Sonata Arctica / Clear Cold Beyond / Atomic Fire Records 2024

Many Albums later and Sonata Arctica still goes strong, speed Power Metal at its best. Opener First in Line its featured in their live perfomances along: California, A Monster you can't See and Angel Defiled.

All this songs are signature hooking choruses and great instrumentation, cohesive as ever, its hard to survive playing speed power Metal nowadays.

A great Album with most songs in fast mode and there is time for Ballads which would be The Best Things and the Closing Clear Cold Beyond. In the End years of experience is paying its dues, Sonata Arctica is firm and well, best album since the Days of Grays.