Tony Kakko’s Himmelkraft

Sonata Arctica frontman Tony Kakko

There is great power in secrecy. Detached from the world, brewed under a strict code of confidentiality, a new lifeform came into existence. Led by none other than Sonata Arctica frontman Tony Kakko, this new beast of his gained momentum in the massive shadow of his wildly successful power metal superheroes, slowly, steadily, biding its time, waiting for the right moment.

 This moment is now.

With his self-titled debut, Tony Kakko opens the curtains into this strange new world of his just enough to take a first peek – and instantly hunger for more. A master story teller and a wizard of conjuring musical emotions, Himmelkraft stages Kakkos trademark talents in a wholly new, unexpected and thrilling way. “I don’t think it would make any sense releasing Sonata-type music through another band,” he says. “People would just assume the album is full of Sonata outtakes or leftovers. I don’t operate that way.”