An acoustic adventure with Finland's melancholic power metal heroes Sonata Arctica’s First acoustic album by Finlands melancholic metal act 12 band highlights performed acoustically, like "Alone In Heaven", "Don't Say A Word", "Paid In Full" and "The Wolves Die Young"

Aptly titled “Acoustic Adventures – Volume One,” Sonata Arctica carefully strip their sound of all things metal only to reveal precious, stunningly beautiful acoustic songs that still capture the heart, spirit and very essence of this band.

After Sonata Arctica hit the road in 2016 to premiere their marvelously crafted acoustic set to a stunned audience and then again in 2019, the idea was born to immortalize these intimate, pure, and heartfelt renditions of their iconic catalog on two acoustic albums, the second of which will follow in close succession.

“Acoustic Adventures – Volume One” was recorded during summer 2020, with mixing and mastering following suite. What’s typically Sonata Arctica about all this is that they not only replaced electric with acoustic guitars. Instead, they didn’t shy away from writing whole new arrangements.

Starting with the songs they already performed during the “Acoustic Adventures” tours, they added some personal favorites or gems to the mix after that and recorded the whole bunch live! Opening with the mesmerizing “The Rest Of The Sun Belongs To Me” and going via the banjo and organ infused (!) “A Little Less Understanding” to the heartbreaking ballad “Tonight I Dance Alone,” it

becomes clear that Sonata Arctica have found solace and a home in these tender versions. One song especially proved to be a challenge for Henkka. “‘Wolf & Raven’ was quite the thing to play on acoustic piano,” he laughs, “but the whole session was a big challenge for everyone. On top of doing it all live, we also didn’t use a click track or metronome so you had to be really alert and make sure the songs stayed in tempo. I think ‘For The Sake Of Revenge’ is still is my favorite. It turned out really special and so different from the original. We also didn’t play the acoustic version live so nobody has heard it.”

Tracklist:

1. The Rest of The Sun Belongs To Me

2. For The Sake Of Revenge

3. A Little Less Understanding

4. Alone In Heaven

5. Tallulah

6. Don’t Say a Word

7. As If The World Wasn’t Ending

8. Paid In Full

9. Tonight I Dance Alone

10. The Wolves Die Young

11. Wolf & Raven

12. On The Faultline