It’s to a Tony Kakko full of hindsight regarding both Sonata Arctica’s evolution and himself that we’ve talked a couple of days ago, as the band’s last record, Stones Grow Her Name, will be out soon, the 18th of May. The key-notion of this interview is youth. The youth that you have to protect from the previous generations’ foolishness. The youth that makes you imitate your idols to the price of your own personality. The youth that makes your first records what they are and that you can’t, or won’t find back again. Tony Kakko also puts into perspective Sonata Arctica’s last two records, admitting they went “to far” into complexity.
As a reaction to this, the new record has been written with the following leitmotiv: K.I.S.S., which stands for Keep It Simple, Stupid! We were just talking about youth: this album is also a tribute to the band’s first musical loves. Not to Ecliptica’s speed metal, but to some older ones.
This interview is full of wisdom but not lacking humor, especially thanks to a couple of jokes, some well-placed anecdotes and even a few cutting remarks.
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