SONATA ARCTICA are currently about to finalize the recordings of their upcoming, yet untitled new studio album, which is scheduled to be released in march 2014. On their homepage, Henrik "Henkka" Klingenberg gives regular updates about the recording process. "We're very pleased with the results and I'm sure you'll be too", Henkka added in his latest post.

Right after the release, SONATA ARCTICA will start touring again. Henkka left the following message: "Hello out there. It's been a while since we last toured Europe, so I'm very happy that we can announce our first tour with our new album. Since the album will be out in March 2014, we don't want to waste any time but will head out for a full European Tour. Our tour will start in Eindhoven, NL on April 10th, 2014. The whole band is really looking forward to play some new songs for you and introduce our new bass player, Pasi, for all our fans. He's a monster live, you'll see. Check below for the tourdates and we'll see you in a few months!"

April 10th NL Eindhoven Effenaar
April 13th NL Amsterdam Melkweg
April 14th GER Hamburg Markthalle
April 16th GER Braunschweig Meier Music Hall
April 17th GER Berlin C-Club
April 18th GER Leipzig Hellraiser
April 19th GER Bochum Matrix
April 21st GER Aschaffenburg Colos-Saal
April 22nd GER- Saarbrücken Garage
April 23rd F Paris Bataclan
April 24th GER Ludwigsburg Rockfabrik
April 26th GER Nürnberg Hirsch
April 27th CH Pratteln Z7
April 28th I Trezzo Live Club
April 30th HU Budapest Club 202
May 01st CZ Prague Retro Music Hall
May 02nd A Wien Szene
May 04th F Lyon Transbordeur
May 05th E Barcelona Bikini
May 06th E Madrid Arena