It's currently in Development Hell due to Zelian Games concentrating more on xOrbic, which will form the foundation of the Winterheart's Guild game. The Ninth Hour came out two years later, and continued the previous album's sound.Īn Action-RPG named Winterheart's Guild based on the band is being developed by Zelian Games. Their eighth album, Pariah's Child, followed in March 2014, and is a little closer to traditional power metal, but not without the band's now trademark idiosyncrasies and experimentation. In August 2013, Marko, apparently burned out from touring, left the band and was replaced by Henrik's Silent Voices bandmate Pasi Kauppinen. In May 2012, the band released Stones Grow Her Name, a throwback to their hard-rocking days as Tricky Means. Another live DVD was recorded in April 2011 in Oulu, Finland, and released in November of that year. Two years later, The Days of Grays was released, with the band experimenting with symphonic metal. In 2007, Unia came out with a sudden switch to progressive metal, and Elias permanently replaced Jani as the guitarist shortly after. Problems arose in 2006: guitarist Jani Liimatainen still hadn't finished his mandatory civil service, and couldn't leave the country, so Elias Viljanen filled in for the tour. In 2005, a live DVD, For the Sake of Revenge, was recorded in Japan. Their next album, Reckoning Night, was released in 2004, showing signs of influence from progressive metal.

Auditions for a new keyboardist narrowed down to two potential choices, and after lots of drinks, Henrik Klingenberg was chosen for the spot. Mikko left in 2002, and the band's next album Winterheart's Guild was recorded with assistance from Jens Johansson. In 2000, Mikko Härkin joined as the keyboardist, bassist Janne Kivilahti left and ex-guitarist Marko Paasikoski returned to play bass that lineup released Silence the following year. 'Tricky Means' did not seem like an appropriate name for a power metal band, so they changed their name to Sonata Arctica. Then they moved on to traditional fast power metal in the style of bands like Stratovarius, and recorded Ecliptica. In 1997, they changed their name to Tricky Means. They were originally called Tricky Beans and played hard rock. A progressive Power Metal band from Finland formed in 1996.

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