Sonata Arcticais a Finnish power metalband, considered by many as the heir of Stratovarius. The band was founded by Tony Kakko, Jani Liimatainen, , and in Kemi in 1996. The band, originally named Tricky Beans, played songs which were mostly influenced by the hard rockgenre and did not approach the power metal genre as such. During their early career, they recorded three demos which were never sent to any record label: Friend 'till the End, Agre Pamppersand PeaceMaker. The demo song to the first contract with Spinefarm Records was .
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