"Stones Grow Her Name", the seventh studio album by Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA was released last week ' and already achieved gold status in their homecountry!
"Just received the news! Stones have grown gold in Finland. This is amazing! This is our 9th gold disc from Finland. Kiitos Suomi", says Tony Kakko.

Also the first tourdates are finally announced:
Tony Kakko adds: "We're extremely pleased to announce our first "Stone Grow Her Name World Tour" -dates. Europe, part 1. The fans have been asking for this for a long, long time and the cries have been heard. The tour starts from Warsaw, Poland. Yes! Finally! Twenty dates and more to come next year. So don't worry, if you can't find your country from the list. We'll be most likely coming in the neighborhood on this World Tour"
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