Stones Grow Her Name is the 7th full-length studio album by Finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica. It is set to be released in Finland on May 16, 2012, in Europe on May 18, 2012, in North America on May 22, 2012 and in Japan on May 23, 2012. 　　专辑风格定位：Heavy/True/Power Metal, Melodic Heavy Rock, Symphonic Metal 　　乐队主唱 Tony Kakko 点评： 　　"Our newest adventure is only a final touch short of being ready. The recordings went extremely well and the mixing is in schedule. Have to say I am enjoying myself greatly. I've had a very hard and work- filled two year period writing the songs while touring extensively with our previous album The Days Of Grays, but it has all been worth it! Yet again, we are introducing new things to keep the music alive and interesting. New elements, styles and new moods, talented guest artists and ideas for the enjoyment of the loyal friends of our music. Can't wait for you to get your hands and ears on Stones Grow Her Name! Hope to see you all again on tour! Be well!“ 　　东家厂牌核爆简评： 　　Hard work has always been the key to success – but it won’t get you anywhere without a good dose of both unmistakable trademarks and ever-renewing innovation. From the beginning of their career on, SONATA ARCTICA have understood and implemented this formula, resulting in a total of album sales figures beyond the staggeringly high 600.000 copies mark for their six previous albums, beginning with the soon-to-be power metal classic “Ecliptica” in 1999 and ending with 2009’s almost progressive yet still doubtlessly Sonata-esque “The Days Of Grays” album. With this amazing success story on their tail – including gold statuses for all of their albums plus their compilation record and the first live DVD »For The Sake Of Revenge« (2006) in Finland on top of the aforementioned – expectations on the new, seventh studio record were high. Which stylistic direction would it take? Recorded in various studios all over Finland, mixed by Mikko Karmila at Sonic Pump Studios and mastered at Chartmakers by Svante Forsbäck, “Stones Grow Her Name” achieves the impossible: Plainly audible it takes a big step forward while reaching at least equally far into the band’s past, combining only the best of the early works’ catchiness with experimental approaches as presented from “Unia” (2007) on in eleven incomparably well-written musical pearls. It is the blend of true metallic roughness (`Shitload O`Money´), extremely catchy choruses (`Losing My Insanity´), anthems of heavenly dignity (`Alone In Heaven´) and highly emotional ballads ( `Don’t Be Mean´), built on an in-depth lyrical foundation and presented with a maximum of passion, that gives you the impression of listening to more than just music. In every line and every word, every guitar riff, keyboard solo and drum pattern there is something to discover. Open your hearts to SONATA ARCTICAs most eclectic work to date – and let “Stones Grow Her Name” become the love of your life!