Stirring up youth in the hearts of many and acting like a sonic beacon for fans seeking the ultimate adrenaline high, Finland's ambassadors of light and hope have toiled through difficult times long enough to harvest an award-winning career. The Days of Grays is a testament to finding light in the darkness as after years of touring in relative obscurity here in the States, Sonata Arctica have found their place. Taking their cues from traditional and Power Metal bands, arena rockers and a seemingly long-gone time when melody in heavy music was the expectation, not the exception, the band have returned to the faster, chant-friendly, fist-pumping songs they're known for worldwide.