Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA have completed work on their new album, "Unia" (Finnish for "Dreams"), due on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records. The CD was mixed at Finnvox studio in Helsinki and was mastered at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, in Sweden.
The final installment of SONATA ARCTICA keyboardist Henkka Klingenberg´s studio report can be found at this location!

Swedish melodic death metal pioneers Dark Tranquillity triumphantly return with “Fiction” in April 2007, a scorching effort that will undoubtedly add an exhilarating new chapter to the genre’s storied history. The album was mixed by the acclaimed Tue Madsen (Himsa, The Haunted) and encompasses all of the elements on which the band built their career: thought-provoking lyrics, shredding guitar work, captivating melodies and sheer brutality.

Finland’s sword-bearing metal merchants Ensiferum are back with a crushing new mini-CD, filled to the brim with melodies honouring the Nordic pagan heritage, delivered with the firm conviction of seasoned professionals they are. Indeed, the band just celebrated their 10th anniversary in a concert on New Year’s Eve, with a possible DVD release of the said show in the works.