rock! Sure hope to get all the tour plans ready as soon as possible, so we can announce out next great North American adventure. See you guys hopefully soon! Miss ya! Cheers!"
SONATA ARCTICA - "Stones Grow Her Name World Tour 2012"

German dates presented by: Rock Hard, MusiX and BLAST! Magazine

03.11.12 PL-Warsaw Progresja
04.11.12 D-Berlin Columbiaclub
06.11.12 D-Hamburg Markthalle
07.11.12 D-Cologne Essigfabrik
08.11.12 B-Antwerpen Trix
09.11.12 NL-Tilburg 013)
11.11.12 D-Bochum Zeche
12.11.12 D-Aschaffenburg Colos-Saal
13.11.12 F-Lille Le Splendid
14.11.12 F-Paris Bataclan
16.11.12 E-Madrid La Riviera
17.11.12 E-Barcelona Razzmatazz
19.11.12 F-Lyon Le Transpordeur
20.11.12 D-Stuttgart LKA Longhorn
21.11.12 CH-Pratteln Z7
22.11.12 I-Milano Alcatraz
24.11.12 CZ-Prag Winter Masters of Rock
27.11.12 D-Munich Backstage Halle

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