The Ninth Hour

Description

Only two years after the release of Pariah’s Child and a massive world tour,
the Finnish melodic metal quintet Sonata Arctica are already back for more
with their ninth masterpiece entitled “The Ninth Hour. Once again, the album
was produced by Sonata Arctica themselves and mixed by Pasi Kauppinen, to
create a typical yet refreshing sound that defines the spirit of the band in
the year 2016. “The artwork of our ninth studio album The Ninth Hour depicts a
future Utopian landscape on the background. Nature and human technologies are
in balance. In the middle, we have an hour glass contraption with a knob for
us to meddle with. The right-hand side cup represents the nature side with no
humans left, on the left we have the human dystopia after we have destroyed
Nature. The idea I had was, that turning the knob will tilt the hour glass in
one direction or another, and the other cup will slowly empty and that future
will be erased. Biblically we are expected to repent and sacrifice on The
Ninth Hour… to dive right back to a more mundane reality, it’s a fact that
we are currently living in critical, historical times. Our decisions will
define the future. Not only ours as a race, but the future of this entire
planet. We need to make sacrifices and in many cases we will repent our
already made choices.”

Features:

Product Details:

• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 5.09 x 0.37 inches; 3.52 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Atomic Fire
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2016
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ August 10, 2016
• Label ‏ : ‎ Atomic Fire
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
• Best Sellers Rank: #72,534 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl) #1,134 in Pop Metal (CDs & Vinyl) #32,271 in Pop (CDs & Vinyl) #33,362 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)