![]() ![]() 'I Want Out' for Helloween tribute album "Keepers of Jericho" and 'Still Loving You' for Scorpions tribute, "A Tribute to the Scorpions" were both kick-ass versions of originals. Widely successful, Ecliptica opened doors for Sonata Arctica to participate in two tribute records. Initially released in Finland, other countries quickly followed. Approximately 200 copies from that first run were sold and are now considered rare collector's items.Īutumn of 1999 marked the release of the very first full-length album, "Ecliptica". The mistake was discovered shortly after the first batch of disks was sent to music stores. ![]() During the first mix/pressing of UnOpened single, Track 1, UnOpened, was unintentionally slowed down. Two furious tracks from the single, UnOpened and "Mary-Lou" marked the arrival of SA to power metal community. The title song was instantaneously included in Metalliliitto 1999 compilation CD. ![]() Summer of 1999 brought us the first single from Sonata Arctica, "UnOpened". At the same time Tricky Means became Sonata Arctica. As fate would have it, and with help from Ahti Kortelainen of Tico-Tico Studio, the "FullMoon" demo found its way to the premier metal label of Finland, Spinefarm. The band's trademark sound of fast, melodic and keyboard oriented heavy metal with clear and high vocals was born. This new demo was the first exploration for the band in heavy metal waters. At the time of recording the line-up consisted of: Tony (vocals/keys), Jani (guitars), Tommy (drums), and Janne (bass). Turning the page in 1999, Tricky Means recorded a new demo "FullMoon" in Tico Tico Studios located in their hometown, Kemi. Let it be known to the Metal community that initially the band experimented in musical styles far from heavy metal. After some personnel changes in 1997, the outfit changed their name to Tricky Means. As Tricky Beans, the group produced three demos (Friend till the End, Agre Pamppers and PeaceMaker) and played twice in Jyrki Sähkösirkus, a Finnish TV Battle of the Bands. The very first incarnation of the band was named Tricky Beans. Sonata Arctica was born in 1996 on the edge of the world, in northern Finnish town of Kemi. ![]()
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