SONATA ARCTICA have named their forthcoming new album Unia. The album will be released on May 25 via Nuclear Blast Records.

The band were recently confirmed to play the Kuusamo Ruka Open Air in Kuusamo, Finland on July 27th. Their Finnish tour schedule is now as follows:

April
27 - Teatria in Oulu, Finland
28 - Holiday Club Katinkulta (RockKatti 2007) in Vuokatti, Finland (with CHARON)
29 - Pakkahuone in Tampere, Finland
30 - Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland

June
9 - Sauna Open Air in Tampere, Finland

July
27 - Kuusamo Ruka Open Air in Kuusamo, Finland (NEW DATE)

As previously reported, Sonata Arctica will tour North America through September and October. Dates are as follows:

September
16 - Key Club in Los Angeles, CA
17 - Galaxy Theater in Santa Ana, CA
21 - The Metro in Chicago, IL
22 - Harpo's in Detroit, MI
23 - Peabody's Down Under in Cleveland, OH
24 - Opera House in Toronto, ONT
27 - The Medley in Montréal, QC
28 - The Chance Theater in Poughkeepsie, NY
29 - The Palladium in Worcester, MA
30 - B.B. King's in New York, NY

October
2 - The Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA
3 - Jaxx in Springfield, VA
5 - ProgPower USA VIII in Atlanta, GA
9 - The Meridian in Houston, TX

More dates are expected to be announced soon.