SONATA ARCTICA Lets Fans Design Cover Artwork for new single

[Ragehead91]

SONATA ARCTICA Lets Fans Design Cover Artwork - July 22, 2009
Finnish melodic metalers SONATA ARCTICA have launched a fan contest where people can design the cover artwork for the upcoming promotional single to the song "Flag In The Ground".

Commented vocalist Tony Kakko: "Now here's your big chance to make an impact to the whole music industry! Or at least all SONATA fans! Create a cover for our promotional single and have your artwork printed on a cardboard for promotional use like radios, clubs etc.

"The song is called 'Flag In The Ground', which also going to be our video song. It's an uplifting story about a young couple fighting their way to freedom and their own land in North America back in early 1800s.

"Join the race, have fun, create us a cover art work and win! Do it today!

The winning artwork will be the cover of the "Flag In The Ground" promotional single. The winner will also get tickets to an upcoming SONATA ARCTICA show as well as an opportunity to meet the band. The second- and third-prize winners will get signed SONATA ARCTICA items.

The artwork can be sent to: SonataArctica@nuclearblast.de

Specs:

Format: JPG
Res: 300 dpi
Colours: RGB
Size: 20 x 20 cm

The deadline for this contest is August 10, 2009!

[Mormegil]

Can't wait to meet them!

[Ragehead91]

INSTANT EPIC WIN!

[NeverendingAbyss]

mine will win!

[Ragehead91]

No, Mormegil's is better!

[Mormegil]

INSTANT EPIC WIN!

Finally, I was getting bored of all the epic failures.

[Stealth]

@ Mormegil: I like the reference to Braveheart.

And I thought the same thing: Shouldn't it be "flag ON the ground"??

[Rage1979]

I think it sounds very nice! I hope next is better that Unia.

[Ragehead91]

I am really tempted to send the first pic to their website.

[icecab21]

Flag in the ground definitely a flag on the ground means a dead flag; a flag in the ground means a victory.

[Stealth]

A flag on a flagpole in the ground means a victory.

[Ragehead91]

And a fag who is humping another fag from behind means anal sex.

[icecab21]

i think it's safe to assume that the flag will be attached to a poll and that the poll is a given.

[Stealth]

Not necessarily.

[icecab21]

ok flag in the air.

[Stealth]

Not necessarily.

[icecab21]

Flag on a flagpole for celebrating an achievement in life or claiming land. Now that should be the title, but not necessarily.

[Stealth]

Exactly.

[Ragehead91]

SONATA ARCTICA - Single 'The Last Amazing Grays' Cover, Track List + Release Date!

Die finnischen Melodic Power Metaller SONATA ARCTICA, werden Ihr neues Album "The Days Of Grays" am 18. September 2009 in Europa und am 22. September 2009 in den USA via Nuclear Blast Records veröffentlichen. Die neue Single "The Last Amazing Grays" wird zuvor schon am 26 August 2009 veröffentlicht.



"The Last Amazing Grays" Track List:

01. The Last Amazing Grays (Version Single)
02. Flag In The Ground (Version Vidéo)
03. The Last Amazing Grays (Version Orchestrale)

[mayhem-for-all]

SONATA ARCTICA - Single 'The Last Amazing Grays' Cover, Track List + Release Date!

Die finnischen Melodic Power Metaller SONATA ARCTICA, werden Ihr neues Album "The Days Of Grays" am 18. September 2009 in Europa und am 22. September 2009 in den USA via Nuclear Blast Records veröffentlichen. Die neue Single "The Last Amazing Grays" wird zuvor schon am 26 August 2009 veröffentlicht.



"The Last Amazing Grays" Track List:

01. The Last Amazing Grays (Version Single)
02. Flag In The Ground (Version Vidéo)
03. The Last Amazing Grays (Version Orchestrale)

Yeah thats the single.

Yet the cover sontest is for their promotional single of Flag in the Ground.

[AAAAAAAAA]

I don't like that at all. Wolfs???Bahbah..

[Beast_Pete]

mine will win!

Hey, that's a rip-off of AoA coverart!

[Arkash]

That's it, I've send my production, although there is quite no chance for me to win, the important is to participate!

[Intiaani]

mine will win!

Hey, that's a rip-off of AoA coverart!

I was about to say the same. If Tolkki arranged a contest like this, your work would win, hands down.

Anyway, I think a cliché Derek Riggs-esque animation graphic you see on the cover of every single power metal album shouldn't win. I'd want a fresher cover, such as a photograph, or something even more inventive...

[Burning Reflection]

mine will win!

Hey, that's a rip-off of AoA coverart!

!

[NeverendingAbyss]

mine will win!

Hey, that's a rip-off of AoA coverart!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU WIN THE GUITAR!!! LET ME JUST TAKE IT AWAY FROM LUTHER...

[Ragehead91]

SONATA ARCTICA: Winners Of 'Flag In The Ground' Artwork Contest Announced - Aug. 19, 2009
Finnish melodic metallers SONATA ARCTICA recently launched a fan contest where people could design the cover artwork for the band's promotional single for the song "Flag In The Ground".

The contest has now come to an end and the group has picked its personal favorites.

The winning piece was created by Simo Heikkinen (Finland). Second-prize winner was Dilyana Delcheva (Bulgaria), while the third prize went to Rodrigo Larreteguy (Argentina).

The winner will also get tickets to an upcoming SONATA ARCTICA show as well as an opportunity to meet the band. The second- and third-prize winners will get signed SONATA ARCTICA items.

Commented singer Tony Kakko: "On behalf of the whole SONATA ARCTICA [band], I would like to thank all of you, who sent artwork suggestions for our promotional single 'Flag In The Ground'! Fantastic!"

He added, "The range of different ideas and styles was staggering and our decision was far from easy. I think at the end we all had our own personal favorites! But there can be only one! In this case one winner, one second and one third. So we actually had to build an extremely complex voting system to come up with the winner and even then it was not all that easy. And honestly, I think you are all winners, and you should think so too. You worked hard to complete the artwork in extremely limited time frame. And you did it. Ovations."

Winner:


Secound-prize Winner:


Third-Prize Winner:

[rikkertje]

I think the third-prize winner is the best one

[Ragehead91]

I don't really like any of them.

[warrencurrymetal]

Seems to me like a cop out for not wanting to pay a designer. Nonetheless, it is a good idea on the band's behalf.